Matching 2 .tiff images pixel-by-pixel

SGaist

john_hobbyist

I don't know if I need to open a new thread, but in the .tif image I open, how to I specify with a rectangle the area I want to process? I do not want to put the rectangle a priori, but in "real time" as I examine the image and to help my code do process on the specific space bounded by the rectangle....

SGaist

QRubberBand comes to mind.

john_hobbyist

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john_hobbyist

I use this code: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13840289/how-to-use-qrubberband-with-qrect-class-in-pyqt
inside my widget, more specifically, this code:

def mousePressEvent(self, event):
    self.origin = event.pos()
    self.rubberband.setGeometry(
        QtCore.QRect(self.origin, QtCore.QSize()))
    self.rubberband.show()
    QtGui.QWidget.mousePressEvent(self, event)

def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
    if self.rubberband.isVisible():
        self.rubberband.setGeometry(
            QtCore.QRect(self.origin, event.pos()).normalized())
    QtGui.QWidget.mouseMoveEvent(self, event)

def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
    if self.rubberband.isVisible():
        self.rubberband.hide()
        selected = []
        rect = self.rubberband.geometry()
        for child in self.findChildren(QtGui.QPushButton):
            if rect.intersects(child.geometry()):
                selected.append(child)
        print 'Selection Contains:\n ',
        if selected:
            print '  '.join(
                'Button: %s\n' % child.text() for child in selected)
        else:
            print ' Nothing\n'
    QtGui.QWidget.mouseReleaseEvent(self, event)

but I don't see any rectangle...

SGaist

Are you sure your methods are called ?

john_hobbyist

I use these method calls:

    self.mousePressEvent()
    self.mouseMoveEvent()
    self.mouseReleaseEvent()

inside the main widget class..but what do I put inside the parenthesis? Because "event" does not seem to work...

JonB

@john_hobbyist
What do you mean by "I use these method calls"? These methods are supposed to be overrides. Qt infrastructure calls them when it detects the mouse event, with the appropriate event parameter.

And anyway @SGaist was asking you put a debugging print() statement inside these override methods to make sure they are getting called.

john_hobbyist

I am trying some ready examples in order to understand the rationale. I run the first code from here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34220275/how-to-select-a-region-with-qrubberband-on-a-qlabel-like-in-ksnapshot

I have changed PyQt4 ---> PyQt5 and QtGui ----> QtWidgets. I also changed this line:

pixmap = QPixmap.grabWindow(app.desktop().winId())

with this:

pixmap = QScreen.grabWindow(app.desktop().winId())

but I get this error:

File "QRubberBandonaQLabelKSnapshot.py", line 47, in initUI
    pixmap = QScreen.grabWindow(app.desktop().winId())
TypeError: grabWindow(self, sip.voidptr, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, width: int = -1, height: int = -1): first argument of unbound method must have type 'QScreen'

Any idea what to do here?

SGaist

You're using it as if it were a static method which it's not. You need an instance of QScreen.

You can get one from your QApplication.

john_hobbyist

@SGaist Sorry I do not understand...how I get an instance from QApplication in QScreen?

SGaist

It's the other way around.

In any case, you should rather get the screen from your widget.

Take a look at the screenshot example.

john_hobbyist

@SGaist

I just try to see how to run the QRubberBand in PyQt5....

SGaist

Did you check the example from the class documentation ?

john_hobbyist

I added them to the main class. I am trying to call the methods, like this:

self.mousePressEvent(event)
self.mouseMoveEvent(event)

etc.

But what do I put inside/instead of "event"?

mrjj

@john_hobbyist

The code you showed higher up to drive the rubber band.
Or the docs @SGaist points to. they explain in detail what is needed.

def mousePressEvent(self, event):   ///// this set the start location of the band
    self.origin = event.pos()
    self.rubberband.setGeometry(
        QtCore.QRect(self.origin, QtCore.QSize()))
    self.rubberband.show()
    QtGui.QWidget.mousePressEvent(self, event)

def mouseMoveEvent(self, event): // this makes the band follow the mouse to adjust the size
    if self.rubberband.isVisible():
        self.rubberband.setGeometry(
            QtCore.QRect(self.origin, event.pos()).normalized())
    QtGui.QWidget.mouseMoveEvent(self, event)

def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event): // this is the end of the operation and you use the rectange defined by the band
    if self.rubberband.isVisible():
        self.rubberband.hide()
   rect = self.rubberband.geometry()

 ... then use rect for whatever you need

john_hobbyist

@mrjj: Thanks for your help! I am searching all morning. Here https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/PySide6/QtWidgets/QRubberBand.html#more I don't see something about what to put inside the "event". The only I can understand is to use this inside events: https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython-5/PySide2/QtGui/QMouseEvent.html

mrjj

@john_hobbyist

Im not sure what you refer too ?

def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event): <<< this event ? the paramter ?

To use the rubberband, we use 3 functions as shown.

john_hobbyist

@mrjj
Yes, I try this:

self.mousePressEvent(event)

and the code requires to put something instead of "event". This is the error:

File "code.py", line 310, in __init__
  self.mousePressEvent(event)
NameError: name 'event' is not defined

SGaist

Where are you calling these methods from ?