A problem i have with palettes i need help with!

mrjj

Well fast example might help you get started.

// converts range between 0-255 to range 0 - 1 as gradient uses
float mapPos(int x, float in_min, float in_max, float out_min, float out_max)
{
    return (x - in_min) * (out_max - out_min) / (in_max - in_min) + out_min;
}

// data type to hold the info as list of ints is clumsy
struct gradPosDef {
    int pos;
    int r;
    int g;
    int b;
};

// define a test gradient. this you would load from a file.
QList<gradPosDef> gradValues{
    {0, 120,  0,  0},
    {22, 179, 22,  0},
    {51, 255, 104,  0},
    {85, 167, 22, 18},
    {135, 100,  0, 103},
    {198,  16,  0, 130},
    {255,   0,  0, 160}
};

// creates pixmap and returns it
QPixmap MainWindow::makeGradient()
{
    // size of gradient / pixmap
    const int gw = 255;
    const int gh = 100;
    // define it- make it point straight from left to right
    QLinearGradient gradient(0, 0, gw, 0);
   // loop over the test gradient values
    for (int cc = 0; cc < gradValues.size(); cc++) {
        auto cur = gradValues.at(cc);
        // convert to new scale. you could directly use 0- 1 instead of  0-255 to avoid
        float scaledVal =  mapPos(cur.pos, 0, 255, 0, 1);
        // write it out to see if we get sane values
        qDebug() << "org: " << cur.pos << " - " << scaledVal;
        // make color
        QColor col(cur.r, cur.g, cur.b);
        // set gradient point
        gradient.setColorAt(scaledVal, col);
    };
// allocate a pix map
    QPixmap pix(gw, gh);
//assign painter to it so we can paint the gradiant
    QPainter p(&pix);
// assign gradient to a brush. this way we can paint it
    QBrush grad(gradient);
// fill pixmap with gradiant
    p.fillRect(pix.rect(), gradient);
    return pix;
}

to use it you can do

auto pix = makeGradient();
pix.save("e:/test.png");
ui->label->setPixmap(pix);

and get
alt text

Not perfect but demonstrate one way to do it.

Kris Revi

@mrjj ty for that bit of code m8! :) <3

question! is this the way togo when you want to save the file to the App folder?

if ( pix.save(QDir::currentPath() + "/test.png") )

jsulm

@Kris-Revi You should not write into app folder as usually normal users have no write access there!
There are better options for saving data, see https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstandardpaths.html

Kris Revi

@jsulm realy! well what would be a normal place to put this then? :)

jsulm

@Kris-Revi Did you actually read the link I gave you?
There are several locations depending on type of files:

QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation - any documents
QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation - for pictures (this is probably what you want)
...

SGaist

You can either use QFileDialog so your users can choose where to store them or use one of the suitable proposition of QStandardPaths like QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation

Kris Revi

@jsulm ofcourse i read it! i was asking where do people usualy put it :) im not THAT lazy! :)

jsulm

@Kris-Revi Sorry if I was rude!
Where to put the data depends on data types. It looks like you want to store a picture, so QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation would be the proper location. Or you ask the user where to store as @SGaist suggested.

Kris Revi

@jsulm np! was not rude :)

im asking because when installing almost any software it always creates a folder in the "C:/user/username/appdata" folder was wondering if that was a default/standard !

suggesting documents seemed weird to me as these "pictures" are generated and used by the APP and not the user and as i write this i think (appdata) would be the place

jsulm

@Kris-Revi said in A problem i have with palettes i need help with!:

C:/user/username/appdata

Yes, this folder can be used by your app to write its data in its subfolder. But "pix.save(QDir::currentPath()" will not return this path. Use QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation to get that path.

Kris Revi

@jsulm said in A problem i have with palettes i need help with!:

Yes, this folder can be used by your app to write its data in its subfolder. But "pix.save(QDir::currentPath()" will not return this path. Use QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation to get that path.

yea i wrote som vars

    QString save_path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation);
    QString palette_folder = "/palettes";

Kris Revi

@jsulm hmm but for android there is no such path as C:/user/username/appdata .... where would i store them there?

jsulm

@Kris-Revi There should be app data folder (of course it is not C:/user/username/appdata on Android). Try QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation) on Android and see what it returns.

SGaist

QStandardPaths will return you suitable paths for the platform you are targeting however you should always check that the folder exists and create it if not prior to do anything else. While the path you will get is valid, it does not mean it exists yet as it does not make sense for the system to create them all since not every app will use these folders. Especially on mobile OS where the application storage and the user data it may create are located on different spaces on the device.

Kris Revi

@SGaist ofcourse :) i've made a init file that on startup checks every folder, path and file, if they exists (fi not create them) and if can we access them :) for this i made this

    Debug_pff.LevelInfo("PFF", "Checking if folder exists", "!");
    if ( !QDir(save_path + palette_folder).exists() )
    {
        QDir().mkdir(save_path + palette_folder);
        Debug_pff.LevelInfo("PFF", "Folder did not exist so we created one", "!");
    }