Unsolved How can I replace the default action for QTextEdit's Ctrl + Z shortcut?
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Hi!
I want to replace my QTextEdit's default Ctrl + Z action with one of my own. For some reason overriding the function did not work.
If I simply add a shortcut as I would normally do if it didn't already exist, it works for, say, "Ctrl+M" but not "Ctrl+Z". I am assuming this is because it is already assigned. How can I disable it?
Thanks a lot!
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Hi,
Which function did you override ?
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Thanks a lot for replying!
"undo". Is that not the right one?
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That method is not virtual so you can't do that.
Depending on what you wan't to do, you can re-implement the keyPressEvent method and catch there the QKeySequence::Undo.
Just take into account that your users will likely be very surprised if undo does not do its job in a standard fashion.
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Thanks for the advice. This will only be used internally!
Do I just do
if event.key() == QKeySequence.Undo:
or do I check for Z and the Ctrl modifier?
if event.key() == Qt.Key_Z: modifiers = QApplication.keyboardModifiers() if modifiers == Qt.Key_Control: print('here')
Neither one worked, unfortunately
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Even if internal, your coworkers may come at you with pitchforks and torches ;-)
You should use the matches function.
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Unfortunately the following did not work either. The two key checks below work just fine:
def key_pressed_event(self, event): if event.matches(QKeySequence.Undo): print('here') if event.key() == Qt.Key_Shift: if self.underMouse(): self.toggle_paragraph_select() elif event.key() == Qt.Key_Alt: if self.underMouse(): self.toggle_clicked_word()
key_pressed_event is called by keyPressEvent in my main window.
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You should implement that in a subclass of QTextEdit.