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  • Swati777999S Swati777999

    Hi All,

    I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?
    [Bounding rectangle is the rectangle in dashed line covering the outer side of a geometrical shape.]

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    #2

    @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

    I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?

    In general, yes.

    But you need to provide more details on how you draw the bounding rectangle.

    Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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    • JKSHJ JKSH

      @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

      I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?

      In general, yes.

      But you need to provide more details on how you draw the bounding rectangle.

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      @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

      @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

      I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?

      In general, yes.

      But you need to provide more details on how you draw the bounding rectangle.

      boundingRect

      The example given in the above link:

      QRectF CircleItem::boundingRect() const
      {
          qreal penWidth = 1;
          return QRectF(-radius - penWidth / 2, -radius - penWidth / 2,
                        diameter + penWidth, diameter + penWidth);
      }
      

      So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

      “ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel

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      • Swati777999S Swati777999

        @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

        @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

        I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?

        In general, yes.

        But you need to provide more details on how you draw the bounding rectangle.

        boundingRect

        The example given in the above link:

        QRectF CircleItem::boundingRect() const
        {
            qreal penWidth = 1;
            return QRectF(-radius - penWidth / 2, -radius - penWidth / 2,
                          diameter + penWidth, diameter + penWidth);
        }
        

        So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

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        JonB
        wrote on last edited by JonB
        #4

        @Swati777999
        No, because QRectF and all similars are shapes, or really just the coordinates of shapes. They do not have attributes like "fill" or "color". Those come only where you draw such a shape.

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        • Swati777999S Swati777999

          @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

          @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

          I have a doubt. I just want to know if it is possible to fill color using a brush in a bounding rectangle?

          In general, yes.

          But you need to provide more details on how you draw the bounding rectangle.

          boundingRect

          The example given in the above link:

          QRectF CircleItem::boundingRect() const
          {
              qreal penWidth = 1;
              return QRectF(-radius - penWidth / 2, -radius - penWidth / 2,
                            diameter + penWidth, diameter + penWidth);
          }
          

          So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

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          JKSH
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          wrote on last edited by JKSH
          #5

          @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

          So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

          That code only calculates the position and dimensions of the rectangle. It does not draw the rectangle, as @JonB said.

          Do you already have any code that performs drawing?

          Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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          • JKSHJ JKSH

            @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

            So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

            That code only calculates the position and dimensions of the rectangle. It does not draw the rectangle, as @JonB said.

            Do you already have any code that performs drawing?

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            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

            @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

            So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

            That code only calculates the position and dimensions of the rectangle. It does not draw the rectangle, as @JonB said.

            Do you already have any code that performs drawing?

                QRectF rectangle(10.0, 20.0, 80.0, 60.0);
            
                // Cutomised Pen; color:black , style:dashed
                QPen dashpen;
                dashpen.setStyle(Qt::DashLine);
                dashpen.setColor(Qt::black);
            
               
                QBrush bdashrec;
                QColor orange;
                orange.setRgb(255,140,0);
                bdashrec.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
                bdashrec.setColor(orange);
            
                painter.setPen(dashpen);
                painter.setBrush(bdashrec);
            
                painter.drawRect(rectangle);
            
            

            In the above code, I am drawing the rectangle, making its edge dashed, and then filling color in it
            but I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

            “ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel

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            • Swati777999S Swati777999

              @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

              @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

              So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

              That code only calculates the position and dimensions of the rectangle. It does not draw the rectangle, as @JonB said.

              Do you already have any code that performs drawing?

                  QRectF rectangle(10.0, 20.0, 80.0, 60.0);
              
                  // Cutomised Pen; color:black , style:dashed
                  QPen dashpen;
                  dashpen.setStyle(Qt::DashLine);
                  dashpen.setColor(Qt::black);
              
                 
                  QBrush bdashrec;
                  QColor orange;
                  orange.setRgb(255,140,0);
                  bdashrec.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
                  bdashrec.setColor(orange);
              
                  painter.setPen(dashpen);
                  painter.setBrush(bdashrec);
              
                  painter.drawRect(rectangle);
              
              

              In the above code, I am drawing the rectangle, making its edge dashed, and then filling color in it
              but I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

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              JonB
              wrote on last edited by JonB
              #7

              @Swati777999
              This is the right way to do the filling --- into the QPainter. I'm not sure if you are still asking the same question as earlier? As stated, QRectF is just a rectangle's coordinates and cannot contain a color or a fill itself.

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              • JonBJ JonB

                @Swati777999
                This is the right way to do the filling --- into the QPainter. I'm not sure if you are still asking the same question as earlier? As stated, QRectF is just a rectangle's coordinates and cannot contain a color or a fill itself.

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                Swati777999
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                @JonB said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                @Swati777999
                This is the right way to do the filling --- into the QPainter. I'm not sure if you are still asking the same question as earlier? As stated, QRectF is just a rectangle's coordinates and cannot contain a color or a fill itself.

                Is it possible to fill color to a textbox ? or just do as the above and then put a QLabel inside it?

                “ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel

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                • Swati777999S Swati777999

                  @JonB said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                  @Swati777999
                  This is the right way to do the filling --- into the QPainter. I'm not sure if you are still asking the same question as earlier? As stated, QRectF is just a rectangle's coordinates and cannot contain a color or a fill itself.

                  Is it possible to fill color to a textbox ? or just do as the above and then put a QLabel inside it?

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  @Swati777999 What Qt class do you mean with "textbox"?

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                  • JonBJ JonB

                    @Swati777999 What Qt class do you mean with "textbox"?

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                    Swati777999
                    wrote on last edited by Swati777999
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                    @JonB said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                    @Swati777999 What Qt class do you mean with "textbox"?

                    It's not a Qt class, in general how text-box is represented in [Untitled] By default Paint Application of Windows OS.

                    “ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel

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                    • Swati777999S Swati777999

                      @JonB said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                      @Swati777999 What Qt class do you mean with "textbox"?

                      It's not a Qt class, in general how text-box is represented in [Untitled] By default Paint Application of Windows OS.

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                      JonB
                      wrote on last edited by JonB
                      #11

                      @Swati777999
                      I don't know what Windows Paint uses for what, you need to start by deciding what you are going to use in Qt for this textbox before you worry about filling it with color.

                      P.S.
                      If you are actually looking to write some Paint-type application, you might want to use QGraphicsScene for drawing and QGraphicsTextItem for your text? The Scribble Example is a Paint-type app, and you could add QGraphicsTextItems to that.

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                      • Swati777999S Swati777999

                        @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                        @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                        So , in the above code, can I use paintbrush object to color the interior of boundingRect and return the edited one?

                        That code only calculates the position and dimensions of the rectangle. It does not draw the rectangle, as @JonB said.

                        Do you already have any code that performs drawing?

                            QRectF rectangle(10.0, 20.0, 80.0, 60.0);
                        
                            // Cutomised Pen; color:black , style:dashed
                            QPen dashpen;
                            dashpen.setStyle(Qt::DashLine);
                            dashpen.setColor(Qt::black);
                        
                           
                            QBrush bdashrec;
                            QColor orange;
                            orange.setRgb(255,140,0);
                            bdashrec.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
                            bdashrec.setColor(orange);
                        
                            painter.setPen(dashpen);
                            painter.setBrush(bdashrec);
                        
                            painter.drawRect(rectangle);
                        
                        

                        In the above code, I am drawing the rectangle, making its edge dashed, and then filling color in it
                        but I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

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                        JKSH
                        Moderators
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                        I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

                        ...

                        Is it possible to fill color to a textbox ? or just do as the above and then put a QLabel inside it?

                        ...

                        It's not a Qt class, in general how text-box is represented in [Untitled] By default Paint Application of Windows OS.

                        I'm afraid I don't fully understand your descriptions or what you're trying to do. Can you please describe what you have already implemented, and what changes you want to make?

                        If you just want to fill the background colour of a QLabel, you can apply a stylesheet to the label: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/stylesheet-examples.html#customizing-qframe

                        For example, label->setStyleSheet("background-color: red;");

                        Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                        • JKSHJ JKSH

                          @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                          I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

                          ...

                          Is it possible to fill color to a textbox ? or just do as the above and then put a QLabel inside it?

                          ...

                          It's not a Qt class, in general how text-box is represented in [Untitled] By default Paint Application of Windows OS.

                          I'm afraid I don't fully understand your descriptions or what you're trying to do. Can you please describe what you have already implemented, and what changes you want to make?

                          If you just want to fill the background colour of a QLabel, you can apply a stylesheet to the label: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/stylesheet-examples.html#customizing-qframe

                          For example, label->setStyleSheet("background-color: red;");

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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          @JKSH said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                          @Swati777999 said in Is it possible to fill color in bounding rectangle?:

                          I wanted to just fill colors to a textbox, so tried with this one.

                          ...

                          Is it possible to fill color to a textbox ? or just do as the above and then put a QLabel inside it?

                          ...

                          It's not a Qt class, in general how text-box is represented in [Untitled] By default Paint Application of Windows OS.

                          I'm afraid I don't fully understand your descriptions or what you're trying to do. Can you please describe what you have already implemented, and what changes you want to make?

                          If you just want to fill the background colour of a QLabel, you can apply a stylesheet to the label: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/stylesheet-examples.html#customizing-qframe

                          For example, label->setStyleSheet("background-color: red;");

                          Thanks. This works for me.

                          “ In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different” – Coco Chanel

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