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I want to implement a file explorer list in the form of a windows form.

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  • JonBJ JonB

    @PaNi
    Then I think the approach should be as @SGaist said:

    For that, you could for example implement a custom model that shows what you want and then use a proxy [derived from QAbstractProxyModel ] that combines both your custom model and the one showing your filesystem

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    @JonB
    So I searched that way, but the qt version I am using is not supported, so I am looking for another way...crying

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      @JonB
      So I searched that way, but the qt version I am using is not supported, so I am looking for another way...crying

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      @PaNi
      Since QAbstractProxyModel is available in every version of Qt I don't know what you searched.

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      • JonBJ JonB

        @PaNi
        Since QAbstractProxyModel is available in every version of Qt I don't know what you searched.

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        @JonB
        Oh! Is that possible? I listened to SGaist and searched for related keywords and found a model other than QAbstractProxyModel. That's why I said that

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          @JonB
          Oh! Is that possible? I listened to SGaist and searched for related keywords and found a model other than QAbstractProxyModel. That's why I said that

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          @PaNi
          QAbstractProxyModel is there for you to subclass/derive from. You need to first write a class to deliver the "extra"/"virtual" nodes you want (probably deriving from QAbstractItemModel). Then you might derive from a QAbstractProxyModel to "merge"/"combine" this model with the existing QFileSystemModel, to "augment" it for the (top-level?) nodes provided by your extra/virtual nodes, so that they are presented as a single, combined model to be used by e.g. a QTreeView.

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          • JonBJ JonB

            @PaNi
            QAbstractProxyModel is there for you to subclass/derive from. You need to first write a class to deliver the "extra"/"virtual" nodes you want (probably deriving from QAbstractItemModel). Then you might derive from a QAbstractProxyModel to "merge"/"combine" this model with the existing QFileSystemModel, to "augment" it for the (top-level?) nodes provided by your extra/virtual nodes, so that they are presented as a single, combined model to be used by e.g. a QTreeView.

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            @JonB
            I know it can be rude, but if you don't mind, can you give me a simple example? I'm in such a desperate mood that I'm asking you...

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              KDE has several model classes, one of which concatenates the rows of several other models.

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              • SGaistS SGaist

                KDE has several model classes, one of which concatenates the rows of several other models.

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                @SGaist
                I'm trying to implement it in a different way because the version I'm writing is not the one that supports that feature. The proxy model is hard to access, so I'm trying to implement it using widgets.

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                  Support which feature ?

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                  • SGaistS SGaist

                    Support which feature ?

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                    @SGaist
                    The version I am using now is qt 5.12 version.
                    Therefore, I think we can use all the features provided by this version.

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                      @SGaist
                      I'm trying to implement it in a different way because the version I'm writing is not the one that supports that feature. The proxy model is hard to access, so I'm trying to implement it using widgets.

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                      @PaNi said in I want to implement a file explorer list in the form of a windows form.:

                      I'm trying to implement it in a different way because the version I'm writing is not the one that supports that feature.

                      The question is: what feature that is not supported in Qt 5.12 are you talking about?

                      The proxy model is hard to access, so I'm trying to implement it using widgets.

                      There is little connection between "proxy models" and "widgets". It is hard to imagine what could be accessed from widgets that would resolve a need for proxy models.

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                      • JonBJ JonB

                        @PaNi said in I want to implement a file explorer list in the form of a windows form.:

                        I'm trying to implement it in a different way because the version I'm writing is not the one that supports that feature.

                        The question is: what feature that is not supported in Qt 5.12 are you talking about?

                        The proxy model is hard to access, so I'm trying to implement it using widgets.

                        There is little connection between "proxy models" and "widgets". It is hard to imagine what could be accessed from widgets that would resolve a need for proxy models.

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                        @JonB
                        Oh! Not in the version meant that the proxy model that combines multiple rows for the KDE model supports from version 5.13 and the widget implementation is that I can't understand the proxy model at all, so I'm only trying to build a folder tree using TreeWidget.
                        So we're trying to set the desired address value so that a tree can be created from a folder for that address.
                        But even that's not easy.

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                          If you want to show the structure of a particular subfolder, configure the view accordingly. There's an example of that in QFileSystemModel's details.

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                          • SGaistS SGaist

                            If you want to show the structure of a particular subfolder, configure the view accordingly. There's an example of that in QFileSystemModel's details.

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                            @SGaist
                            Oh, I'm sorry that I didn't explain enough.
                            I already know about that part. But what I wanted to do was put an additional path into the QFilesystemmodel, like a Windows virtual folder, so that non-drive folders could be printed out. But the more I looked, the more I found it difficult and only one model could be set.
                            That's why I'm wandering...

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                              Do you already have the logic in place for that virtual folder ? If not, start by implementing it. Then you can consider using a proxy model to put them together.

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                              • SGaistS SGaist

                                Do you already have the logic in place for that virtual folder ? If not, start by implementing it. Then you can consider using a proxy model to put them together.

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                                @SGaist
                                It hasn't been implemented yet, so I'd like to use QStandardItemmodel to create a custom model, and for drive output available on my computer, I'd like to see how to use Windows 32api or read it through the registry.

                                When I asked other people, they said yes, but I don't know if it's true because I've never done it before.

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                                  Well, the best thing to do is to try to implement it. That's the only way to learn.

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                                  • SGaistS SGaist

                                    Well, the best thing to do is to try to implement it. That's the only way to learn.

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                                    @SGaist
                                    So I'm trying to make my own custom tree using QStandardItemModel. Thank you for responding to me who is lacking so far.
                                    But a similar question might come up soon....;ㅅ;

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                                      @SGaist
                                      So I'm trying to make my own custom tree using QStandardItemModel. Thank you for responding to me who is lacking so far.
                                      But a similar question might come up soon....;ㅅ;

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                                      @PaNi said in I want to implement a file explorer list in the form of a windows form.:

                                      So I'm trying to make my own custom tree using QStandardItemModel.

                                      Forum thread https://forum.qt.io/topic/103983/use-qstandarditemmodel-with-qtreeview might be worth a read through, quite a few references.

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                                      • JonBJ JonB

                                        @PaNi said in I want to implement a file explorer list in the form of a windows form.:

                                        So I'm trying to make my own custom tree using QStandardItemModel.

                                        Forum thread https://forum.qt.io/topic/103983/use-qstandarditemmodel-with-qtreeview might be worth a read through, quite a few references.

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                                        @JonB
                                        I 'm sorry for the late reply because I had something to do. Thank you for your reply...Actually, I looked up the forum before, but I didn't understand it properly. However, I will try to understand because many people advise me on that forum post.

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