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  • jsulmJ jsulm

    @poppypelt12 said in Drop shadow not working:

    here is the code with the forums code tags

    Better, but still not correct

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    @jsulm Could you please tell me what you think i did wrong? It is very important to me..! I think you are the only one who can help me with this...

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    • poppypelt12P poppypelt12

      @jsulm Could you please tell me what you think i did wrong? It is very important to me..! I think you are the only one who can help me with this...

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      jsulm
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      @poppypelt12 Did you actually check whether self.ui.grid.findChildren(QPushButton) returned anything?

      https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      • jsulmJ jsulm

        @poppypelt12 Did you actually check whether self.ui.grid.findChildren(QPushButton) returned anything?

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        @jsulm I dont know, but I tried doing it in another project on a regular single button, and it didn't work in there either, does it work for you?

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        • poppypelt12P poppypelt12

          @jsulm I dont know, but I tried doing it in another project on a regular single button, and it didn't work in there either, does it work for you?

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          @poppypelt12 Well, without ui_form I can't run your script.

          https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          • jsulmJ jsulm

            @poppypelt12 Well, without ui_form I can't run your script.

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            @jsulm but can you add a drop shadow at all to any button? please if i cant figure this out i will cry :(

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            • poppypelt12P poppypelt12

              @jsulm but can you add a drop shadow at all to any button? please if i cant figure this out i will cry :(

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              @poppypelt12 You were asked to write MINIMAL script. You did not.
              Here, I did it for you:

              import sys
              
              from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
              
              class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                  def __init__(self, parent=None):
                      super().__init__(parent)
              
                      shadow = QGraphicsDropShadowEffect()
                      shadow.setBlurRadius(10)  # Adjust the blur radius as needed
                      shadow.setXOffset(5)      # Adjust the X offset as needed
                      shadow.setYOffset(5)      # Adjust the Y offset as needed
              
                      self.button = QPushButton(self)
                      self.button.setGraphicsEffect(shadow)
              
              if __name__ == '__main__':
                  app = QApplication()
              
                  mainWindow = MainWindow()
                  mainWindow.show()
              
                  app.exec()
              

              And no, I don't see any drop shadow.

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              • poppypelt12P poppypelt12

                @jsulm but can you add a drop shadow at all to any button? please if i cant figure this out i will cry :(

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                @poppypelt12 This works:

                import sys
                
                from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
                
                class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                    def __init__(self, parent=None):
                        super().__init__(parent)
                
                        self.shadow = QGraphicsDropShadowEffect()
                        self.shadow.setBlurRadius(10)  # Adjust the blur radius as needed
                        self.shadow.setXOffset(5)      # Adjust the X offset as needed
                        self.shadow.setYOffset(5)      # Adjust the Y offset as needed
                
                        self.button = QPushButton(self)
                        self.button.setGraphicsEffect(self.shadow)
                
                if __name__ == '__main__':
                    app = QApplication()
                
                    mainWindow = MainWindow()
                    mainWindow.show()
                
                    app.exec()
                

                Do you know why? Hint: think about life time of "shadow" in the previous code.

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                • jsulmJ jsulm

                  @poppypelt12 You were asked to write MINIMAL script. You did not.
                  Here, I did it for you:

                  import sys
                  
                  from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
                  
                  class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                      def __init__(self, parent=None):
                          super().__init__(parent)
                  
                          shadow = QGraphicsDropShadowEffect()
                          shadow.setBlurRadius(10)  # Adjust the blur radius as needed
                          shadow.setXOffset(5)      # Adjust the X offset as needed
                          shadow.setYOffset(5)      # Adjust the Y offset as needed
                  
                          self.button = QPushButton(self)
                          self.button.setGraphicsEffect(shadow)
                  
                  if __name__ == '__main__':
                      app = QApplication()
                  
                      mainWindow = MainWindow()
                      mainWindow.show()
                  
                      app.exec()
                  

                  And no, I don't see any drop shadow.

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                  @jsulm Then pleaese how can i make a drop shadow? i searched everywhere on the internet but there is not much info on this and most of it is outdated, i really need your help

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                  • jsulmJ jsulm

                    @poppypelt12 This works:

                    import sys
                    
                    from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
                    
                    class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                        def __init__(self, parent=None):
                            super().__init__(parent)
                    
                            self.shadow = QGraphicsDropShadowEffect()
                            self.shadow.setBlurRadius(10)  # Adjust the blur radius as needed
                            self.shadow.setXOffset(5)      # Adjust the X offset as needed
                            self.shadow.setYOffset(5)      # Adjust the Y offset as needed
                    
                            self.button = QPushButton(self)
                            self.button.setGraphicsEffect(self.shadow)
                    
                    if __name__ == '__main__':
                        app = QApplication()
                    
                        mainWindow = MainWindow()
                        mainWindow.show()
                    
                        app.exec()
                    

                    Do you know why? Hint: think about life time of "shadow" in the previous code.

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                    @jsulm Oh my god thank you so much!

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                    • jsulmJ jsulm

                      @poppypelt12 This works:

                      import sys
                      
                      from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
                      
                      class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                          def __init__(self, parent=None):
                              super().__init__(parent)
                      
                              self.shadow = QGraphicsDropShadowEffect()
                              self.shadow.setBlurRadius(10)  # Adjust the blur radius as needed
                              self.shadow.setXOffset(5)      # Adjust the X offset as needed
                              self.shadow.setYOffset(5)      # Adjust the Y offset as needed
                      
                              self.button = QPushButton(self)
                              self.button.setGraphicsEffect(self.shadow)
                      
                      if __name__ == '__main__':
                          app = QApplication()
                      
                          mainWindow = MainWindow()
                          mainWindow.show()
                      
                          app.exec()
                      

                      Do you know why? Hint: think about life time of "shadow" in the previous code.

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                      @jsulm i am very thankful johann

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                      • poppypelt12P poppypelt12

                        @jsulm i am very thankful johann

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                        jsulm
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                        @poppypelt12 It is common mistake to declare a local variable which is destroyed as soon as it goes out of scope. Just be careful when declaring variables and think about scope and life time of objects.

                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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