<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[QGraphicsView custom polygon button item]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I'd like to add QPushButtons that are shaped like a polygon to my QGraphicsView.<br />
Is this possible and if so, how?</p>
<p dir="auto">They need to be able to respond to a mouse press.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.qt.io/topic/109267/qgraphicsview-custom-polygon-button-item</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:43:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.qt.io/topic/109267.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:29:57 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to QGraphicsView custom polygon button item on Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:50:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/hobbyprogrammer">@<bdi>hobbyProgrammer</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Depends on your existing GraphicItems (I guess they have a custom type, no standard Qt-class objects?)</p>
<p dir="auto">Something like this might work for you:</p>
<pre><code>void MyPolygonShape::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
{
    qDebug() &lt;&lt; "Hello, it's me";
     // Do something here
    QGraphicsItem::mousePressEvent(event);
}
</code></pre>
]]></description><link>https://forum.qt.io/post/564491</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.qt.io/post/564491</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pl45m4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:50:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to QGraphicsView custom polygon button item on Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:44:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/pl45m4">@<bdi>Pl45m4</bdi></a> So just create a custom QGraphicsPolygonItem and overwrite the mousepressevent?</p>
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<p dir="auto">You dont need the <code>QPushButton</code> class for this...If you want to use your existing polygon items, you can make them clickable and react on mousePressEvent.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgraphicsitem.html#mousePressEvent" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgraphicsitem.html#mousePressEvent</a></p>
<p dir="auto">Anyway, you can change the painter from your <code>QPushButton</code> derived class to make it look like a polygon...but if you want to click your GraphicsView-Items, I would go with the first option.</p>
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