Adding QStatusBox to form - no show ?

Anonymous_Banned275

Part of the attached code is to add QStatusBar to the class / form .

statusBar->showMessage does not "show" as expected.

The test added
statusLabel->setText("TEST Status Label");
statusProgressBar->setTextVisible(true);

works as expected

Default QStatusBox works as expected in main window .
Like to have same - QStatusBox object added to each of derived dialog form.

**QUESTION
What is missing in implementing in form / dialog **
statusBar->showMessage ??

Partial test code

MDiChild_Form_BT::MDiChild_Form_BT(QWidget *parent) :
    QWidget(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MDiChild_Form_BT)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    // create objects for the label and progress bar
    statusLabel = new QLabel(this);   works fine , text  shows at the top of form 
    //    statusProgressBar = new QProgressBar(this); works fine with default value  in the form 
    statusBar = new QStatusBar(this);
     statusBar ->show();
    statusBar->visibleRegion();
    statusBar->showMessage("TEST status bar message ",100000); time makes  no difference 

    statusBar ->show();
#ifdef  BYPASS
    statusBar = new QStatusBar(this);
    statusBar->showMessage("TEST status bar message ");
    statusBar ->show();
#endif

statusLabel->setText("TEST Status Label");

#ifdef BYPASS
    // set text for the label
    statusLabel->setText("Status Label");

    // make progress bar text invisible
    statusProgressBar->setTextVisible(true);
#endif


    // add the two controls to the status bar
    //    ui->statusBar->addPermanentWidget(statusLabel);
    //    ui->statusBar->addPermanentWidget(statusProgressBar,1);


    //    QStatusBar *SB = new QStatusBar(); // "Status bar text ");
    //    SB->show();
    //    SB->showMessage("TESTS status bar messge ");

    //    statusBar()->showMessage("TEST status bar text ");
    // showMessage(const QString & message, int timeout = 0)
    //    ui->statusBar->showMessage("Status");

    // When the action triggered, set the progress bar at 51%
    //    statusProgressBar->setValue(51);

    //   createStatusBar();
    //      statusBar()->currentMessage("Test status bar curent message ");
    //    statusBar()->showMessage(tr("Ready"));

}

MDiChild_Form_BT::MDiChild_Form_BT(QWidget *parent) :
QWidget(parent),
ui(new Ui::MDiChild_Form_BT)
{
ui->setupUi(this);
// create objects for the label and progress bar
// statusLabel = new QLabel(this);
// statusProgressBar = new QProgressBar(this);
statusBar = new QStatusBar(this);
statusBar ->show();
statusBar->visibleRegion();
statusBar->showMessage("TEST status bar message ",100000);
statusBar ->show();```

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Will appreciate suggestion towards solution, commentary on my test code style ARE unnecessary to solve the issue.

mpergand

@AnneRanch
Usually StatusBar is part of QMainWindow.

But you can add one to a layout:

     auto statusBar=new QStatusBar;
     auto progressBar=new QProgressBar;
     statusBar->addPermanentWidget(progressBar);
     statusBar->showMessage("Hello");
     layout->addWidget(statusBar);