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  • M ManiRon28

    @jsulm

    Actually I made some changes to the code, Kindly refer to this code

    ClickableLabel.h

    #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
    #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

    #include <QWidget>
    #include <QLabel>

    class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
    {
    Q_OBJECT

    public:
        explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
         ~ClickableLabel();
    
    Q_SIGNALS:
        void clicked(ClickableLabel *click);
    
    protected:
        void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
    

    };
    #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

    ClickableLable.cpp

    #include<ClickableLabel.h>
    #include<QMouseEvent>

    ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

    }

    ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

    void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* )
    {
    qDebug("DATA");
    emit clicked(this);
    }

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    jsulm
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    #5

    @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

    Actually I made some changes to the code

    And does it work now? If not: what is the issue now? Please provide needed information when asking.

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

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    • M ManiRon28

      @jsulm

      Actually I made some changes to the code, Kindly refer to this code

      ClickableLabel.h

      #ifndef CLICKABLELABEL_H
      #define CLICKABLELABEL_H

      #include <QWidget>
      #include <QLabel>

      class ClickableLabel : public QLabel
      {
      Q_OBJECT

      public:
          explicit ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags());
           ~ClickableLabel();
      
      Q_SIGNALS:
          void clicked(ClickableLabel *click);
      
      protected:
          void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event);
      

      };
      #endif // CLICKABLELABEL_H

      ClickableLable.cpp

      #include<ClickableLabel.h>
      #include<QMouseEvent>

      ClickableLabel::ClickableLabel(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f): QLabel(parent) {

      }

      ClickableLabel::~ClickableLabel() {}

      void ClickableLabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* )
      {
      qDebug("DATA");
      emit clicked(this);
      }

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      JonB
      wrote on last edited by JonB
      #6

      @ManiRon28
      If you get the qDebug("DATA"); output then you know the emit clicked(this); will be executed.

      What makes you think it is not? There is nothing in your code as shown to tell you this.

      Show your connect() statement. Show that is executed. And do yourself a favour and stop using SIGNAL/SLOT() old-style connection syntax, there is a reason it was replaced a decade ago....

      P.S.
      Please use the forum's Code tags around your code, it makes it easier for others.

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      • JonBJ JonB

        @ManiRon28
        If you get the qDebug("DATA"); output then you know the emit clicked(this); will be executed.

        What makes you think it is not? There is nothing in your code as shown to tell you this.

        Show your connect() statement. Show that is executed. And do yourself a favour and stop using SIGNAL/SLOT() old-style connection syntax, there is a reason it was replaced a decade ago....

        P.S.
        Please use the forum's Code tags around your code, it makes it easier for others.

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        ManiRon28
        wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
        #7

        @JonB , @jsulm
        Hi
        My connect call

        connect(ui->label,SIGNAL(clickedlabel(QPoint &)),this, SLOT(points(QPoint &)));
        

        Clicklabel.h

        #ifndef CLICKLABEL_H
        #define CLICKLABEL_H
        
        #include <QLabel>
        #include <QObject>
        #include <QWidget>
        #include<QMouseEvent>
        #include<QPoint>
        
        class Clicklabel : public QLabel
        {
            Q_OBJECT
        public:
            Clicklabel(QWidget* parent = 0);
            ~Clicklabel();
        
        protected:
            void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent);
        signals:
            void clickedlabel(QPoint &);
        };
        
        #endif // CLICKLABEL_H
        
        

        Clicklabel.cpp

        void Clicklabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent)
        {
            QPoint  mouse_pos = mouseEvent->pos();
        
            if(mouse_pos.x() <= this->size().width() && mouse_pos.y()<= this->size().height())
            {
                if(mouse_pos.x() >0 && mouse_pos.y()>0)
                {
                    emit clickedlabel(mouse_pos);
                }
            }
        }
        

        Mainwindow.cpp

        void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
        {
            qDebug("DataVal",pos.x(),pos.y());
        }
        

        Now I am able to view the debug print "DataVal" but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

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        • M ManiRon28

          @JonB , @jsulm
          Hi
          My connect call

          connect(ui->label,SIGNAL(clickedlabel(QPoint &)),this, SLOT(points(QPoint &)));
          

          Clicklabel.h

          #ifndef CLICKLABEL_H
          #define CLICKLABEL_H
          
          #include <QLabel>
          #include <QObject>
          #include <QWidget>
          #include<QMouseEvent>
          #include<QPoint>
          
          class Clicklabel : public QLabel
          {
              Q_OBJECT
          public:
              Clicklabel(QWidget* parent = 0);
              ~Clicklabel();
          
          protected:
              void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent);
          signals:
              void clickedlabel(QPoint &);
          };
          
          #endif // CLICKLABEL_H
          
          

          Clicklabel.cpp

          void Clicklabel::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *mouseEvent)
          {
              QPoint  mouse_pos = mouseEvent->pos();
          
              if(mouse_pos.x() <= this->size().width() && mouse_pos.y()<= this->size().height())
              {
                  if(mouse_pos.x() >0 && mouse_pos.y()>0)
                  {
                      emit clickedlabel(mouse_pos);
                  }
              }
          }
          

          Mainwindow.cpp

          void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
          {
              qDebug("DataVal",pos.x(),pos.y());
          }
          

          Now I am able to view the debug print "DataVal" but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

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          JonB
          wrote on last edited by
          #8

          @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

          but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

          What does this actually mean? Your qDebug() does print out pos.x(),pos.y(), so you do "get values"....

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          • JonBJ JonB

            @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

            but I am not able to get the values of X and Y

            What does this actually mean? Your qDebug() does print out pos.x(),pos.y(), so you do "get values"....

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            ManiRon28
            wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
            #9

            @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

            9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

            This is how mu print is coming

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            • M ManiRon28

              @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

              9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

              This is how mu print is coming

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              jsulm
              Lifetime Qt Champion
              wrote on last edited by
              #10

              @ManiRon28 Please use qDebug properly:

              void MainWindow::points(QPoint &pos)
              {
                  qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y();
              }
              

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

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              • M ManiRon28

                @JonB no I dont get any values from the X and Y , only the DataVal string gets printed

                9a0e6f10-3ebe-46f8-a61c-44a78dfcc0f5-image.png

                This is how mu print is coming

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                JonB
                wrote on last edited by
                #11

                @ManiRon28
                That is because your call to qDebug() is incorrect.

                qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y());
                
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                • JonBJ JonB

                  @ManiRon28
                  That is because your call to qDebug() is incorrect.

                  qDebug() << "DataVal" << pos.x() << pos.y());
                  
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                  ManiRon28
                  wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                  #12

                  @JonB, @jsulm oh sorry thanks for correcting me,

                  I have one more doubt

                  Is there any way to differentiate between left and right mouse click

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                  • M ManiRon28

                    @JonB, @jsulm oh sorry thanks for correcting me,

                    I have one more doubt

                    Is there any way to differentiate between left and right mouse click

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                    jsulm
                    Lifetime Qt Champion
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #13

                    @ManiRon28 It's all in the documentation:

                    • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#button
                    • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#buttons

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

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                    • jsulmJ jsulm

                      @ManiRon28 It's all in the documentation:

                      • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#button
                      • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsinglepointevent.html#buttons
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                      ManiRon28
                      wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                      #14

                      @jsulm, @JonB Thanks for providing me the necessary details

                      I have a qlabel and now I am able to detect the click/press event in label, but I want to capture the coordinates based on image size

                      For example
                      The image size is 100x100 and the qlabel size is 200x200, I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

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                      • M ManiRon28

                        @jsulm, @JonB Thanks for providing me the necessary details

                        I have a qlabel and now I am able to detect the click/press event in label, but I want to capture the coordinates based on image size

                        For example
                        The image size is 100x100 and the qlabel size is 200x200, I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

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                        JonB
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #15

                        @ManiRon28
                        I assume by "image" you mean QLabel::pixmap()? So you need to find where that is within the label. I don't know, but if you start with qDebug() << this->pixmap()->rect() what does that tell you, can you get from that where the pixmap is positioned within the label?

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                        • JonBJ JonB

                          @ManiRon28
                          I assume by "image" you mean QLabel::pixmap()? So you need to find where that is within the label. I don't know, but if you start with qDebug() << this->pixmap()->rect() what does that tell you, can you get from that where the pixmap is positioned within the label?

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                          ManiRon28
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #16

                          @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                          • M ManiRon28

                            @JonB Yes the image is loaded using pixmap

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                            JonB
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #17

                            @ManiRon28 Good.

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                            • JonBJ JonB

                              @ManiRon28 Good.

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                              wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                              #18

                              @JonB

                              I get the ouput like this

                              x = pos.x();
                              y=pos.y();
                              
                                  int XVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().x();
                                  int YVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().y();
                                  int widthVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().width();
                                  int heightVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().height();
                              
                              
                                  QString qsVal = "x = " + QString::number(XVal) + ", y = " + QString::number(YVal) + ", Width = " + QString::number(widthVal) + ", height = " + QString::number(heightVal);
                              
                              x = 522, y =78, Button = LEFT, 
                              Rect - x = 0, y = 0, Width = 1379, height = 516
                              
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                              • M ManiRon28

                                @JonB

                                I get the ouput like this

                                x = pos.x();
                                y=pos.y();
                                
                                    int XVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().x();
                                    int YVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().y();
                                    int widthVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().width();
                                    int heightVal = ui->labelImage->pixmap().rect().height();
                                
                                
                                    QString qsVal = "x = " + QString::number(XVal) + ", y = " + QString::number(YVal) + ", Width = " + QString::number(widthVal) + ", height = " + QString::number(heightVal);
                                
                                x = 522, y =78, Button = LEFT, 
                                Rect - x = 0, y = 0, Width = 1379, height = 516
                                
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                                jsulm
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #19

                                @ManiRon28 If you know where the pixmap is located inside the QLabel and you get the mouse coordinates inside the QLabel then it is simple math to get the coordinates inside the pixmap, right?

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                                • jsulmJ jsulm

                                  @ManiRon28 If you know where the pixmap is located inside the QLabel and you get the mouse coordinates inside the QLabel then it is simple math to get the coordinates inside the pixmap, right?

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                                  wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                                  #20

                                  @jsulm
                                  Can you please specify the procedure which would be helpful

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                                  • M ManiRon28

                                    @jsulm
                                    Can you please specify the procedure which would be helpful

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                                    jsulm
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #21

                                    @ManiRon28 Come on, this is really basic.
                                    Let's say xPixmap is the x coordinate of the pixmap inside the QLabel and xMouse is the x coordinate where the use clicked inside the QLabel. Then the x coordinate inside the pixmap is: xMouse - xPixmap.

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                                    • jsulmJ jsulm

                                      @ManiRon28 Come on, this is really basic.
                                      Let's say xPixmap is the x coordinate of the pixmap inside the QLabel and xMouse is the x coordinate where the use clicked inside the QLabel. Then the x coordinate inside the pixmap is: xMouse - xPixmap.

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                                      wrote on last edited by ManiRon28
                                      #22

                                      @jsulm

                                      Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                      ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                      ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                      

                                      and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                      kindly help me with it

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                                      • M ManiRon28

                                        @jsulm

                                        Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                        ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                        ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                        

                                        and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                        kindly help me with it

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                                        jsulm
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                                        wrote on last edited by
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                                        @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

                                        When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                        This simply means that the pixmap is located at 0,0 inside the label, so what is the problem?

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                                        • M ManiRon28

                                          @jsulm

                                          Hi When I try to get the X and Y coordinate of pixmap I get the values as Zero

                                          ui->label->pixmap().rect().x();
                                          ui->label->pixmap().rect().y();
                                          

                                          and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                          kindly help me with it

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                                          #24

                                          @ManiRon28 said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

                                          and I found out that the width and height of QLabel is 950400 and the pixmap width is 948398

                                          I think you mean 900x400 (948x398)?!
                                          The 2px difference could be a frame of QLabel.

                                          I should get coordinates when I press on the image and not on the other part of qlabel which doesnt have image or empty

                                          Simply math / geometry.

                                          You have the image rectangle and you have your mouseClick coordinates.

                                          • https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/check-if-a-point-lies-on-or-inside-a-rectangle-set-2/

                                          Edit:
                                          You dont even have to calculate it yourself. There is QRect::contains(QPoint)

                                          • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qrect.html#contains

                                          So pass your point you get from clickedLabel(QPoint) to that check function and do whatever you want to do, if it's inside the image rect (function will return true then).
                                          And how to get the equivalent point on your pixmap, if you want to do something with your image data, @jsulm has explained here:

                                          @jsulm said in How to get position or mouse click event in QLabel:

                                          Let's say xPixmap is the x coordinate of the pixmap inside the QLabel and xMouse is the x coordinate where the use clicked inside the QLabel. Then the x coordinate inside the pixmap is: xMouse - xPixmap.

                                          same for y of course


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