[SOLVED]about QSplitter collapse issue

zhanguoxiaoyan

The problem is that I want to use the collapse of one splitter to trigger another splitter collapse.

The brief descriptions are as figure shown,

!http://i.imgur.com/eRfVP.png(chart)!

In the mainwindow, splitters make it become 3 parts. While dragging the handle1, the window can finally display only 2 parts(1 and 3), 2 is collapsed.

However, how can I only drag the handle1 to collapse both part 2 and 3? I know if I drag handle2, it is ok. but with only handle1, I have no idea...

I have checked the corresponding reference and thought about the splitterMoved(int pos, int index), but still do not have a clear solution yet...

Thanks!

rschaub

you could attach a slot to the 'splitterMoved' signal

@
void CMyWidgetW::SlotSplitterMoved(int iPos, int iIndex)
{
QList<int> sizeList = sizes();
if (<index of interest> == iIndex && 0 == sizeList[iIndex])
{
sizeList.clear();
sizeList << size().width() << 0 << 0;
pSplitter->setSizes(sizeList);
}
}
@

The idea is that whenever you move a splitter, you detect whether the widget in question is collapsed. If that's the case, you'll force the other widget to collapse as well by assigning it the size 0.

note: I haven't tried this, so I can't guarantee it'll work...

zhanguoxiaoyan

I've tried your method, it works! Thanks!

However I found a thing:

if I modified the code to reverse the case which means I drag handle3 to collapse both part1 and part2. For example,

@QList<int> Splittersize = ui->splitter->sizes();
if (index == 2 && 0 == Splittersize[index-1])
{
Splittersize.clear();
Splittersize << size().width() << 0 << 0;

ui->splitter->setSizes(Splittersize);

}@

Then the handle2 and handle3 will both goto the right side. Not the left side. The same with the case of trying to drag handle2 to collapse part2 and part3 (it seems logistical).

I tried to use maximumWidth() instead of 0, but doesn't work as excepted.

So how can I modify the codes to make it also work in this reverse case?

rschaub

if you want to reverse the behaviour so that you can drag handle 3 (or 2 in your drawing) to the left, use something like this:

@
void CMyWidgetW::SlotSplitterMoved(int iPos, int iIndex)
{
QList<int> sizeList = sizes();

if (2 == iIndex && 0 == sizeList[1])

{
sizeList.clear();
sizeList << 0 << 0 << size().width();
pSplitter->setSizes(sizeList);
}
}
@

sizeList contains the width for all the widgets contained within the splitter, ordered in a left-to-right fashion.

So if you want to hide the leftmost widget, your first width in 'sizeList' has to be 0, the second size has to be 0 as well (since that's the one you've actually collapsed), and the last one has to span the whole width of the splitter (theoretically, you'd have to subtract the handle sizes).