[Solved] Toggle button by label only

[Ccmc]

I have a checkable QPushButton which I use to toggle a function as indicated by its button text. However, in addition, the button raises and lowers with each toggle--I want the button to appear unpressed in both states.

[SGaist]

Hi,

Do you mean that you want your button to act as if he was not checkable ?

[Ccmc]

I don't think so. Let me rephrase: I want my button to be able to toggle between two actions, but the only indication of this should be its changing text.

[raven-worx]

connect the button to a slot where you toggle the text back and forth.
You can set and check the state e.g. by using dynamic properties when you do not want to subclass QPushButton.

But i would recomment subclassing QPushButton and manage the satet with a member variable.

[Ccmc]

I'd still like the button to be checkable though, just without the sustained pressed effect. Is there perhaps a way to "release" the button without untoggling it?

[raven-worx]

may i ask why you don't want this?

It's possible by:
@
void MyButton::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
{
this->setChecked( ! this->isChecked() ); //toggle checked state
//don't call base-class implementation to avoid push effect of button;
//not calling the base class implementation may have other side effects you may have to take care of yourself, but i can't think of any right now.
this->update();
}
@

[NicuPopescu]

Hi,

try this by designer or code:

1. set the button as flat

2. set stylesheet background and ::focus the same color: for non focus you should provide in style sheet also a border

   i.e.

@#pushButtonTv
{
border:0px solid rgba(0,0,0,0);
background-color:rgba(255,255,255,255);
}

#pushButtonTv:focus
{
background-color:rgba(255,255,255,255);
}@

3. set it as checkable and checked as the first state

4. change text:

@if(ui->pushButton->isChecked())
ui->pushButton->setText("Checked");
else
ui->pushButton->setText("Unchecked");@

hope it helps!

Cheers!

[Ccmc]

Raven-worx:

I tried your second suggestion first - it worked for appearances, but as you predicted, it was too buggy to bother fixing.

I had originally wanted to use a checkable button for the simplicity of being able to use pushButton->isChecked(), but based on your first suggestion I switched to using pushButton->text() == "Status 1", which wasn't so hard either.

Thank you!