<![CDATA["Skype like" contact list control]]>my project calls for a "skype like" contact list control. These are some of my requirements

  1. graphical representation for the type/status of contact (e.g. busy, free, do not disturb)
  2. the name
  3. depending on status, a few clickable images to the right of the contact name
  4. Ability to multi-select
  5. context menu for each contact row.

Now, If I was in Win32/.NET/MFC, i'd probably use an owner drawn list view. I guess my question is QListWidget what I'd need to use here?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/3957/skype-like-contact-list-controlRSS for NodeTue, 05 May 2026 18:54:25 GMTThu, 24 Feb 2011 16:39:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Skype like" contact list control on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:06:46 GMT]]>You can also download skype source code as its open source, and have a look at how they have implemented it and may be you would be able to use the same code provided licencing terms and usability

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/77809https://forum.qt.io/post/77809Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Skype like" contact list control on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:16:39 GMT]]>There are several ways to do what you want. QTableView (or QTableWidget) and doing it in QML (perhaps in combination with some C++) come to mind.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/77762https://forum.qt.io/post/77762Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:16:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Skype like" contact list control on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:15:18 GMT]]>One possible solution would be to create your own item delegate and reimplement "QAbstractItemDelegate::paint() ":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qabstractitemdelegate.html#paint and sizeHint().

The context menu can be handled by the controlling class.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/77761https://forum.qt.io/post/77761Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:15:18 GMT