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Keyboard Shortcut for QPushButton

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  • G Offline
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    Gazzerpiece
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    #1

    How i implement a shortcut for a QPushButton?

    I know the menmonic method : "&f" ---> "f" is the name of the QPushButton

    but if i have two QPushButton with name "f", how do i do? ....i would like two distinct shortcut.

    @
    shortAction= QAction(self)
    shortAction.setShortcuts(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_F))
    Buttons.addAction(shortAction)
    @

    this code doesn't work!! Why?

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    • SGaistS Offline
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      SGaist
      Lifetime Qt Champion
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      Hi and welcome to devnet,

      Because adding an action to a widget doesn't connect it automatically to any slot.

      You have to connect it to e.g. the QPushButton::click slot

      Hope it helps

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      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      • G Offline
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        Gazzerpiece
        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        Like this?

        @
        shortAction= QAction(self)
        shortAction.setShortcuts(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_F))
        Buttons.addAction(shortAction)
        Button.clicked.connect(self.code)
        @

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        • SGaistS Offline
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          SGaist
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          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          You're still not connecting shortAction

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          Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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