How to create an clean an simple window for macosx without dock entry and any menubar?

robert23

Hi

I'm new to QtQuick and like to way to desing an application. But unfortunately I don't know how to configure my application as I want.

Currently I am at a mac and I want my application to look and feel like the macosx spotlight window.
!https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/screenshot-2014-06-02-13-22-08.jpg?w=704&h=398(picture of spotlight)!

It is an window without decoration, without an menu bar and without an application entry at the task bar called "dock" macosx as show at the image. If you click outside of the window it will simply disapear.

How do I have to modify my qml application window?

@
ApplicationWindow {
width: 640
height: 40
opacity: 0.9
visible: true
flags: Qt.Window

TaskBarForm {
    id: taskBarForm1
    anchors.fill: parent

    Keys.onEscapePressed: {
        Qt.quit()
    }

    onActiveFocusChanged: {
        if (Window.activeFocusItem == null)
            Qt.quit()
    }


}

}
@

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Hi robert23,

the basic idea is to create a Window with 'Qt.Popup' flag set. Unfortunately this feature is broken in Qt 5.4.0, at least on Windows and Linux. But I have found a workaround for this:

@
import QtQuick 2.4
import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
import QtQuick.Window 2.2

ApplicationWindow {
id: window
width: 100
height: 100
visible: false

property var popup: null

property string comp: "import QtQuick 2.4
    import QtQuick.Controls 1.3
    import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
    PopupWindow {
    id: window

    Rectangle {
        id: rect
        width: 400
        height: 300

        Button {
            text: 'Close'
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            onClicked: dismissPopup()
        }
    }
}"

function afterPopupClosed() {
    popup.destroy()
    window.close()
}

Component.onCompleted: {
    popup = Qt.createQmlObject( comp, window )
    popup.popupDismissed.connect( afterPopupClosed )
    popup.x = 200
    popup.y = 300
    popup.show()
}

}
@

I don't have a Mac, so I only tested it on Windows and Linux. But would be nice to hear from you if it works on Mac OS, too.

robert23

[quote author="Wieland" date="1424567026"]Hi robert23,
I don't have a Mac, so I only tested it on Windows and Linux. But would be nice to hear from you if it works on Mac OS, too.
[/quote]

Hey Wieland

First of all, thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately it doesn't work at macosx. The window has no decoration and disappears after loosing the focus but it still has an dock entry and has a menu.

I've seen that, this kind of mac windows also has an special type of form with round corners.

I've made an video to see this.
http://youtu.be/IQtC66YpQko

Robert

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Sorry, no idea :-/