How To Set BackgroundImage in Button By using codding

BorahAnshuman

hello Friends,

I want to set an backgroundImage in my button by using a code rather by setting the property present in Qt Designer..so if anyone knows plz suggest me..

ZapB

What sort of button? QPushButton? If so then you can use a custom stylesheet to do this. Something like:

@
QPushButton {
background: myBackgroundImage.png;
}
@

If you are referring to a QML button then use an Image element with an appropriate source property.

Edit: see the "docs":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/stylesheet.html for more info and examples on stylesheets

DenisKormalev

As he said about Qt Designer I think he is referring to QPushButton. So such stylesheet should work.

BorahAnshuman

hello ZapB

@MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :QMainWindow(parent),ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{

ui->setupUi(this);

QWidget *centralWidget = new QWidget;
selectedDate=QDate::currentDate();
x=selectedDate.month();
// QString style="QPushButton::forwardBut { width:26px; height:17px;"
// "image: url(icons:right_arrow.png); } ";

int count=1,i,j;
MonthLbl=new QLabel("MonthDisplay");
MonthLbl->setText(selectedDate.longMonthName(x));;
QPushButton *button[10][10],*forwardBut,*backwardBut;

forwardBut=new QPushButton();

forwardBut->setIcon(QIcon("C:/Plackal/QtWorkspace/CustomCalender/Images/back-icon.PNG"));

backwardBut=new QPushButton("<-");
QGridLayout *controlsLayout = new QGridLayout;
QGridLayout *hWeek = new QGridLayout;

QVBoxLayout *v=new QVBoxLayout;
QHBoxLayout *h=new QHBoxLayout;
QHBoxLayout *hLbl=new QHBoxLayout;
QLabel *blankLbl=new QLabel;

QLabel *blank=new QLabel;

QLabel *weekLbl[7];
for(i=1;i<=7;i++)
{
weekLbl[i]=new QLabel(selectedDate.shortDayName(i));
hWeek->addWidget(weekLbl[i],1,i);
}

QTextBrowser *txtDate=new QTextBrowser;

for(i=0;i<7;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<7;j++)
{
if(count<=42)
{
button[i][j] = new QPushButton(QString::number(count));
controlsLayout->addWidget(button[i][j], i, j);
count++;
}
}
}

controlsLayout->setMargin(0);
controlsLayout->setHorizontalSpacing(0);
controlsLayout->setVerticalSpacing(0);
h->addWidget(backwardBut);
h->addWidget(blank);
h->addWidget(MonthLbl);
h->addWidget(blank);
h->addWidget(forwardBut);
hLbl->addWidget(blankLbl);
v->addLayout(h);
v->addLayout(hLbl);
v->addLayout(hWeek);
v->addLayout(controlsLayout);
v->addWidget(txtDate);
//centralWidget->setLayout(controlsLayout);
centralWidget->setLayout(v);
setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
connect(forwardBut,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(monthForward()));
connect(backwardBut,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(monthBackward()));
}
void MainWindow::monthForward()
{
MonthLbl->setText(selectedDate.longMonthName(++x));
if(x>12)
x=1;
}
void MainWindow::monthBackward()
{
MonthLbl->setText(selectedDate.longMonthName(--x));
if(x<2)
x=13;
}@
with regards
Anshuman

ZapB

Oh no we're not back on this calendar thing are we? I thought we had already told you how to do this by sub-classing QCalendarWidget and overriding the virtual paintCell() function.

BorahAnshuman

how can i setTextcolor to QpushButton without i hv use this two way but it wont work..is their another way for that...

@QPalette pal = button[i][j]->palette();
pal.setColor(QColorGroup::ButtonText, QColor(255, 0, 0));
pal.setColor(QColorGroup::Button, QColor(255, 255, 0));
button[i][j]->setPalette(pal);@

and Second i have used styleSheet....

@QString style="QMenu { font-size:16px; width: 150px; left: 20px;"
"background-color:qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, stop: 0 #cccccc, stop: 1 #333333);}";

button[i][j]->setStyleSheet(style);@

ZapB

I'm not going to get into another pointless discussion where you do not even attempt to take on board what others are telling you. In the above example your stylesheet selector applies to QMenu so why on earth do you think it will have an effect on a QPushButton. Please think about what you are doing before asking us at every single baby step. Also, please write in coherent sentences.

giesbert

Hi Borah,

it works, as you see in this screen shot:

!https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_m1PNLlZctqY/TbW6bbPNakI/AAAAAAAAAF8/PtxuPJlkAvE/s800/button.jpg(green button)!

the used code is this:

@
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);

QPushButton button;
QPalette pal = button.palette();
pal.setColor(QPalette::ButtonText, Qt::red);
pal.setColor(QPalette::Button, Qt::green);

pal.setColor(QPalette::Light, Qt::yellow);
pal.setColor(QPalette::Midlight, Qt::darkYellow);
pal.setColor(QPalette::Shadow, Qt::magenta);
pal.setColor(QPalette::Dark, Qt::darkMagenta);
button.setPalette(pal);
button.setText("Hello");

a.setStyle(new QWindowsStyle());

button.show();
return a.exec&#40;&#41;;

}
@

As you see in my code, I set the style to use. This is, because the win7 style uses different methods for trawing and ignors the background and 3D colors.

BorahAnshuman

Thanks Gerolf....its working nw..

Gerolf actually i will be able to create an array of buttons consisting of six rows and seven colums….which look like that.

<- April -> // Arow sign are in button..representing forward and backward to change month

M T W Th F S SU //weeks are in label
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
…………………………………………………
…………………..42
Number in bold are buttons stored in an array of a 6 rows and 7 coloums…
now i am trying to update each button on changing of month…as per calender work..please help me to suggest that hw can i implement this to work it as calender…as far of my code that i had wrritten is given below..from there hw can i proceed please suggest…

with regards
Anshuman

DenisKormalev

Are you sure your question is related to original topic question? I think it will be better to create a new thread with new question.

giesbert

Hi BorahAnshuman,

I will not write your code, you asked how to style the button, you got the answer. I will not think about how to implement your calendar based on buttons.

see Zap's post:

[quote author="ZapB" date="1303727762"]Oh no we're not back on this calendar thing are we? I thought we had already told you how to do this by sub-classing QCalendarWidget and overriding the virtual paintCell() function.[/quote]

leon.anavi

[quote author="BorahAnshuman" date="1303797884"]
now i am trying to update each button on changing of month…as per calender work..please help me to suggest that hw can i implement this to work it as calender…[/quote]

Hi Anshuman,

Just a hint - handle signals and use "setText ( const QString & text )":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qabstractbutton.html#text-prop to update each button. But as Gerolf already said you should not expect anyone to write your application.

Best regards,
Leon