How to create a valid and "usable" QTextFrameFormat
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@mrjj
I have tried to put a breakpoint in every line of the function, it works until the last line, the one that applies the QTextFramwFormat to the QTextFrame...I have also tried to get the current format (prior my changes) with
format1 = frame1.frameFormat(), to make sure to start with a "sensible" format, but it didn't work anyway...@Nixxer
hmm so it dont like format1.
Only thing that spring to mind is the cursor thing. but firstCursorPosition should be fine too?If we look at sample code:
QTextEdit *editor = new QTextEdit; QTextCursor cursor(editor->textCursor()); cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Start); QTextFrame *topFrame = cursor.currentFrame(); QTextFrameFormat topFrameFormat = topFrame->frameFormat(); topFrameFormat.setPadding(16); topFrame->setFrameFormat(topFrameFormat); ... QTextCharFormat boldFormat; boldFormat.setFontWeight(QFont::Bold); cursor.insertText("A company", boldFormat);It looks like yours alot.
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One difference:
QTextFrameFormat topFrameFormat = topFrame->frameFormat();
where your code just declare a new one.
QTextFrameFormat format1;So I wonder if its need more "setup"
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@Nixxer
hmm so it dont like format1.
Only thing that spring to mind is the cursor thing. but firstCursorPosition should be fine too?If we look at sample code:
QTextEdit *editor = new QTextEdit; QTextCursor cursor(editor->textCursor()); cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Start); QTextFrame *topFrame = cursor.currentFrame(); QTextFrameFormat topFrameFormat = topFrame->frameFormat(); topFrameFormat.setPadding(16); topFrame->setFrameFormat(topFrameFormat); ... QTextCharFormat boldFormat; boldFormat.setFontWeight(QFont::Bold); cursor.insertText("A company", boldFormat);It looks like yours alot.
@mrjj
One thing that differs is that i declare all my variables in the stack, while the example declares them in the heap, but i hope that all that works in the heap should work also in the stack and vice-versa...My intention was to make a QTextDocument, put in this a QTextFrame, put a text in it with a QTextCursor, create a QTextFrameFormat to be applied to the QTextFrame...
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minimal sample that works for me
QTextEdit *editor = new QTextEdit;
QTextCursor cursor(editor->textCursor());
cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Start);
QTextFrame *topFrame = cursor.currentFrame();
QTextFrameFormat topFrameFormat = topFrame->frameFormat();
topFrameFormat.setPadding(16);
topFrame->setFrameFormat(topFrameFormat);
cursor.insertBlock();
cursor.insertText("321 City Street"); -
@mrjj
One thing that differs is that i declare all my variables in the stack, while the example declares them in the heap, but i hope that all that works in the heap should work also in the stack and vice-versa...My intention was to make a QTextDocument, put in this a QTextFrame, put a text in it with a QTextCursor, create a QTextFrameFormat to be applied to the QTextFrame...
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@Nixxer said:
One thing I wondered:
The sample does not new / create a QTextDocument as far as I can see.
I wonder if it is needed to do , or I simply don't understand what you want to do :)@mrjj
I'll try this snippet, maybe I'll learn something...I begin with the QTextDocument because I'd like to make a program to make documents, like a list of properties of a client, so I thought that I could make a QTextDocument in which inserting one after one these properties with different frames and their ...
Maybe I took the problem by the wrong way...
Btw, I was thinking to make this program as a exercise to begin to "mess" with Qt...
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Hi,
In that case, I'd recommend the excellent "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition)" from Mark Summerfield and Jasmin Blanchette. Although it's Qt 4, it still relevant for Qt 5 and there's a good chapter about QTextDocument
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@mrjj
I'll try this snippet, maybe I'll learn something...I begin with the QTextDocument because I'd like to make a program to make documents, like a list of properties of a client, so I thought that I could make a QTextDocument in which inserting one after one these properties with different frames and their ...
Maybe I took the problem by the wrong way...
Btw, I was thinking to make this program as a exercise to begin to "mess" with Qt...
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Hi,
In that case, I'd recommend the excellent "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 (2nd Edition)" from Mark Summerfield and Jasmin Blanchette. Although it's Qt 4, it still relevant for Qt 5 and there's a good chapter about QTextDocument
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@Nixxer
Like a database with clients and their properties ?
Depending on your coding skills, construction a RTF doc on the fly is maybe a somewhat hardcore start :) -
@mrjj
It's right, but I prefer to learn starting from "real" problems (I'm an self-taught "programmer")...@Nixxer
Well thats really understandable. More fun when it's real.
I can only second SGaist book suggestion.
I found it free on
http://www.bogotobogo.com/cplusplus/files/c-gui-programming-with-qt-4-2ndedition.pdf
(takes a moment to load)Good luck
