Unable to use Key binding for clear in QTextEdit

Qt Enthusiast

I am using following code and clear() slot is not getting triggered when the user press Ctrl+R key . Basically nothing happens when I press Ctrl+R Let me know what I am missing in following code

void myTextEdit:contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent event) {
QMenu * menu = createStandardContextMenu();
QAction clearAction = new IN_CURRENT_POOL QAction("Clear",this);
clearAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_R));
connect(clearAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(clear()));
menu->addSeparator();
menu->addAction(clearAction);
menu->exec(event->globalPos());
delete menu;
}

Is there else I need to put in my code

Ratzz

@Qt-Enthusiast
You may try this to activate short-cut using

    QShortcut *shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_R), this);
    connect(shortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(clear()));

Qt Enthusiast

it is working but only when I use Right mouse button click i.e when the menu pops up

I think My code should like following when I want clear to get called even when the user does open the pop up menu

void myTextEdit::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent event) {
QMenu * menu = createStandardContextMenu();
menu->addSeparator();
QAction clearAction = new IN_CURRENT_POOL QAction("Clear",this);
menu->addAction(clearAction);
clearAction->setShortcut(tr("Ctrl+R"));
connect(clearAction,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(clear()));
menu->exec(event->globalPos());
delete menu;
}

void GQLogView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) {
QTextEdit::keyPressEvent(event);
if (event->key() == Qt::Key_R && event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
clear();
}
event->accept();
}

Let me know your inputs

Ratzz

@Qt-Enthusiast said:

Let me know your inputs

Pressing CTRL+R will call the slot clear() and does what the clear() code says

Qt Enthusiast

Ok I changed that and it is working

myTextEdit::myTextEdit(QWidget* dparent)
: QTextEdit(dparent), u_shortcut(0)
{
setReadOnly(true);
setLineWrapMode(QTextEdit::NoWrap);
QShortcut *u_shortcut = new IN_CURRENT_POOL QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_R), this);
connect(u_shortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(clear()));
}

Please let me know if I need to delete the u_shortcut in the desctructor
myTextEdit::~myTextEdit() {
u_shortcut

}

Ratzz

@Qt-Enthusiast
Since you are passing the parent to u_shortcut . The u_shortcut will be deleted on deletion of parent.