Split QStatusBar and choose where to display QStatusTips

Ailurus

I'm wondering how to split the QStatusBar in my QMainWindow into two equal parts and to subsequently show QStatusTips in either the left or the right part.

Perhaps this approach is a step in the right direction —

1.) Create two QLabels*,

labelStatusTip = new QLabel("");
labelGeneralInfo = new QLabel("Initial text");

2.) Add them to the QStatusBar, setting stretch to 1 results in two equal parts (same widths)

ui->statusBar->addPermanentWidget(labelStatusTip, 1);
ui->statusBar->addPermanentWidget(labelGeneralInfo, 1);

3.) Now, how do I set the text of labelStatusTip to the actual QStatusTips? Do I have to define a custom QStatusBar and override the showMessage() and clearMessage() slots (see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstatusbar.html)?

Ailurus

Hmm, this works —

connect(ui->statusBar, SIGNAL(messageChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(showStatusTip()));

...

void MyMainWindow::showStatusTip() {
  labelStatusTip->setText(ui->statusBar->currentMessage());
}

bpfel

Hi Ailurus,

I am really new to QT and currently working with the Python bindings.

Would you know how to implement your solution when using pyhton?

I am struggling with extracting the right signal for the job...

Best,

bpfel