Circle user avatar issue

[Cobra91151]

Hi! I want to make QLabel with the image circle:

Code:

QLabel *label = new QLabel(this);
QPixmap avatarPixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
label->setPixmap(avatarPixmap);
label->setStyleSheet("border: 0.5px solid red; border-radius: 50%; background-clip: padding;");

It only rounds the QLabel, not the image. How to fix it? Thanks.

[Fuel]

The easiest Way would be to make the Image rounded with Gimp or Photoshop.

But if you want to do that with Code you need to override the paintEvent of the QLabel. With something like this.

void CoverWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
{
    Q_UNUSED(e)
 
    QImage image("image.jpg");
    QBrush brush(image);
 
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, width(), height(), 5, 5);
}

[Cobra91151]

@Fuel

Yes, the only way is to override the paintEvent for QLabel

Code:

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QBrush brush(pixmap);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, width(), height(), 100, 100);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

The image is rounded but not properly scaled. Any ideas?

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151

Hi, did you have scaleContent on the QLabel ?
since its now much bigger than before.
you can use pixmap::scaled to scale it before drawing it.
(notice it returns the scaled copy, not modify the original pixmap)

Also note, its possible to draw on image with painter before setting it on QLabel
so overriding paintEvent is not the only way. (strictly speaking)

QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
QBrush brush(pixmap);
QPainter painter(&pixmap);
 painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
 painter.setBrush(brush);
 painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, pixmap.width(), pixmap.height(), 100, 100);
label->setPixmap(pixmap);

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

I have tried your solution.

QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
QBrush brush(pixmap);
QPainter painter(&pixmap);
painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
painter.setBrush(brush);
painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, pixmap.width(), pixmap.height(), 100, 100);
ui->label->setScaledContents(true);
ui->label->setFixedSize(100, 100);
ui->label->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
ui->label->setPixmap(pixmap);

But it displays:

[mrjj]

Hi
You control the circle with
painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, pixmap.width(), pixmap.height(), 100, 100);
Currently it uses the width/height of the pixmap and will give that result.

Maybe the
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainter.html#drawEllipse
will work better ?

[mrjj]

Hi
What about

painter.drawEllipse( QPoint(pixmap.width()/2, pixmap.height()/2), 80, 80);

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

Ok. I have used painter.drawEllipse(0, 0, pixmap.width(), pixmap.height());

Result:

I think to override QLabel paintEvent method is better choice because I also need to click on that image.

But I should scale it properly.

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
Hi
Yeah if you need click on label
https://wiki.qt.io/Clickable_QLabel
Then subclass is better.

Just used the scaled function from pixmap to scale it.

QPixmap scaled =pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
painter->drawPixmap(0,0, scaled);

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

I have override the paint event method:

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QPixmap scaled = pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
    QBrush brush(scaled);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, scaled);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

The result is:

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
Ok , that looks right ?

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

No, it's just the image without circle borders.

I have found another solution. To use setMask method:

QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
label->setPixmap(pixmap);
label->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
label->setFixedSize(100, 100);
QRegion *region = new QRegion(0, 0, label->width(), label->height(), QRegion::Ellipse);
label->setScaledContents(true);
label->setMask(*region);

The result:

It's looks good but the image edges is sharpen. Any ideas how to smooth it?

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
Hi
But the code you shown did NOT draw circle so i thought you were aware of that ?
The image looked rightly scaled.

As far as i know its not possible to smooth a mask.

[mrjj]

Hi
Do you need to do this dynamically since using 2 images would be much easier.
But i assume you need multiple avatar images and hence having a "circled" version is
not optimal ?

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

What do you mean to use 2 images? The concept is to display user avatar when he signed in. So it will change dynamically.

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
One that is normal
and one where you have drawn the highlight/circle on.
and when you select/click QLabel you switch to that image.

[mrjj]

Ah so user will bring his own avatar image ?

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

Yes.

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
Ok, then painting yourself seems better :)
What was wrong with the paintEvent + scaled + drawEllipse ?
since you are now looking into masks

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

I draws the image but not rounds it.

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QPixmap scaled = pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
    QBrush brush(scaled);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, scaled);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

[mrjj]

Why not ?
just need the
painter.drawEllipse(0, 0, scaled.width(), scaled.height());
after
painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, scaled);

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

drawPixmap is draws the pixmap, not circle. What method I should use to get image circle?

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
as before. drawEllipse

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

Code:

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QPixmap scaled = pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
    QBrush brush(scaled);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, scaled);
    painter.drawEllipse(0, 0, scaled.width(), scaled.height());
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

Still image is not fully in a circle.

Update:
It looks better here:

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QBrush brush(pixmap);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, width(), height(), 100, 100);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

But I can't scale it properly.

[mrjj]

Hi
well can scale the image to less that the size of the
QLabel so there are room to draw a circle around the image.
Since the image is the size of the Label , you cant draw outside the image.

so either make image smaller to it can be inside circle or
make image smaller so it fits in circle.

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

So now it looks much better:

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/default_avatar.png");
    QPixmap scaled = pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
    QBrush brush(scaled);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, width(), height(), 100, 100);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

[mrjj]

@Cobra91151
Ah yes. Like brush.
So you want image to be inside the circle and let it clip anything else.
I thought you wanted to paint a circle on it. :)

[Cobra91151]

@mrjj

So finally I have set it properly and it works great!

void AccountImage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
{
    QPixmap pixmap(":/Icon/my_avatar.png");
    QPixmap scaled = pixmap.scaled(width(), height(), Qt::KeepAspectRatioByExpanding, Qt::SmoothTransformation);
    QBrush brush(scaled);
    QPainter painter(this);
    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    painter.setBrush(brush);
    painter.drawRoundedRect(0, 0, width(), height(), 100, 100);
    QLabel::paintEvent(event);
}

Result:

Thank you for the help.