Qml windows not coming on specified x ,y coordinates

prasanth

I am developing a qml application using Qt 5.8 to be deployed on IMX8m evk board the display compositor used is wayland.My qml looks like below

import QtQuick 2.3
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import QtQuick.Controls 1.4

Window {
id:idParent
visible: true
x:0
y:0
height: 1080
width:1920
 flags: Qt.FramelessWindowHint
Window
{
 id:idW1
 x:0
 y:0
 flags: Qt.FramelessWindowHint
 width:960
 height: 1080
 color: "red"
 visible: true
}

Window
{
 id:idW2
 flags: Qt.FramelessWindowHint
 x:960
 y:0
 width:960
 height: 1080
 color: "yellow"
 visible: true
}

Component.onCompleted: {
    console.log(" width "+Screen.width+ " height "+ Screen.height +" idW1 x "+idW1.x+"  idW1.y "+idW1.y+" idW1.height "+ idW1.height +" idW1.Width "+ idW1.width +" idW2 x "+idW2.x+"  idW2.y "+idW2.y+" idW2.height "+ idW2.height +" idW1.Width "+ idW1.width)
}

}

The qml is loaded like this

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);

QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));

return app.exec();
}

But when I run the app in board neither of the child windows idW1,idW1 are coming in their respective coordinates each time when I restart the app the child window positions changes . The console print shows the x,y as idw1( x:0, y:0) ,idw2 ( x:960, y:0). Application works correctly when I compile and run in Linux desktop

Can any one tell me what I am doing wrong.

[@ambershark]: added code tags for readability.

ambershark

@prasanth Are you running wayland on your linux desktop? Also what window manager are you using on linux desktop and on the board? This kind of feels like it's the window manager that is moving the window and not QML.

prasanth

Thank you for your reply.On IMX8m evk board it is wayland When I ran the application I am seeing like this

./QmlWindow
Using Wayland-EGL

On desktop I am using "Ubuntu" VERSION=14.04.5 LTS it shows as below

./QmlWindow
QML debugging is enabled. Only use this in a safe environment.

ambershark

@prasanth Yea I'm pretty sure this is a wayland issue.

Here is another guy that has your exact problem:

http://www.at91.com/viewtopic.php?t=26520

Try something other than wayland or dig into how wayland deals with newly created windows and see if there is a way to override or trick it. Maybe show it then once it has been shown and positioned by wayland, move it to where you really want it. Kinda hacky but wayland is not ready for real world yet imo. I still use xorg because wayland has so many issues.

prasanth

In the light of your advice I tried few things .I came across

QObject *rootObject = engine.rootObjects().first();
QQuickWindow window = qobject_cast<QQuickWindow>(rootObject);
QVariantMap windowProperty= QGuiApplication::platformNativeInterface()->windowProperties(window->handle());

will the call 'platformNativeInterface' give me the wayland properties ? .When I printed windowProperty it is empty .I am totally blank with underneath wayland , have searched for wayland client api to set positions (Is it possible ? ) but didn’t
see anything. Do you have any comments to move forward.