Hi - >From a usability perspective, you definitely end up with something that feels >and behaves .. different. This sort of thing is probably more appropriate for >smaller pop-ups and dialogs than a main window.
For implementation, you can make a subclass of QDialog which implements the chrome and event handling in a standard grid layout, with a big empty widget in the center. Then over-ride some of the standard methods like setLayout to operate on the inner content widget, and you've created a custom window that's somewhat API-compatible with the standard QDialog. It's not pretty but it gets the job done. ~ Devon > -----Original Message----- > From: pyqt-boun...@riverbankcomputing.com [mailto:pyqt- > boun...@riverbankcomputing.com] On Behalf Of Yao Ko > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:54 PM > To: Hans-Peter Jansen > Cc: pyqt@riverbankcomputing.com > Subject: Re: [PyQt] Skinning the title bar and window border > > Hi, > > Just note that if you go down the route of implementing a custom chrome > with custom title bar (with the typical minimize, maximize, close > butons), you may end up losing some Window Manager specific features. > This is particularly noticeable on Mac and Win7 (with Aero). On Mac, > you can no longer click the title bar and move the app to another > virtual desktop. On Win7, you can no longer "shake" the app and have > all other apps minimize automatically. Nor you can auto "snap" the app > to the desktop borders. > > > So in the end, it's a tradeoff of user experiences, so you may want to > choose carefully before diving into having custom chrome. > > Yao > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:51 AM, Hans-Peter Jansen <h...@urpla.net> > wrote: > > > On Thursday 23 September 2010, 10:06:01 pard wrote: > > Thanks Devon > > > > I will be looking at an example that Vincent Vande Vyvre > suggested. > > > Well that example let you play with the flags, and the flag that > is needed > is named QtCore.Qt.FramelessWindowHint, as Devon already > mentioned. The > matter is recreating the behavior of the window manager, which > will always > be a proximity, of course. > > Pete > > > > Would > > you mind if I contacted you for pointers if I get stuck, since > you have > > some experience in this? > > > > Pard > > > > On 22 September 2010 18:18, Devon Rueckner > <devon.rueck...@temboo.com>wrote: > > > Hi - > > > > > > We had the same requirement. Our solution was to use a > frameless > > > window (FramelessWindowHint) and implement our own chrome > with event > > > handling for title-bar moving, edge resizing, etc. > > > > > > Regards > > > ~ Devon > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: pyqt-boun...@riverbankcomputing.com [mailto:pyqt- > > > > boun...@riverbankcomputing.com] On Behalf Of pard > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:48 AM > > > > To: Hans-Peter Jansen > > > > Cc: pyqt@riverbankcomputing.com > > > > Subject: Re: [PyQt] Skinning the title bar and window > border > > > > > > > > Hi Pete > > > > > > > > I understand why it is not popular. However, this is a > requirement > > > > for work purposes. > > > > I had created a working program using wxpython for the gui, > but the > > > > client required a specific colour scheme, fonts, etc. I > found that > > > > wxpython was very restrictive when it comes to theming. > > > > > > > > PyQt uses stylesheets which make it much simpler to theme > an > > > > application. The only outstanding requirement is that the > frame must > > > > be the same theme as the application. > > > > Marketing is quite adamant about this. > > > > > > > > I also understand that it would be better to start with the > basics, > > > > however, the deadline is also tight. If there are any > resources which > > > > would give pointers as to how to reconstruct the work of > window > > > > managers for my app it would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > Pard > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22 September 2010 12:32, Hans-Peter Jansen > <h...@urpla.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 22 September 2010, 11:36:41 pard wrote: > > > > > Hi David > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response. Do you have any resources > that > > > > > would > > > > > > > > show how > > > > > > > > > to do this? Tutorials, examples, etc. > > > > > I do need to change the style of the window frame. > > > > > > > > Doing that is not so popular, as it usually confuses > your users > > > > more than it > > > > is buying you. There's a reason, why all graphical > operating > > > > systems > > > > (including Windows, although their application > developers > > > > usually doesn't > > > > care a whit) try to provide an consistent user > interface. > > > > > > > > > I am new to pyqt. > > > > > > > > Hmm, do you enter cars, when they move at 100 mph? If > yes, how? > > > > > > > > Seriously, start with the basics. If you master them, > nothing > > > > will stop you > > > > to reconstruct the work of window managers for you > own > > > > application. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Pete > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com > > > > > http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt > > > _______________________________________________ > PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com > http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt > > _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt
