[PyQt] Responsive thead in preview mode in Qt Designer

[Lais P. Carmo]

Hi, David. Thank you so much for you response.

I took a look on the AnalogClock example. It is very simple and helped me understanding some useful concepts, but the custom label remains fronzen inside QtDesigner.

I cannot see errors related to the QThread usage on it (I will attach the plugin codes).

I have the C++ plugin code, it is the QELabel of EpicsQt Framework which is available here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/epicsqt/

I investigated it but could not understand how the variable associated with QELabel is received and updated. If someone wants to take a look on it, feel free. :)


Well, I will try to make the GUI designer tool in another way: once Qt Designer cannot execute the interface with my plugins, I will code this functionality.

I will get the .ui file as input to a code generator. The output is a .py to execute the application. I think it is possible because the .ui and the application code have a pattern (it can be seen in many Designer  tutorials) and no additional code will be needed after that. Suggestions about this are also welcome.


Now I have another question: besides the widgets plugins, is it possible to make customized plugins for Designer that add functionalities to it (e.g.: an option to generate an application and run it as I am going to do)?

There are many classes for plugins in QtDesigner module of PyQt5, but not sure if they can do it and how.


Thank you for the attention.

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From: PyQt <pyqt-bounces at riverbankcomputing.com> on behalf of David Boddie <david at boddie.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PyQt] Responsive thead in preview mode in Qt Designer

On Fri, 5 Aug 2016 18:19:08 +0000, Lais P. Carmo wrote:

> Now I need the custom label to be responsive when one enters the preview
> mode, in other words, with its text updating every second. However the
> updates doesn't occur, the text keeps fronzen, except when I move/resize
> the custom label in the edit mode (or anything that forces the Designer to
> update its entire GUI).
>
> Recently I used a Designer plugin that does exactly the same thing, but its
> written in C++. I need to have this effect in Python.

I don't remember if Designer informs the plugin that it wants the widgets to
be created for use in a preview, so there may not be a way of knowing that.

It may be that one of the PyQt examples can give you some ideas. The analog
clock plugin uses a timer, not a thread, but perhaps it can help you diagnose
what is going wrong.

If you have the source code for the C++ plugin, it may be possible to convert
it to Python. Ask if you need help with that.

David
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