[QScintilla] Issue on Windows platforms

Detlev Offenbach detlev at die-offenbachs.de
Sat Jan 15 13:04:55 GMT 2011


On Samstag, 15. Januar 2011, Phil Thompson wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:17:09 +0100, Detlev Offenbach
> 
> <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> > On Freitag, 14. Januar 2011, Phil Thompson wrote:
> >> On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:00:18 +0100, Detlev Offenbach
> >> 
> >> <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> > 
> >> > I am not able to select an entry from autocompletion lists by mouse
> 
> on
> 
> >> win
> >> 
> >> > platforms. It seems, that selecting something in the lists causes a
> >> > focusOutEvent to be sent to the QScintilla editor window, which
> 
> causes
> 
> >> the
> >> 
> >> > list to close without sending the completion. I am using a recent
> >> > QScintilla
> >> > snapshot.
> >> > 
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Detlev
> >> 
> >> I can reproduce it and I agree that the problem is an unexpected focus
> >> out
> >> event. However I'm at a loss as how to fix it. The focus out event is
> >> being
> >> sent to the editor window even before the mouse press event that
> 
> triggers
> 
> >> it is being sent to the list.
> >> 
> >> Phil
> > 
> > Does the list get a focus in event before the focus out event of the
> > editor?
> 
> No.
> 
> > Maybe setting the editor as a focus proxy for the list can help.
> 
> It already is.
> 
> Phil

Just another idea. Could connecting to the QApplication.focusChanged signal 
lead to a solution. At least one could see, which widget gets the focus in 
this situation.

Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
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