[QScintilla] Issue on Windows platforms

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Samstag, 15. Januar 2011, Phil Thompson wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:04:55 +0100, Detlev Offenbach
> 
> <detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Unfortunately, given when the signal is emitted, it doesn't help.
> 
> Phil

The strange thing is, that it only happens on mouse button presses and not, 
when you scroll via the keyboard and press the enter key.

Detlev
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Detlev Offenbach
detlev at die-offenbachs.de