Adding an icon in status pane using QT4.6.3

[Shredda]

Hi,

Can anyone let me know how we can add an icon in the status pane. I am using Qt 4.6.3 with symbian^3.
Also, I would like to know how to implement our own "Back " softkey. I followed this link
http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...Qt_for_Symbian

I was able to create Back softkey. In the back() slot function I tried close()/ hide() but nothing happened when I clicked the Back button.

Thanks.

[chriske86]

Hi,

you can add an icon to the status pane with this command: setWindowIcon(const QIcon& icon);

the back softkey's code like this:

QAction back = new QAction(tr("&Back"), this);
back->setSoftKeyRole(QAction::NegativeSoftKey);
connect(back,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(backPressed()));

void MainWindow::backPressed()
{
//everything you do here will run, if you press the back softkey
}

p.s. : in the Qt simulator, the softkeys aren't working...

[Shredda]

chriske86, thanks for the reply.
Doesn't the setWindowIcon(const QIcon& icon) ----- sets the window icon that shows along with the title.

I was thinking the status pane is below the title. I am not exactly sure. I want an icon that shows along with the battery icon and signal icon.

I was able to create the softkey. Creating wasn't a problem. Instead of the back_pressed() method you used I tried close()/showFullScreen as a testcase. It doen't work.
Also here what exactly the "this" pointer refers to? Can you please explain a little bit about it.

[danhicksbyron]

Also here what exactly the "this" pointer refers to? Can you please explain a little bit about it.

You need to study up a bit on basic C++ programming.

[Shredda]

I understand that in C++ "this" pointer corresponds to the object that invokes/calls.
In case of Qt, when a widget is created without any parent each can become an independent
window. But if you create a new widget with "this" as parent to which widget it becomes the child.
I was thinking it becomes the child of mainWindow. I asked to know if I was mistaken.
If that wasn't appropriate to ask that in this forum I am sorry for that.

[divanov]

I understand that in C++ "this" pointer corresponds to the object that invokes/calls.
In case of Qt, when a widget is created without any parent each can become an independent
window. But if you create a new widget with "this" as parent to which widget it becomes the child.
I was thinking it becomes the child of mainWindow. I asked to know if I was mistaken.
If that wasn't appropriate to ask that in this forum I am sorry for that.

QAction should be a child of toplevel widget whatever widget it is.

[danhicksbyron]

Yes, if you create a new widget and specify "this" as the parent, the new widget becomes a "child" of that parent. Which parent of course depends on which object you're in when you say "this" -- it could be the main window, could be some child of the main window, or just about anything else.

A number of operations on the parent carry over to the child. show() and hide(), for example, are propagated to the child if performed on the parent (though there are some nuances here). And, of course, parentage (as with all QObjects) controls widget lifetime as well -- when the parent is destroyed the children are destroyed.

You need to consider carefully the parent-child relationship of your widgets.