How to show input hint in QLineEdit input form

[raimisz]

Hi,
How to show input hint text in QLineEdit input form like


is it possible with QLineEdit & Qt?

[skumar_rao]

I donot think it can done (with current VPK implementation). For work around you can only put the hint in QLineEdit only.

[raimisz]

Then it is very bad, because i want automatically redirect user from one QLineEdit input form to next QLineEdit inputForm, but the problem will be, that user cannot understand which value must input. I tried

put the hint in QLineEdit

, but that hint is not shown anywhere - i tried nokia 5230 and qt4.6.2

[skumar_rao]

Then it is very bad, because i want automatically redirect user from one QLineEdit input form to next QLineEdit inputForm, but the problem will be, that user cannot understand which value must input.

for me that is a very bad user interface design, have you seen any application doing the same. anyway that is only my view

but that hint is not shown anywhere - i tried nokia 5230 and qt4.6.2

is that mean when VPK is not open also you can't see the Hint Text?

[raimisz]

when VPK is not open also you can't see the Hint Text

yes

why it is so important to me - i want that user feels in my application like in some nokia application... and in every nokia textbox edit form is shown hint, what field text/value is required. so if user is not sure, he can always see whats requried.

[skumar_rao]

yes

why it is so important to me - i want that user feels in my application like in some nokia application... and in every nokia textbox edit form is shown hint, what field text/value is required. so if user is not sure, he can always see whats requried.

i doubt that is the case for newer Nokia Tocuh Phones ... Any way only way i can suggest is like http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Custom_QLineEdit

[raimisz]

Thanks skumar_rao for all your replies.

but i have not get solution for my needs

[skumar_rao]

Thanks skumar_rao for all your replies.

but i have not get solution for my needs

yes i understand . can you point me to any native application that does the same http://d.imagehost.org/t/0152/Scr000058.jpg as your requirement,

[raimisz]

where must input title -adding/editing contacts, calendar events... when i press to Item where must input text

[skumar_rao]

where must input title -adding/editing contacts, calendar events... when i press to Item where must input text

Looks like all of them are Settings Items. and the Text is lebels then a Hit Text.

But will investigate more about it.

[raimisz]

Thanks for your spent time here.
i will wait for some solution

[treinio]

Hi,

I believe FEP captions are what you're after.

[raimisz]

Yes, its exactly what i want. Is it possible to create that with Qt? Or i have to use CEikedWin class (i don't know how to do that, because i started to develop with Qt only and i'm not familiar to symbian c++ code). Maybe someone can shortly tell how to get this "Caption" to QLineEdit?