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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Whilst I've got your attention....<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Suppose I want to create a widget with a field array list, and a button, and another small control, and I have a custom property<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>vtkSMDataArrayProperty (a subclass of vtkStringVectorProperty), if I create a small pqPanel to encapsulate the behaviour I want, can i get it created automatically when the pqNamedObjects stuff is run.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>What I'm after is (simplified)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>vtkCustomBooleanProperty<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>to create a small gui control of my creation instead of a checkbox, so that inside the pqNamedWidgets, my control is generated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I manually changed the code to allow one special one already<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:maroon'>else</span> <span style='color:maroon'>if</span>(<span style='color:green'>pt</span> == <span style='color:green'>pqSMAdaptor</span>::<span style='color:green'>ENUMERATION</span>)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> {</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:maroon'>if</span> (<span style='color:green'>SMProperty</span>-><span style='color:green'>IsA</span>(<span style='color:blue'>"vtkSMCommandProperty"</span>))</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> {</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>QPushButton</span>* <span style='color:green'>button</span>;</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>button</span> = <span style='color:maroon'>new</span> <span style='color:green'>QPushButton</span>(<span style='color:green'>propertyLabel</span>, <span style='color:green'>panelLayout</span>-><span style='color:green'>parentWidget</span>());</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>button</span>-><span style='color:green'>setCheckable</span>(<span style='color:red'>1</span>);</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>button</span>-><span style='color:green'>setObjectName</span>(<span style='color:green'>propertyName</span>);</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>panelLayout</span>-><span style='color:green'>addWidget</span>(<span style='color:green'>button</span>, <span style='color:green'>rowCount</span>, <span style='color:red'>0</span>, <span style='color:red'>1</span>, <span style='color:red'>2</span>);</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>button</span>-><span style='color:green'>show</span>();</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <span style='color:green'>rowCount</span>++;</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> }</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>so I can have a button instead of a checkbox for a vtkSMCommandProperty (such as “restart simulation”), but now I need a more complex control with a field array selection, and a button and some other stuff. I’m sure I can stuff my own widget in there if I want, but I’m worried about the connection of the events and property updates. Are there any other complex sub-controls anywhere that I can crib off ? I’m happy to hack quite deeply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>JB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----Original Message-----<br>From: paraview-developers-bounces@paraview.org [mailto:paraview-developers-bounces@paraview.org] On Behalf Of Biddiscombe, John A.<br>Sent: 20 January 2011 17:08<br>To: Utkarsh Ayachit<br>Cc: paraview-developers@paraview.org<br>Subject: Re: [Paraview-developers] checked and unchecked properties</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Utkarsh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>It's like someone just lifted a blanket off my head. I see so much more clearly now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cheers. As always, you're a great help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>JB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: Utkarsh Ayachit [mailto:utkarsh.ayachit@kitware.com] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: 20 January 2011 16:38<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: Biddiscombe, John A.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: paraview-developers@paraview.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Paraview-developers] checked and unchecked properties<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>unchecked property values are not pushed or saved in state or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>anything. They are only used by domains to update themselves. The GUI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>sets them when the user changes a GUI widget before hitting apply,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>without changing the actual property value.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>e.g. ArrayListDomain needs the field-selection property to show either<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>cell or point arrays. Now in the GUI when the user changes the field<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>selection to "cell" he expected to see the cell arrays listed even<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>before he has hit apply. For that, the ArrayListDomain needs to use<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>the user-selected value, not the actual property value. In such cases,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>the GUI sets the unchecked value for the property and updates the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>domain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Utkarsh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Biddiscombe, John A. <biddisco@cscs.ch> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Can anyone tell me the difference between checked and unchecked properties (and for example in classes like StringVectorProperty there are unchecked elements etc).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> What is the distinction. I may have asked before, but if so ... 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