[Paraview-developers] ParaView XML menu - some queries

[Chiranjib Sur]

Utkarsh,
Thank you so much for the pointers. Let me try these, and I will keep you
posted if I face any difficulties.

Thanks,
Chiranjib

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com
> wrote:

> Chiranjib
>
>
>> 1. Enable a checkbox and a corresponding passive button become active,
>> e.g. (fig from left to fig at right)
>>
>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>
>>
> In this particular case, we do this by implementing a custom
> pqPropertyWidget subclass that handles this. The class of interest
> is pqCubeAxesPropertyWidget.
>
>
>> 2. How to select enable a drop down menu active, e.g.
>>
>> [image: Inline image 2]
>>
>
> In this particular case, this too is managed by a custom widget
> (pqPointSpriteControls). However, one can use PropertyWidgetDecorators
> (described here
> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Properties_Panel#pqPropertyWidgetDecorator_.28base-class:_QObject.29)
> for similar effect. Just search for Decorator in the filters.xml and you'll
> see several examples of using decorator to enable/disable widgets based on
> values of other properties. You can also define new decorators through
> plugins.
>
>
>> 3. How to bring a new button after selecting some menu options (checkbox,
>> drop down etc.)
>>
>> [image: Inline image 3]
>>
>>
>>
> Custom widget here too. You can write a pqPropertyWidget subclass that
> handles such customizations. A pqPropertyWidget can correspond to a single
> property or a group of properties.
>
>
>> Finally, is it possible to add two checkbox menu side by side. Currently,
>> when I code it I get them in successive lines.
>>
>
> You know it...custom widget for two properties. But those in a property
> group and create a new widget for that group.
>
>
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