[Kommander-devel] Mainwindow proxy - again

[Eric Laffoon]

On Wednesday 26 March 2008 7:12:40 pm Eric Laffoon wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 March 2008 4:03:07 pm Eric Laffoon wrote:
> > On Wednesday 26 March 2008 3:41:17 pm Eric Laffoon wrote:
> > > Keven's last suggestion...
> >
> > bool QtActionProxy::actionIsOn(const QString& action)
> > {
> >   QWidget* mainWindow = kapp->mainWidget();
> >   if (mainWindow == 0) return false; // no main widget
> >   QAction* childAction =
> > dynamic_cast<QAction*>(mainWindow->child(action.utf8 (), "QAction"));
> >   if (childAction == 0) return false;
> >
> >   return childAction->isOn();
> > }
> >
> > replacing the first line with
> >   QWidget* mainWindow = QWidget::topLevelWidget();
> > works! I realize it the code no longer tests for whether it's a
> > mainwindow now but the point is I can now see how to do it. I still find
> > it confusing... so I may have more questions, but I can at least see one
> > working function.
> >
> > Thanks all!
>
> Actions work perfectly. However the string used to get them is not for the
> faint of heart. Consequently I'm not finding an easy solution to get access
> to the statusBar. I'm hoping toolbars are easier. Menus are a plus. Any
> help?

QStatusBar * QMainWindow::statusBar () const 
 Returns this main window's status bar. If there isn't one, statusBar() 
creates an empty status bar, and if necessary a tool tip group too. 

I'm going to eat... I may have this solved before anybody sees these 
emails. ;)

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Eric Laffoon
Project Lead - kdewebdev module