Thanks Devon I will be looking at an example that Vincent Vande Vyvre suggested. Would you mind if I contacted you for pointers if I get stuck, since you have some experience in this?
Pard On 22 September 2010 18:18, Devon Rueckner <devon.rueck...@temboo.com>wrote: > > Hi - > > We had the same requirement. Our solution was to use a frameless window > (FramelessWindowHint) and implement our own chrome with event handling for > title-bar moving, edge resizing, etc. > > Regards > ~ Devon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pyqt-boun...@riverbankcomputing.com [mailto:pyqt- > > boun...@riverbankcomputing.com] On Behalf Of pard > > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:48 AM > > To: Hans-Peter Jansen > > Cc: pyqt@riverbankcomputing.com > > Subject: Re: [PyQt] Skinning the title bar and window border > > > > Hi Pete > > > > I understand why it is not popular. However, this is a requirement for > > work purposes. > > I had created a working program using wxpython for the gui, but the > > client required a specific colour scheme, fonts, etc. I found that > > wxpython was very restrictive when it comes to theming. > > > > PyQt uses stylesheets which make it much simpler to theme an > > application. The only outstanding requirement is that the frame must be > > the same theme as the application. > > Marketing is quite adamant about this. > > > > I also understand that it would be better to start with the basics, > > however, the deadline is also tight. If there are any resources which > > would give pointers as to how to reconstruct the work of window > > managers for my app it would be much appreciated. > > > > Pard > > > > > > On 22 September 2010 12:32, Hans-Peter Jansen <h...@urpla.net> wrote: > > > > > > On Wednesday 22 September 2010, 11:36:41 pard wrote: > > > Hi David > > > > > > Thanks for your response. Do you have any resources that would > > show how > > > to do this? Tutorials, examples, etc. > > > I do need to change the style of the window frame. > > > > > > Doing that is not so popular, as it usually confuses your users > > more than it > > is buying you. There's a reason, why all graphical operating > > systems > > (including Windows, although their application developers usually > > doesn't > > care a whit) try to provide an consistent user interface. > > > > > > > I am new to pyqt. > > > > > > Hmm, do you enter cars, when they move at 100 mph? If yes, how? > > > > Seriously, start with the basics. If you master them, nothing > > will stop you > > to reconstruct the work of window managers for you own > > application. > > > > Cheers, > > Pete > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com > > http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt > > > > > >
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