keyboard and openGL widget

Hello world,

i use openGL widget and i want to use keybord to rotate my object but it don't works...

i don't know why, because i think that my programm is good...

can you see this please? :


MAIN.CPP

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#include <iostream>   
#include <QApplication>
#include "myGLWidget.h"
#include <QGridLayout>
#include "FenPrincipale.h"
 
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    FenPrincipale fenetre;
    fenetre.showMaximized();
    fenetre.setWindowTitle("blabla");
    return app.exec();
}

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FenPrincipale.f

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#ifndef HEADER_FENPRINCIPALE
#define HEADER_FENPRINCIPALE
#include <QtGui>
class FenPrincipale : public QMainWindow
{
        public:
                FenPrincipale();
                ~FenPrincipale();
        private:
};
#endif

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FenPrincipale.CPP

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#include "FenPrincipale.h"
#include "myGLWidget.h"
FenPrincipale::FenPrincipale()
{
    QMdiArea *zoneCentrale = new QMdiArea;
    myGLWidget *plotFenetre = new myGLWidget;
    QMdiSubWindow *sousFenetre1 = zoneCentrale->addSubWindow(plotFenetre);
    setCentralWidget(zoneCentrale);
}
FenPrincipale::~FenPrincipale()
{
}

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MAIN.CPP

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#include <iostream>   
#include <QApplication>
#include "myGLWidget.h"
#include <QGridLayout>
#include "FenPrincipale.h"
 
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    FenPrincipale fenetre;
    fenetre.showMaximized();
    fenetre.setWindowTitle("blabla");
    return app.exec();
}

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myGLWidget.H

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#ifndef MYGLWIDGET_H
#define MYGLWIDGET_H
#include <QtOpenGL>
#include <QGLWidget>
#include <QKeyEvent>
class myGLWidget : public QGLWidget //this class herite from QGLWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
    myGLWidget();
    ~myGLWidget();
    void initializeGL();
    void resizeGL(int,int);
    void paintGL();
    void keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent *keyEvent );
 
public slots:
 
private:
    float rotateX;
    float rotateY;
    float rotateZ;
};
#endif // MYGLWIDGET_H

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myGLWidget.CPP

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#include <iostream>        
#include "myGLWidget.h"
#include <GL/gl.h>
#include <GL/glu.h>
using namespace std;
myGLWidget::myGLWidget() : QGLWidget()
{
 
}
myGLWidget::~myGLWidget()
{
 
}
void myGLWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
{
    cout << "clavier" << endl;
    if (keyEvent->key())
    {
        if (Qt::Key_Up)
        {
            rotateX=rotateX+2;
            repaint();
            updateGL();
            cout << "UP" << endl;
        }
    }
    else
    {
    }
}
void myGLWidget::initializeGL() 
{
    glShadeModel(GL_SMOOTH);
    glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
    glClearDepth(1.0f); 
    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); 
    glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL); 
    glHint(GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL_NICEST);
}
void myGLWidget::resizeGL(int width, int height) 
{
    if(height == 0)
    height = 1;
    glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    gluPerspective(45.0f, (GLfloat)width/(GLfloat)height, 0.1f, 100.0f);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
}
void myGLWidget::paintGL()
{
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glClearColor(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f);
    glMatrixMode( GL_MODELVIEW );
    glLoadIdentity( );
    gluLookAt( 1.2, 1.7, 1.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
    glPushMatrix( ); 
    glRotatef(rotateX,1.0f,0.0f,0.0f); 
    glRotatef(rotateY,0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
    glRotatef(rotateZ,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
    glBegin(GL_LINES); 
        //i draw
    glEnd();
}

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EDIT:
2°) i have a second question:

you can see in this programm that i never tell the methode : "paintGL()"

but openGL nevertheless draw when i compile my project, why?

First of all, you should initialize member variables rotateX, rotateY and rotateZ in constructor (set them to 0), because without it they will contain random values. Print them to see it yourself.
Second thing, this code :

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if (keyEvent->key())
    {
        if (Qt::Key_Up)
        {
            rotateX=rotateX+2;
            repaint();
            updateGL();
            cout << "UP" << endl;
        }
}

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is wrong. You should check if keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Up, not the two things separately.

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but openGL nevertheless draw when i compile my project, why?

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Because paintGL is called automatically when gl widget receives paintEvent.

This is your code.

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void myGLWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
{
    cout << "clavier" << endl;
    if (keyEvent->key())
    {
        if (Qt::Key_Up)
        {
            rotateX=rotateX+2;
            repaint();
            updateGL();
            cout << "UP" << endl;
        }
    }
    else
    {
    }
}

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Try this code

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void myGLWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
{
    cout << "clavier" << endl;
    if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Up) {
        rotateX=rotateX+2;
        updateGL();
        cout << "UP" << endl;
        keyEvent->accept();
    }
    else
        keyEvent->ignore();
}

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thank for you help but it still don't works:

=> my problem it's not here, my problem is due to my programm never go in the function:

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void myGLWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)

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i see this because i have put a "cout" in this function and this cout never show the keyword: "clavier"

=> if think i have a mistake a the management of keybord but i don't find it...
perhaps i have forgotten différents "#include " ???

=> can you try my code on your computer and say if it show the keyword "clavier" in your console?

thanks a lot

Check out these functions from QWidget class.

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Qt::FocusPolicy	focusPolicy () const
void	setFocusPolicy ( Qt::FocusPolicy policy )

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Because by default a widget has Qt::NoFocus flag set.

thank for your answer but i haven't understand because my english is not good :o

can you reformulate that i have to do this this function ?

just try

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this->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus)

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Call this in the constructor of the item.

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myGLWidget::myGLWidget() : QGLWidget()
{
       this->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus)
}

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like this

what happens if in your main window instead of

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FenPrincipale fenetre;
fenetre.showMaximized();

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you use

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myGLWidget fenetre;
fenetre.showMaximized();

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?

Hi,
The Qt::FocusPolicy property holds the way the widget accepts keyboard focus (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qwidg...cusPolicy-prop)
to enable keyboard focus, add a call to setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus) in the widget constructor :

myGLWidget::myGLWidget() : QGLWidget()
{
setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
}

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Originally Posted by meazza

just try

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this->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus)

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Call this in the constructor of the item.

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myGLWidget::myGLWidget() : QGLWidget()
{
       this->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus)
}

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like this

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yes it works !!! ;)

==> but i don't know why...

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yes it works !!!

==> but i don't know why...

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Well for the widget to be able to handle key-press event the widget has to have focus. Otherwise it is the MainWindow class which has focus and when you press your keyboard the MainWindow class will handle them and not the widget. Glad it works for you and also read what peace_comp posted and that link for more info

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Originally Posted by peace_comp

Hi,
The Qt::FocusPolicy property holds the way the widget accepts keyboard focus (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qwidg...cusPolicy-prop)
to enable keyboard focus, add a call to setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus) in the widget constructor :

myGLWidget::myGLWidget() : QGLWidget()
{
setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
}

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if i understand this line is to active keyboard ? :confused:

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Originally Posted by meazza

Well for the widget to be able to handle key-press event the widget has to have focus. Otherwise it is the MainWindow class which has focus and when you press your keyboard the MainWindow class will handle them and not the widget. Glad it works for you and also read what peace_comp posted and that link for more info

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ok thanks a lot ;)