QFileDialog

[rmagro]

Hey guys, is it possible to add a custom button to a QfileDialog to select all files in the current dir, with Qt4?
thx
roby

[bmhautz]

Hey guys, is it possible to add a custom button to a QfileDialog to select all files in the current dir, with Qt4?
thx
roby

Is there a special reason for a separate button instead of using the "Ctrl-A" shortcut key?

[Lykurg]

Well you can subclass QFileDialog and add a custom button to the layout which holds the other button. Then add a slot which selects all files. That's it.

[rmagro]

Many thx for your kind reply..

can you provide an example about how to select all file programmatrically.. it seems to me that Qt4 dos not have anymore this functionality..

[Lykurg]

can you provide an example about how to select all file programmatrically.. it seems to me that Qt4 dos not have anymore this functionality..

True, I can't find such a function. Crazy. A hack inside a subclass could be:

QListView* w = qobject_cast<QListView*>(itemDelegate()->parent());
    if (w)
    {
        w->selectAll();
    }

QListView* w = qobject_cast<QListView*>(itemDelegate()->parent());
    if (w)
    {
        w->selectAll();
    }

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[rmagro]

very kind,
thanks

[rmagro]

does "Ctrl-A" shortcut key work for you to select all files in a QFileDialog?

[bmhautz]

does "Ctrl-A" shortcut key work for you to select all files in a QFileDialog?

Yes, the Ctrl-A shortcut does work in a QFileDialog (at least on Windows, but it should work on every platform, take a look at http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.6/qkeysequence.html for more information).