StyleSheets and children

[spraff]

I just tried this:

void SomeWidget :: enterEvent (QEvent *) {
	setStyleSheet ("background-color: red");
}
 
void SomeWidget :: leaveEvent (QEvent *) {
	setStyleSheet (QString());
}

void SomeWidget :: enterEvent (QEvent *) {
	setStyleSheet ("background-color: red");
}

void SomeWidget :: leaveEvent (QEvent *) {
	setStyleSheet (QString());
}

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The widget's background color is not set, its children's background colours are!

How do I prevent the stylesheet from being inherited?

I've been trying to use the backgroundRole property instead -- to no effect. I need a solution in stylesheets for other reasons.

Thanks a lot, the folks on this forum have been a great help so far.

[spirit]

what do you want to achieve?

[wysota]

I think you might want to set autoFillBackground property to true. But I think what you really want is to use the :hover pseudo-state in the stylesheet (provided your widget is based on a widget that supports it). Or maybe you should just paint the background yourself and forget stylesheets - they are likely not for you...