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    Default see-through and "click-through" program

    I just finished building a analog clock. What I aim to do is re-create a cool feature I found on a Desktop clock program. Which is having the clock always on top of any windows(included movies playing fullscreen, but I dont want that...) and it being see-through and "click-through", in other words if I have to click on a window behind it, I can, while it continues to be on top of the window. I hope you can understand what I mean..

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Sure we do. So what's the problem?
    Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Haha.. Ok I discovered the name of the Clock I wanna copy, its called "ClocX". It has several options like:
    Always on top
    Pin to Desktop
    Click through
    Unmovable window
    On mouse-over lower opacity
    etc...

    So those features I would like to copy. Especially the click-through, the others I might be able to do myself.
    Link: www.clocx.net

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

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    Last edited by been_1990; 3rd October 2009 at 13:07. Reason: double post

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Well, you could just h ave said:

    Is there a way to passthrough klicks through a Qt Application like blah blah does.
    Plx help me, I did blah blah but no success.

    Greets <your name here>

    and btw I'd like to know that feature too, but I can't do anything at this point for you/me.

    Greets

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    someone else got an idea?

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Am not sure but may be Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents can help you.

    Also look for QWidget::setWindowOpacity , Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents works only on child widgets, not for top level main windows.

    I heard what possible cut 1 pix hole under mouse cursors for this.

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents may work for me cause my clock is a QT::Tool and child widget. I did that so the clock would not get a taskbar button. Will try and post results.

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents did not work. It makes my clock not appear.

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    so..? Anyone know why? Does anyone have a working example?

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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Quote Originally Posted by been_1990 View Post
    Does anyone have a working example?
    How about showing us a non-working one first?
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    Default Re: see-through and "click-through" program

    Ok.
    This is my main.cpp:
    Qt Code:
    1. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    2. {
    3. QApplication a(argc, argv);
    4. Widget w;
    5. w.show();
    6. return a.exec();
    7. }
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    This is Widget class .cpp:

    #include <QtGUI>
    #include "ui_widget.h"
    #include "clock.h"

    Qt Code:
    1. Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent)
    2. : QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::Clock)
    3. {
    4. ui->setupUi(this);
    5. Clock c;
    6. c.show();
    7. }
    8.  
    9. Widget::~Widget()
    10. {
    11. delete ui;
    12. }
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    And here is clock.cpp

    Qt Code:
    1. Clock::Clock(QWidget *parent)
    2. : QGraphicsView(parent)
    3. {
    4. setWindowFlags(Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
    5. setWindowFlags(Qt::Tool | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
    6. setStyleSheet("background: transparent; border: none");
    7. this->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
    8. this->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
    9. }
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    I didn't post the whole files, but if needed no prob.

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