QListView::setSelectionRectVisible(bool)

[ouekah]

Hi,

could someone explain why the following:

this->sectorsList = new QListWidget;
this->sectorsList->setSortingEnabled(true);
this->sectorsList->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
this->sectorsList->setSelectionRectVisible(false);

this->sectorsList = new QListWidget;
this->sectorsList->setSortingEnabled(true);
this->sectorsList->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
this->sectorsList->setSelectionRectVisible(false);

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doesn't work (i.e. the rectangle is still visible) ?

The documentation says the following:

Note: The selection rectangle will only be visible if the selection mode is in a mode where more than one item can be selected; i.e., it will not draw a selection rectangle if the selection mode is QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection.

The selection mode is QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection which is why the rectangle is visible. Does it mean that QListView::setSelectionRectVisible(bool) has no effect ?

[ouekah]

Is the selection rectangle the rectangle around the QListWidget displayed when one clicks on the widget ?

[Lykurg]

Are you sure it is the selection rectangle? Isn't it the focus indication?

[ouekah]

I'm affraid I don't know. Could you explain me what is the selection rectangle and why do we use it for ?