Make QHeaderView Editable

[mechsin]

I have been searching around the fourm for a way to make the QHeadView editable when double clicked. The best link I found had only had and example file and the link was broken. I have been searching on and off for two weeks or so.

Anyway as I stated before I am trying to make a QHeaderView that is editable when double clicked. The best I have gotten it to create a line edit box and un hide it when a section is clicked. However none of the close edit signals are triggered when editting is done so I have no good way to pass the info of what was changed back to the dataset. I know that I need to use a delegate I just don't know how. I am writting in Python but at this point I will take help in any programming language.

Below is a sample of what I have come up with

class MyHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):
 
    def __init__(self,orientation,dataset,parent=None):
        super(MyHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.data = dataset
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed
 
        self.sectionedit = 0
 
        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.setHeaderData)
 
    def editHeader(self,section):
 
        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)
 
        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.sectionedit = section
 
    def setHeaderData(self, section, orientation, value,
                      role = QtCore.Qt.EditRole):
        # Update dataset
        pass

class MyHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):

    def __init__(self,orientation,dataset,parent=None):
        super(MyHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.data = dataset
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed

        self.sectionedit = 0

        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.setHeaderData)

    def editHeader(self,section):

        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)

        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.sectionedit = section

    def setHeaderData(self, section, orientation, value,
                      role = QtCore.Qt.EditRole):
        # Update dataset
        pass

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[wysota]

A delegate won't help you for QHeaderView. It doesn't have a full implementation of the model-view scheme and it doesn't use delegates. The only way to get an inline editor is what you're already trying -- put a line edit over the header section and intercept proper signals or reimplement event handlers. I would probably make the line edit a Qt::Popup and I would probably react to its close event as well as its returnPressed signal.

[mechsin]

Ok thanks for the help. I finally had time to get back to this project and tried making the QLineEdit a popup by setting its window flag I ran into problems however. This causes the line edit to show up at 0,0 absolute position, the upper left hand corner of my screen. On top of that it grabs focus when it shows up but then will not release it unless I click another window down on my applications bar(Windows), at which point it disappears it does reappear when I double click a section header.
Below is the updated code, just one line. I am going to continue to work on this just though I should reply

class MyHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):
 
    def __init__(self,orientation,dataset,parent=None):
        super(MyHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.data = dataset
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed
        self.line.setWindowFlags(QtCore.Qt.Popup)
 
        self.sectionedit = 0
 
        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.setHeaderData)
 
    def editHeader(self,section):
 
        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)
 
        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.sectionedit = section
 
    def setHeaderData(self, section, orientation, value,
                      role = QtCore.Qt.EditRole):
        # Update dataset
        pass

class MyHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):

    def __init__(self,orientation,dataset,parent=None):
        super(MyHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.data = dataset
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed
        self.line.setWindowFlags(QtCore.Qt.Popup)

        self.sectionedit = 0

        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.setHeaderData)

    def editHeader(self,section):

        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)

        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.sectionedit = section

    def setHeaderData(self, section, orientation, value,
                      role = QtCore.Qt.EditRole):
        # Update dataset
        pass

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[wysota]

Most of what you describe is caused by the popup flag. If you reposition the element to its proper place it should behave correctly. If that's not what you want, you can resign from using the popup flag however you'll have hard time determining when to hide the widget.

[mechsin]

I tried using the popup flag but placing the line edit became troublesome. It seems that when I made it a popup it changes it positioning coordinates from being with reference to the widget to being global. This made it difficult to place the line edit in the right place. Also this made the line edit slightly larger than the header. So this got me thinking really all I need is to be able to connect the editingFinished signal to be connected to the setHeaderData slot. The initial problem of course is setHeaderData is expecting section orientation and value arguments from its caller. Is there a way to add those into my connecting declaration or is there some way to redefine the editingFinished signal to output these.

I guess what I am asking is, is there a way to overload the editingFinshed signal or create a new signal that will output the proper arguments?

[wysota]

I tried using the popup flag but placing the line edit became troublesome. It seems that when I made it a popup it changes it positioning coordinates from being with reference to the widget to being global. This made it difficult to place the line edit in the right place.

QWidget::mapToGlobal()

So this got me thinking really all I need is to be able to connect the editingFinished signal to be connected to the setHeaderData slot.

I don't think that's enough.

[mechsin]

I finally came up with a solution for this and wanted to post it here it seemed to be a common problem.

class MetaHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):
 
    def __init__(self,orientation,parent=None):
        super(MetaHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.setMovable(True)
        self.setClickable(True)
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed
        # This is needed because I am having a werid issue that I believe has
        # to do with it losing focus after editing is done.
        self.line.blockSignals(True)
        self.sectionedit = 0
        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.doneEditing)
 
    def doneEditing(self):
        # This block signals needs to happen first otherwise I have lose focus
        # problems again when there are no rows
        self.line.blockSignals(True)
        self.line.setHidden(True)
        oldname = self.model().dataset.field(self.sectionedit)
        newname = str(self.line.text())
        self.model().dataset.changeFieldName(oldname, newname)
        self.line.setText('')
        self.setCurrentIndex(QtCore.QModelIndex())
 
    def editHeader(self,section):
        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)
 
        self.line.setText(self.model().dataset.field(section).name)
        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.blockSignals(False) # Let it send signals
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.line.selectAll()
        self.sectionedit = section

class MetaHeaderView(QtGui.QHeaderView):

    def __init__(self,orientation,parent=None):
        super(MetaHeaderView, self).__init__(orientation,parent)
        self.setMovable(True)
        self.setClickable(True)
        # This block sets up the edit line by making setting the parent
        # to the Headers Viewport.
        self.line = QtGui.QLineEdit(parent=self.viewport())  #Create
        self.line.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop) # Set the Alignmnet
        self.line.setHidden(True) # Hide it till its needed
        # This is needed because I am having a werid issue that I believe has
        # to do with it losing focus after editing is done.
        self.line.blockSignals(True)
        self.sectionedit = 0
        # Connects to double click
        self.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.editHeader)
        self.line.editingFinished.connect(self.doneEditing)

    def doneEditing(self):
        # This block signals needs to happen first otherwise I have lose focus
        # problems again when there are no rows
        self.line.blockSignals(True)
        self.line.setHidden(True)
        oldname = self.model().dataset.field(self.sectionedit)
        newname = str(self.line.text())
        self.model().dataset.changeFieldName(oldname, newname)
        self.line.setText('')
        self.setCurrentIndex(QtCore.QModelIndex())

    def editHeader(self,section):
        # This block sets up the geometry for the line edit
        edit_geometry = self.line.geometry()
        edit_geometry.setWidth(self.sectionSize(section))
        edit_geometry.moveLeft(self.sectionViewportPosition(section))
        self.line.setGeometry(edit_geometry)

        self.line.setText(self.model().dataset.field(section).name)
        self.line.setHidden(False) # Make it visiable
        self.line.blockSignals(False) # Let it send signals
        self.line.setFocus()
        self.line.selectAll()
        self.sectionedit = section

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