QSystemTrayIcon doesnt seem to emit activated signal on icon click

[mhogomchungu]

that space was probably added by the forum when i pasted the code, its not on my code here. I am not getting any warnings on the command line, no error, no warnings.

The implementations of the "trayClicked function is below

void zuluCrypt::trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::Activation Reason e)
{
std::cout << "ds" << std::endl ;
if( e == QSystemTrayIcon::Trigger){

if(this->isVisible() == true)
this->hide();
else
this->show();
}
}

I am using Qt Creator and that "ds" string would have showed up in the "application output window" if i run the program from within Qt Creator if the function was called.

[norobro]

Works fine here:

#include <QtGui>
#include <iostream>
 
class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
 
    Q_OBJECT
 
public:
    MainWindow(){
        QTableWidget *tw = new QTableWidget(3,3,this); // added re: your question above.
        setCentralWidget(tw);
        QSystemTrayIcon *trayIcon = new QSystemTrayIcon(this);
        trayIcon->setIcon(QIcon("../icons/googleearth-icon.png"));
        trayIcon->show();
        connect(trayIcon,SIGNAL(activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)),this,SLOT(trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)));
    }
 
private slots:
    void trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason e){
        std::cout << "ds" << std::endl;
        if( e == QSystemTrayIcon::Trigger){
            if(this->isVisible() == true) this->hide();
            else this->show();
        }
    }
};
 
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();
    app.exec();
}
 
#include "main.moc"

#include <QtGui>
#include <iostream>

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {

    Q_OBJECT

public:
    MainWindow(){
        QTableWidget *tw = new QTableWidget(3,3,this); // added re: your question above.
        setCentralWidget(tw);
        QSystemTrayIcon *trayIcon = new QSystemTrayIcon(this);
        trayIcon->setIcon(QIcon("../icons/googleearth-icon.png"));
        trayIcon->show();
        connect(trayIcon,SIGNAL(activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)),this,SLOT(trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)));
    }

private slots:
    void trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason e){
        std::cout << "ds" << std::endl;
        if( e == QSystemTrayIcon::Trigger){
            if(this->isVisible() == true) this->hide();
            else this->show();
        }
    }
};


int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    MainWindow w;
    w.show();
    app.exec();
}

#include "main.moc"

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[norobro]

Took a look at your app and your problem is that you have your mainwindow (zulucrypt) set to Qt::ApplicationModal

[mhogomchungu]

I took your code, put in qt creator, build and run it and the tray shows on the system tray but without an icon which is understandable because i dont have that icon in that path but the tray does not respond to clicks but atleast now i have an output and it says:

Object::connect: No such slot MainWindow::trayClicked(QSystemTrayIcon::Activatio nReason)

so i guess this is progress.

What tool did you use to write, build and run the code in? This could be a Qt creator 2.3.1 + Qt 4.7.4 specific issue

[norobro]

Did you read post #8? Try changing the zuluCrypt mainwindow from ApplicationModal to WindowModal and check the behavior.

This could be a Qt creator 2.3.1 + Qt 4.7.4 specific issue

Don't think so. I'm using QtCreator 2.2.1 & Qt 4.7.3 (64 bit).

Try it from the command line:
mkdir systraytest && cd systraytest
touch main.cpp
open main.cpp with your favorite editor and paste in the code. Save
qmake -project
qmake
make
./systraytest

Again, it works fine on a Debian Sid (KDE) box.

[entee]

I am using Qt Creator and that "ds" string would have showed up in the "application output window" if i run the program from within Qt Creator if the function was called.

#include <QDebug>
qDebug() << "ds";

#include <QDebug>
qDebug() << "ds";

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