QGraphicsView::translate

[chaoticbob]

I don't seem to understand what QGraphicsView::translate does...was wondering if someone could help me understand it. From what I gathered by reading the documentation, it's suppose to apply the x,y to the transformation matrix. I'm lead to believe that this is suppose to move the scene + content around in the view. However, it just remains fixed at the center. I'm basing this on the QRect that is handed to me in QGraphicsScene::drawBackground. Do I need to apply a transfrom to the rect? If so - how do I get the current view's transform matrix?

I've also tried centerOn with no sucess.

What am I misunderstanding here?

Thanks.

[wysota]

Is your scene bigger than your view? If not, translating the view won't change anything.

[chaoticbob]

I see what you mean by that now. How do I translate the origin of my scene in a view so that it's somewhere other than dead center?

Also - do you know if I can turn off that auto scroll when I add items close to the edge of the view?

Thanks.

[wysota]

The view inherits QAbstractScrollArea. Dig out the rest yourself

To anchor the scene to something else than the centre of the view (if it is smaller than the view) use the QGraphicsView::alignment property.

[chaoticbob]

Thanks. That's a good starting point.