QGraphicsItem visible in only one QGraphicsView and hidden in the other

[Stef]

I have a QGraphicsScene which I populate with QGraphicsItems. Next I have two QGraphicsViews, one acting as the main view and the other as an overview. Both QGraphicsViews scenes are set with the same scene. Now I want to have a special QGraphicsItem which is visible in the overview QGraphicsView but is not visible in the mainviews QGraphicsView.

How can I achieve this? Currently the item is added to the scene and I see it in both views. I can hide it but then it is hidden in both views.

[SixDegrees]

You might be able to leverage the view's drawItems() function. Generally, though, this sounds like a bad idea. You might also have a look at the view's drawForeground and drawBackground functions, depending on what it is you're trying to accomplish.

[stampede]

QGraphicsScene has a virtual "drawItems" method, its last parameter is a "pointer to the widget that is being painted on". I think by default it points to QGraphicsView::viewport() widget, maybe you could use this information somehow to distinguish between main view and the overview.

[Stef]

You might be able to leverage the view's drawItems() function. Generally, though, this sounds like a bad idea. You might also have a look at the view's drawForeground and drawBackground functions, depending on what it is you're trying to accomplish.

Thank you very much for the fast replies, SixDegrees and stampede

drawForeground was exactly what I was looking for! Don't know how I've missed it. Thanks again!