Arh, OK, then use a factory function to build the QWidget class. Something like this. If you need the class name to be different each time, and I don't think you do as it's overkill then you want to a metaclass. But you don't :) so it's all ok. But if you're interested here's a link.
http://jasonmbaker.com/python-metaclasses-in-depth?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+posterous%2FNmsE+%28Jason+in+a+Nutshell%29&utm_content=Google+Reader def FactoryTab(TabName): ''' Creates a QWidget via loadUiType and returns the new class ''' dynamicUI = ThisDir + "/" + TabName + ".ui" if os.path.exists(dynamicUI): UIForn, UIBase = uic.loadUiType(dynamicUI) class Tab(UIBase, UIForn): def __init__(self, parent = None): super(Tab, self).__init__(parent) self.setupUi(self) return Tab On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:56 PM, <br...@meljunky.com> wrote: > If I print the results from the loadUiType I get the following results: > <class 'Ui_Form'> <class 'PyQt4.QtGui.QWidget'> > > The addTab method wants a QWidget. The method describe under the Ui_Form > are retranslateUi and setupUi. I even tried passing the methods as both > bound and unbound. > > Thanks, > -brian > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Maya-Python] Calling a compiled QT file in Maya > From: David Moulder <da...@thirstydevil.co.uk> > Date: Mon, August 09, 2010 1:15 am > To: python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com > > Hi Brain, > > I believe loadUiType returns a tuple where the 1st Widget is your compiled > UI Widget and the second Widget is it's base class. So you need to do... > > self.MainTab.addTab(tabForm (), "FooTab") > > not... > > self.MainTab.addTab(tabBase(), "FooTab") > > It does take a while to get used to Qt but the advantages are such that > it's worth keeping at it. At the end you'll know a GUI API that is cross > platform and Maya independent. > > - Dave > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 4:19 AM, <br...@meljunky.com> wrote: > >> Using the pastebin example I changed the AddTab method too: >> >> def AddTab(self, item): >> if item.text() == "Foo": >> # Add a QWidget to your tab.... self.TabWidget >> # use any method here.. uic.loadUiType() or just define your own >> class's in this file for each tab. >> tabForm ,tabBase = uic.loadUiType(thisDir + "/tab.ui") >> self.MainTab.addTab(tabBase(), "FooTab") >> >> tab.ui is a QWidget based ui. MainTab is the named QTabWidget created in >> the uiMain.ui. (I commented that section out). Anyway, when I clicked on >> "Foo" it creates the "FooTab", but it does NOT contain any of the widgets >> that I created tab.ui. >> >> Thanks, >> -brian >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [Maya-Python] Calling a compiled QT file in Maya >> From: David Moulder <da...@thirstydevil.co.uk> >> Date: Fri, August 06, 2010 7:23 am >> To: python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com >> >> Yes totally, >> >> Just add a signal that calls a method to add a QWidget to a QTabWidget >> >> How you create the QWidget would be up to you. You could just create a >> QWidget class for each tab, or use loadUiType with a factory function. >> >> Form, Base = uic.loadUiType(uifile) >> >> <script src="http://pastebin.com/embed_js.php?i=We9uVQWU";></ >> script> >> >> You should see the pastbin file above. >> The ui file I can't upload but you should be able to create your main UI >> with Designer... >> >> -Dave >> >> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:24 AM, John Creson <johncre...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You could also parent it into a layout in a standard maya window, that >>> should act in Maya like a std maya window. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 6:44 PM, David Moulder <da...@thirstydevil.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> > Arh, had that a few times in the past. From what I remember it was due >>> to >>> > bad inheritance (Try a QDialog). I think I had it when I was using >>> > QTabWidget and I hadn't set the allowed area's correctly. >>> > >>> > -Dave >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM, <br...@meljunky.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Figured out the "_" thing, guess I should grab working code >>> >> online. Appears uic.compileUI does use pyuic4 >>> >> >>> >> No, it doesnt run everytime an instance is made. Well, plan on >>> >> making compile Ui files when a py is not found. >>> >> >>> >> Now, the window (partically displayed) is literaly embeded in the top >>> left >>> >> corner of Maya making it unuseable. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> -brian >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -------- Original Message -------- >>> >> Subject: Re: [Maya-Python] Calling a compiled QT file in Maya >>> >> From: David Moulder <da...@thirstydevil.co.uk> >>> >> Date: Thu, August 05, 2010 10:55 am >>> >> To: python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com >>> >> >>> >> To parent your window you well need to get the Maya main window and >>> pass >>> >> that in as the parent widget >>> >> >>> >> > 2011 >>> >> >>> >> def GetMayaMainWindow(): >>> >> ''' >>> >> :returns: The QtWidget that pertains to the Maya Main Window >>> >> ''' >>> >> import maya.OpenMayaUI as mui >>> >> import sip >>> >> ptr = mui.MQtUtil.mainWindow() >>> >> if ptr: >>> >> return sip.wrapinstance(long(ptr), QtCore.QObject) >>> >> >>> >> Then pass the resulting QWidget into your class >>> >> >>> >> eg >>> >> a = Browser(GetMayaMainWindow()) >>> >> >>> >> I don't know about uic.compileUI as I pre compile all my ui files with >>> the >>> >> pyuic4.exe from the command line. >>> >> >>> >> Well, not exactly. I wrote a PyQt ui to browser and convert them on >>> >> double click using os.system >>> >> >>> >> cmd = 'pyuic4 %s > %s' % (DesignFile, OutPutFile) >>> >> os.system(cmd) >>> >> >>> >> To be honest, it was on of the 1st things I did so I've never looked >>> at >>> >> another way to convert files. Does your method convert each and every >>> time >>> >> you make an instance? >>> >> >>> >> -Dave >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 5:18 PM, <br...@meljunky.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I edited the class below to reference the class for my browser using >>> the >>> >>> following lines of code to show the window: >>> >>> >>> >>> a = Browser() >>> >>> a.show() >>> >>> >>> >>> Two things happen.. first the window does not stay "parented" to the >>> main >>> >>> Maya window and will disappear under Maya. >>> >>> >>> >>> Second... using the compiled version of calculatorform that comes >>> with Qt >>> >>> works fine. However, when I used uic.compileUi to complile the >>> >>> calculatorform.ui. I get the following error: >>> >>> >>> >>> # Error: ... global name '_' is not defined # >>> >>> >>> >>> The compiler added a '_' that doesn't belong. For example: >>> >>> >>> >>> CalculatorForm.setWindowTitle(_( u"Calculator Form")) >>> >>> >>> >>> If I removed the '_', it will open. >>> >>> >>> >>> Also, on a ui that I created I had to comment out the following lines >>> >>> because: >>> >>> test.setCentralWidget(self.centralwidget) >>> >>> test.setMenuBar(self.menubar) >>> >>> test.setStatusBar(self.statusbar) >>> >>> >>> >>> They cause a Attribute Error such as: >>> >>> # Error: AttributeError ... 'Browser' object has no attribute >>> >>> 'setCentralWidget' # >>> >>> >>> >>> Is there a way to get a compiled version of a Ui to open without >>> having >>> >>> to edit the file? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -brian >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> >>> Subject: Re: [Maya-Python] Calling a compiled QT file in Maya >>> >>> From: David Moulder <da...@thirstydevil.co.uk> >>> >>> Date: Thu, August 05, 2010 8:09 am >>> >>> To: python_inside_maya@googlegroups.com >>> >>> >>> >>> I use multiple inheritance... >>> >>> >>> >>> import ui_Browser >>> >>> class Browser(QtGui.QWidget, ui_Browser.Ui_Form): >>> >>> def __init__(self, parent=None): >>> >>> super(Browser, self).__init__(parent) >>> >>> self.setupUi(self) >>> >>> self.setObjectName('Browser') >>> >>> self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose) >>> >>> >>> >>> -Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 2:39 PM, meljunky <br...@meljunky.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Trying to get QT Ui file to work in Maya I could use the loadUI >>> >>>> command for example: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> import maya.cmds as cmds >>> >>>> dialog = >>> cmds.loadUI(f=r'C:/Python26/Lib/site-packages/PyQt4/examples/ >>> >>>> designer/calculatorform/calculatorform.ui') >>> >>>> cmds.showWindow(dialog) >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Don't expect the calculator to actually work but the UI opens in >>> Maya. >>> >>>> But, I want to be able to edit UI elements so I used uic.compileUi >>> to >>> >>>> convert the file into a Python file in hopes to make method calls to >>> >>>> add and remove UI elements while the window is open. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The first four lines are: >>> >>>> from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui >>> >>>> >>> >>>> class Ui_CalculatorForm(object): >>> >>>> def setupUi(self, CalculatorForm): >>> >>>> ... >>> >>>> >>> >>>> At this point I don't know how to call the Ui_CalculatorForm class >>> >>>> method setupUi since it needs a different class called >>> CalculatorForm. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> David Moulder >>> >>> http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d >>> >>> -- >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> David Moulder >>> >> http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d >>> >> -- >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > David Moulder >>> > http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d >>> > >>> > -- >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >>> -- >>> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> David Moulder >> http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d >> -- >> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >> >> -- >> http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya >> > > > > -- > David Moulder > http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > -- David Moulder http://www.google.com/profiles/squish3d -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
