so you are confirming the development of the ui using qt designer and .ui/.uic files is more dynamic? refreshes when you expect it to?
s On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:55 AM, Tim Crowson <[email protected] > wrote: > Ah! I think I was looking at an older Example file. Looking at this new > one, yeah, that seems like a good way to go. > > Good to know about the Pick Session stuff. Thanks! > > -Tim > > > > > On 8/23/2012 6:13 PM, Steven Caron wrote: > > 1) you can launch softimage code from a pyqt app, so use a normal > pickelement, pickobject, or pickposition. then process the return values in > your python code. > > 2) i haven't done enough development using uic files so i haven't the > experience with this but could you instead use the pyqt_example.py way of > using uic files and let me know if that refreshes? > > https://github.com/caron/PyQtForSoftimage/blob/master/src/pyqt_example.py > > s > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Tim Crowson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Finally found some time to get Steve Caron's PyQtForSoftimage plugin up >> and running. Working great so far! Big thanks to Steve and any other >> contributors! Among other things, I'm impressed with how much more >> responsive PyQt is in pulling data from Shotgun. >> >> I have two questions: >> >> 1) Are Pick Sessions possible? >> >> 2) I'm having an issue where my PyQt UIs don't refresh unless I restart >> Soft. Instead of compiling a .ui file, or even coding the UI by hand in the >> constructor, I'm using Pyqt4.uic to interpret the UI at runtime. Like so... >> * >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------------------- >> from PyQt4 import uic >> from PyQt4.QtGui import QMainWindow >> >> form_class = uic.loadUiType(r"Path\to\my\uiFile.ui") >> >> class MainWindow( QMainWindow, form_class ): >> def __init__(self, parent): >> QMainWindow.__init__(self, parent) >> self.setupUi(self) >> >> def XSILoadPlugin( in_reg ): >> in_reg.Name = "someTool" >> in_reg.Author = "Tim Crowson" >> in_reg.RegisterCommand( "someTool" ) >> >> def someTool_Execute(): >> import sip >> sianchor = Application.getQtSoftimageAnchor() >> sianchor = sip.wrapinstance( long(sianchor), QMainWindow ) >> ui = MainWindow( sianchor ) >> ui.show()* >> *------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------------------- >> * >> So far, this works really well. I'm getting my form_class outside any >> class or function definition, so Softimage runs this at startup. But this >> means that my form_class does not get updated by simply 'Reloading' the >> plugin or running 'Update All' from the plugin manager (should it?). I have >> to actually restart Softimage to see any UI updates. I'm wondering how I >> can go this route and update my UI without having to restart Soft. >> >> -- >> >> >> *Tim Crowson >> **Lead CG Artist* >> >> *Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio, Inc. >> *2525 Lebanon Pike, Building C. Nashville, TN 37214 >> *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com >> [email protected] >> >> >> > > > -- > > > >
