so have you tried aloys' suggestion? creepy timer event or not, does it work?
also, what bits and pieces do you need? outside the changing of the events/signal/slots method the PyQtForSoftimage plugin uses, the plugin is rather simple but complete. s On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Stefan Kubicek <s...@tidbit-images.com>wrote: > Ha, I remember that post! > > Yet, I believe that the bottom line was that your approach was more robust > and faster, > hence I simply tried to do the same thing that you do in C++ in Python. > Also, I want to use it for a very time critical thing and that timer event > gives me the creeps :-) > Ultimately I wanted that it could be adapted and changed quickly without > having to write c++ code and compile anything, Linux was just an > afterthought (we don't use it, but since Alan asked I thought it was one > more reason to give it a try). It's cost me a day and I'm not getting > anywhere, I don't even know how to debug it, it just crashes hard and > Visual Studio won't say a thing even when it's connected to the XSI process. > > Anyway, thanks for bringing it back up Steven. > I will probably take the C++ route and add my own bits and pieces where > required. > > Stefan > > > > > are you trying to make a pure python version of the plugin? >> >> eric hulser at blur had a pure python version working using pyhook but it >> was filled with various instabilities. >> http://sourceforge.net/apps/**mediawiki/pyhook/index.php?** >> title=Main_Page<http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pyhook/index.php?title=Main_Page> >> >> also, aloys has posted on the original PyQtForSoftimage thread talking >> about ways to do it in pure python on linux. >> >> For the linux afficionados out there, you can get very simple and pure >> >>> python implementation of PyQt in Softimage by just implementing a XSI >>> Timer >>> event and running this code, which emulates the Qt event loop: >>> >>> def ALUIHelpers_Events_onTimer_ >>> OnEvent(ctx): >>> app = QtGui.QApplication.instance() >>> if app: >>> app.processEvents() >>> app.sendPostedEvents(None, QtCore.QEvent.DeferredDelete) >>> >>> We found 20ms for the timer to be good enough for most UIs. >>> Lately, with the combination QOpenGL widgets and image players, we bumped >>> up to 5ms and using a C++ implementation. >>> We have been using PyQt inside Softimage/Maya for the last two years and >>> it's been great so far, it's good to see more people jumping on board and >>> sharing code! >>> >>> >> -steven >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 4:40 AM, Stefan Kubicek <s...@tidbit-images.com >> >wrote: >> >> Find attached a very basic test version I put together on Tuesday that >>> should just respond to mouse clicks by printing out which mouse button >>> was >>> pressed (replace stevens dll with this one, restart softimage and in the >>> plugin manager right-click on the getQtSoftimageAnchor command of the >>> plugin and choose Invoke... from the popup menu. >>> >>> Aaaaand...what you get is an instant fast exit to the desktop, and I'm >>> entirely clueless why. >>> I tried a couple of things (inlcuding using WH_MOUSE_LL instead of >>> WH_MOUSE in line 110, which at least doesn't crash but simply does >>> nothing >>> else either). >>> >>> I get the same result using the "listenerKeyboard" procedure starting at >>> line 93, btw. >>> >>> If ne1 with more indepth knowledge of win32api, ctypes, mouse and >>> keyboard >>> hooks wants to take a closer look please be my guest, it would be cool to >>> get this running and not having to compile anything for each new version >>> of >>> QT, PySide or Softimage, including hope for a working Linux version. Any >>> hints are highly welcome too. >>> >>> Of course, there's also a good chance that this can never work due to >>> architectural restrictions (e.g. the way Python is talking to Softimage), >>> but what do I know. >>> >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > ------------------------------**------------- > Stefan Kubicek Co-founder > ------------------------------**------------- > keyvis digital imagery > Wehrgasse 9 - Grüner Hof > 1050 Vienna Austria > Phone: +43/699/12614231 > --- www.keyvis.at ste...@keyvis.at --- > -- This email and its attachments are > --confidential and for the recipient only-- > >
