Is there any way to load qt compiled c++ code in maya?
//example code
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
ui->labell->setText("Hello");
}
actually i was created basic ui with text and push button, what i want is text should change to hello when i push button and i achieved that. so this connections were made with above code, after compiling this all works fine but when i load ui file in maya and i pushes the button text doesn't changes because actually code was written in c++. so, is there any alternative to load that code too along with ui file?
thank you,
Anvesh Chary
To load a .ui file in Maya, I've previously done this in python, I'm not sure about C++ but I don't believe maya interprets C++ directly anyway (I could be wrong there).
import maya.cmds as cmds
ve = cmds.about(version=True)
conv = "%s"%ve
versionOutput = float(conv[0:4])
def mayaVers():
cmds.warning("You're using Maya %s! You need to be using Maya 2011 or greater to be compatible with this script.\n" % conv);
def loadUIWindow():
if versionOutput >= 2011:
if (cmds.dockControl('dockUIWindow', exists=True)):
cmds.deleteUI('dockUIWindow')
scriptsDirectory = cmds.internalVar(usd=True)
UIWindow = cmds.loadUI(uiFile=scriptsDirectory + "/uifilename.ui")
dockSoftMod = cmds.dockControl('dockUIWindow',area="left", content='uiwindowname', label="")
else:
mayaVers()
loadUIWindow()
Here's how I've done it in the past, if you're just looking to source a UI file into the Maya session, this is how it can be done.
Obviously you'll need to either put your ui file in the scripts directory, or change the uiFilePath to your file.
Also, the content flag in the dockControl is important, this needs to be the name of the window or control that you're trying to dock. Let's say you have called your UI file wrapper 'win', the content flag would need to be the same.
EDIT
After you load the UI file, you can edit any element in the window if you know it's name.
cmds.button('ParentBtn', edit=1, command="parentObject()")
Hope this helps.
Related
I've been trying to make a simple wxWidgets program with just a button with a picture on it. I've been able to make the button with the image on it easily enough, but my problem arises when including it.
So far, I've only been able to fetch the image during run-time (the image has to be in the same folder as the .exe file; otherwise, I get error 2: the system cannot find the file specified). With this method, I have no problems -- the program works just fine. What I'm trying to do, however, is to #include the file so that it is embedded during compile-time, so that it doesn't need to be available during run-time.
I've tried #including the file (both as .png and as .xpm), and I've also tried adding it to the resource includes (this is on Visual Studio 2017). Neither of these worked -- the first method still required the image to be in the same folder, and the second failed during compilation (as far as I can tell, it wasn't able to read the .xpm file).
Here is the relevant code, if it helps:
/*relevant includes*/
#include "happyFace.png" //this isn't working. the file is still needed
||
#include "happyFace.xpm" //ditto
/*I have also tried putting these lines in the resource includes.*/
/*code*/
wxInitAllImageHandlers();
wxBitmap bitmap("happyFace.xpm", wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM); //only works in same directory at run-time
||
wxBitmap bitmap("happyFace.png", wxBITMAP_TYPE_PNG); //ditto
wxButton *button = new wxButton(this, ID_BMP_BUTTON);
button->SetBitmap(bitmap);
//the rest of the button programming and stuff
Sorry if I haven't provided enough information; I can provide more if necessary. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks!
Two possibilities... Number 1 is simplest. It's been a long time since I wrote the code I'm looking at, so the details are fuzzy.
In Visual Studio, Solution Explorer, add the image into the resource files. Assume the name of the resourse is sample.rc. Then it can be used like so to set the main icon...
SetIcon(wxICON(sample));
Method 1 must be used in order for MS Windows Explorer to display the main icon. I do not remember how to use .rc resources for other things, but it should be easy to figure out.
I did it this way before I discovered VS resource (.rc) files. Compile the file-image into the program "by hand." In other words, write a program that will read an image file and produce bit-for-bit copy in a .cpp file. Then compile that .cpp into the program. Here I have the file-image in memory as an object named dj::main_cursor. Note that the in-memory version is a bit-for-bit copy of a .cur file.
dj::captured_file &c1file(dj::main_cursor);
wxMemoryInputStream cistr(c1file.contents, c1file.size);
cursor1 = wxCursor(wxImage(cistr, wxBITMAP_TYPE_CUR));
FYI, I defined the structure dj::captured_file like so:
struct captured_file {
const char *name;
const unsigned long size;
const void *contents;
captured_file(const char*fn, size_t sz, const void*c)
: name(fn)
, contents(c)
, size(sz)
{}
};
See also, Embedding PNG Images into Windows RC Files
I found some other documentation.
Resources and Application Icon All applications using wxMSW should
have a Windows resource file (.rc extension) and this file should
include include/wx/msw/wx.rc file which defines resources used by
wxWidgets itself.
Among other things, wx.rc defines some standard icons, all of which
have names starting with the "wx" prefix. This normally ensures that
any icons defined in the application's own resource file come before
them in alphabetical order which is important because Explorer
(Windows shell) selects the first icon in alphabetical order to use as
the application icon which is displayed when viewing its file in the
file manager. So if all the icons defined in your application start
with "x", "y" or "z", they won't be used by Explorer. To avoid this,
ensure that the icon which is meant to be used as the main application
icon has a name preceding "wxICON" in alphabetical order.
http://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.1.0/page_port.html
Here is how you should do it:
#include "happyFace.xpm"
wxBitmap bitmap = wxBitmap( happyFace ); // assuming the variable name is "happyFace" inside the xpm
Then you will use bitmap object just like usual. Assuming that the file happyFace.xpm is available for compilation.
I am trying to use Unity, with a build script that creates my application by ultimately invoking BuildPipeline from the script. I am trying to figure out how to set up the icons, however. After calling PlayerSettings.SetIconsForTargetGroup and invoking BuildPipline.BuildPlayer, the appropriate icon does not show up for the executable file produced, nor display when the program is running.
I am currently using the following code.
Texture2D texture = AssetDatabase.LoadMainAssetAtPath(iconFile) as Texture2D;
int [] sizeList = PlayerSettings.GetIconSizesForTargetGroup(BuildTargetGroup.Standalone);
Texture2D[] iconList = new Texture2D[sizeList.Length];
for(int i=0;i<sizeList.Length;i++)
{
int iconSize = sizeList[i];
iconList[i] = (Texture2D)Instantiate(texture);
iconList[i].Resize(iconSize,iconSize,TextureFormat.ARGB32,false);
}
PlayerSettings.SetIconsForTargetGroup(BuildTargetGroup.Standalone,iconList);
What am I doing wrong?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Using BuildTargetGroup.Unknown works for me.
This also worked for me:
BuildTargetGroup.Unknown
But with an unwanted outcome: Unity does not override all icon sizes when setting one single Texture2D PNG, so Windows Explorer swaps the icon of my application EXE between the Unity default icon and my icon for different resolutions. Definitely, seems like a bug in Unity3D BuildPipeline.BuildPlayer(..) or SetIconsForTargetGroup(..).
If you're calling BuildPipline.BuildPlayer for OSX, then you need to specify full folder:
/MyPath/MyApp.app
i.e. don't leave out the ".app" part, because without that Unity builds the app, but doesn't include icons or splash image in resolution dialog.
I would like to know if there is a way to use the Cocoa API in a Qt application.
I've already used the Windows API to get the selected text from the active application.
I'd like to do the same with mac os.
I tried to make a simple "hello world" application C++ with xCode, including the <Cocoa/Cocoa.h> but it didn't work as I excepted.
Is there a way to get this "hello word" application to build with Cocoa?
And, also If that is possible, can I get the selected text from the active windows with Cocoa API?
EDIT :
All right, so I successfully build something using Cocoa.h, thanks to this thread : How to mix Qt, C++ and Obj-C/Cocoa.
For the selection problem you could check out the answers I posted which tell you how to do it.
For those who could be interested : I found a way to get the current selected text.
Just by simulating cmd + c :
So thanks to this thread, I changed the code to obtain the "c" key which is represented by the integer 8 (Found in NSEvent.h), so here's the code :
CGEventSourceRef source = CGEventSourceCreate(kCGEventSourceStateCombinedSessionState);
CGEventRef saveCommandDown = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(source, (CGKeyCode)8, YES);
CGEventSetFlags(saveCommandDown, kCGEventFlagMaskCommand);
CGEventRef saveCommandUp = CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent(source, (CGKeyCode)8, NO);
CGEventPost(kCGAnnotatedSessionEventTap, saveCommandDown);
CGEventPost(kCGAnnotatedSessionEventTap, saveCommandUp);
CFRelease(saveCommandUp);
CFRelease(saveCommandDown);
CFRelease(source);
Now you just have to access the clipboard from Qt to get the selection. (If ask, I can put the code to do so)
Anyway, thanks to the stackoverflow community ;)
I'm interested in writing a small utility in C++ for Mac OS X to read, parse, save (over)write a file. I don't need any GUI, menus, or windows.
What type of project template do I need to start with in XCode?
How can I access the file that is passed in? (It's passed with Apple Events openFile, right?)
I've done a little C++ but nothing on Mac. Links appreciated, code samples appreciated more.
How do you intend to pass files to your application?
If it's via the command line then you would use the Command Line Tool template and access the command line parameters just as you would on any POSIX platform (argc and argv).
If you want to pass files to your application using Finder, say, by dropping files onto the application icon, then you would use the Cocoa Application template.
The Info.plist file contains your application configuration and supported document types, similar to the registry on Windows.
You configure Info.plist via the "Info" tab of your Project Settings (It's the top-most file in the file navigator in XCode). Click the "Add" button in the lower right, then select "Add Document Type" to add a document type that your application will accept. To accept all documents, set the document name to All and set the extension to *. More info is here.
Add a LSUIElement key in your Info.plist, and set its value to YES to indicate that your application has no UI. This key is also displayed as "Application is agent" in XCode. More info on LSUIElement is here.
In your MainMenu.xib, you can delete the Window and Font Manager objects that are there by default, since you won't be needing them.
Rename the AppDelegate.m file to AppDelegate.mm, so that it's compiled as Objective-C++. This will allow you to use C++ code in that file.
In the applicationDidFinishLaunching: delegate method, add [NSApp terminate:nil]; so that your app quits immediately when it's done its work.
Add the following method to AppDelegate.mm:
- (BOOL)application:(NSApplication*)app openFile:(NSString *)filename
{
NSLog(#"Opening file %#", filename);
char* cFilename = [filename UTF8String];
// Your C++ code goes here
return YES;
}
That's it. The rest is your C++ code. You can add any C++ code to AppDelegate.mm that you want. E.g.:
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include "MyCppFileProcessor.h"
- (BOOL)application:(NSApplication*)app openFile:(NSString *)filename
{
std::string cFilename([filename UTF8String]);
std::cout << "Processing file: " << cFilename << std::endl;
MyCppFileProcessor fileProcessor;
fileProcessor.processFile(cFilename);
return YES;
}
This code will run whenever you drop a document onto your Application's icon in Finder.
1)Use the Command Line Tool template. There are several options for this template. You may select C++ from the menu.
2)As far as I know IOstream will work just fine. Also, there's an argument parameter on your main() function, you may get the file name from these args.
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/iostream/
I am trying to load a Nib from a C++ constructor with Objective C++. I have searched and found enough examples to get some code together but it doesn't display the window. Or any windows for that matter.
Here is an example of the contructor:
JokeSystem::JokeSystem() : fileSystem("/Library/Application Support/Jokes/")
{
try
{
randSystem = new RandSelect<std::string>
(fileSystem.getAllFileContents("%\n"));
}
catch (std::ifstream::failure)
{
NSWindowController * errorWindowControl = [[NSWindowController alloc]
initWithWindowNibName:#"ErrorWindow"];
[errorWindowControl showWindow: nil];
}
}
The purpose of the contructor is to load the contents of a directory into a string. What I am try to do is display the error window when the files fail to open.
ErrorWindow.nib has a single window with an OK button and a NSTextView for the error, I set up a NSWindowController in the nib and connected it to the window.
My only link has been that most examples show this [errorWindowControl showWindow: self];
rather than showWindow: nil but because this is a C++ constructor I it doesn't have self and this doesn't work.
If it matters this contructor is called from the awakeFromNib method of the MainMenu.nib's primary NSObject.
Thanks
A bit of an odd way to approach Cocoa. I would encourage you to step back, learn Objective-C and then write your application with an Objective-C based Cocoa UI layer on top of whatever backing store or model layer you have.
In any case, there isn't anything particularly wrong with that code (save for the odd design).
The first thing to check is the return value of -initWithWindowNibName:. Is errorWindowControl actually non-nil? If it is nil, then the NIB failed to load.
How are you writing the Cocoa application itself? Standard app bundle using Xcode, I hope?
Also, you shouldn't be hardcoding the path to /Library/Application Support/. Actually, your application shouldn't use that directory as the only storage location; many users won't have write access to that directory and won't be able to install your app without administrator access.