QPlainTextEdit ignores most of the text block formats
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I wanted to increase spacing between paragraphs (text blocks) in QPlainTextEdit, to no avail. After experimenting I found that though some format properties (e.g., background color) take effect, others (e.g., margins) are ignored.
I found this bug report, but it mentions only QTextBlockFormat::lineHeight(). In my case, almost all methods of QTextBlockFormat::* are ignored. A minimal example:
#include <QtWidgets>
int main(int argc, char *argv) {
QApplication a(argc, argv);
QPlainTextEdit te;
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(600);
fmt.setIndent(20);
fmt.setTopMargin(600);
fmt.setLeftMargin(40);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
te.show();
return a.exec();
}
Except fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow)), others are all ignored. Using Qt 5.10.
c++ qt qt5 qplaintextedit qtextcursor
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
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I wanted to increase spacing between paragraphs (text blocks) in QPlainTextEdit, to no avail. After experimenting I found that though some format properties (e.g., background color) take effect, others (e.g., margins) are ignored.
I found this bug report, but it mentions only QTextBlockFormat::lineHeight(). In my case, almost all methods of QTextBlockFormat::* are ignored. A minimal example:
#include <QtWidgets>
int main(int argc, char *argv) {
QApplication a(argc, argv);
QPlainTextEdit te;
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(600);
fmt.setIndent(20);
fmt.setTopMargin(600);
fmt.setLeftMargin(40);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
te.show();
return a.exec();
}
Except fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow)), others are all ignored. Using Qt 5.10.
c++ qt qt5 qplaintextedit qtextcursor
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
add a comment |
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down vote
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up vote
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I wanted to increase spacing between paragraphs (text blocks) in QPlainTextEdit, to no avail. After experimenting I found that though some format properties (e.g., background color) take effect, others (e.g., margins) are ignored.
I found this bug report, but it mentions only QTextBlockFormat::lineHeight(). In my case, almost all methods of QTextBlockFormat::* are ignored. A minimal example:
#include <QtWidgets>
int main(int argc, char *argv) {
QApplication a(argc, argv);
QPlainTextEdit te;
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(600);
fmt.setIndent(20);
fmt.setTopMargin(600);
fmt.setLeftMargin(40);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
te.show();
return a.exec();
}
Except fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow)), others are all ignored. Using Qt 5.10.
c++ qt qt5 qplaintextedit qtextcursor
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
I wanted to increase spacing between paragraphs (text blocks) in QPlainTextEdit, to no avail. After experimenting I found that though some format properties (e.g., background color) take effect, others (e.g., margins) are ignored.
I found this bug report, but it mentions only QTextBlockFormat::lineHeight(). In my case, almost all methods of QTextBlockFormat::* are ignored. A minimal example:
#include <QtWidgets>
int main(int argc, char *argv) {
QApplication a(argc, argv);
QPlainTextEdit te;
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(600);
fmt.setIndent(20);
fmt.setTopMargin(600);
fmt.setLeftMargin(40);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
te.show();
return a.exec();
}
Except fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow)), others are all ignored. Using Qt 5.10.
c++ qt qt5 qplaintextedit qtextcursor
c++ qt qt5 qplaintextedit qtextcursor
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
edited Nov 15 at 16:16
eyllanesc
71.3k93053
71.3k93053
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
asked Nov 15 at 16:15
Maximko
11719
11719
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Don't use QPlainTextEdit for intensive formatting over text. Use its cousin, QTextEdit instead.
Using your code and changing it from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit resolved the issue.
FYI, this was also mentioned in the Bug Report you linked. Maybe you missed it or forgot to mention it in your question?
Replacing QPlainTextEdit with QTextEdit shows the expected result.
QTextEdit te; // note the change in type
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(6); // let's not overexaggerate anything
fmt.setIndent(1);
fmt.setTopMargin(12);
fmt.setLeftMargin(1);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
Here's the result of using QPlainTextEdit (on a MacOS).
And here's the result of using QTextEdit (on a MacOS).
Note that none of the member functions need to be modified, so that's a plus. Transitioning from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit shouldn't be much of a pain.
Further Reading: This other SO post kinda helped. Would also be good to read if you're planning on using more Qt Text Classes.
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
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Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
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Don't use QPlainTextEdit for intensive formatting over text. Use its cousin, QTextEdit instead.
Using your code and changing it from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit resolved the issue.
FYI, this was also mentioned in the Bug Report you linked. Maybe you missed it or forgot to mention it in your question?
Replacing QPlainTextEdit with QTextEdit shows the expected result.
QTextEdit te; // note the change in type
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(6); // let's not overexaggerate anything
fmt.setIndent(1);
fmt.setTopMargin(12);
fmt.setLeftMargin(1);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
Here's the result of using QPlainTextEdit (on a MacOS).
And here's the result of using QTextEdit (on a MacOS).
Note that none of the member functions need to be modified, so that's a plus. Transitioning from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit shouldn't be much of a pain.
Further Reading: This other SO post kinda helped. Would also be good to read if you're planning on using more Qt Text Classes.
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Don't use QPlainTextEdit for intensive formatting over text. Use its cousin, QTextEdit instead.
Using your code and changing it from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit resolved the issue.
FYI, this was also mentioned in the Bug Report you linked. Maybe you missed it or forgot to mention it in your question?
Replacing QPlainTextEdit with QTextEdit shows the expected result.
QTextEdit te; // note the change in type
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(6); // let's not overexaggerate anything
fmt.setIndent(1);
fmt.setTopMargin(12);
fmt.setLeftMargin(1);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
Here's the result of using QPlainTextEdit (on a MacOS).
And here's the result of using QTextEdit (on a MacOS).
Note that none of the member functions need to be modified, so that's a plus. Transitioning from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit shouldn't be much of a pain.
Further Reading: This other SO post kinda helped. Would also be good to read if you're planning on using more Qt Text Classes.
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Don't use QPlainTextEdit for intensive formatting over text. Use its cousin, QTextEdit instead.
Using your code and changing it from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit resolved the issue.
FYI, this was also mentioned in the Bug Report you linked. Maybe you missed it or forgot to mention it in your question?
Replacing QPlainTextEdit with QTextEdit shows the expected result.
QTextEdit te; // note the change in type
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(6); // let's not overexaggerate anything
fmt.setIndent(1);
fmt.setTopMargin(12);
fmt.setLeftMargin(1);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
Here's the result of using QPlainTextEdit (on a MacOS).
And here's the result of using QTextEdit (on a MacOS).
Note that none of the member functions need to be modified, so that's a plus. Transitioning from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit shouldn't be much of a pain.
Further Reading: This other SO post kinda helped. Would also be good to read if you're planning on using more Qt Text Classes.
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
Don't use QPlainTextEdit for intensive formatting over text. Use its cousin, QTextEdit instead.
Using your code and changing it from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit resolved the issue.
FYI, this was also mentioned in the Bug Report you linked. Maybe you missed it or forgot to mention it in your question?
Replacing QPlainTextEdit with QTextEdit shows the expected result.
QTextEdit te; // note the change in type
te.setPlainText("block1nblock2nblock3");
QTextCursor cursor = te.textCursor();
cursor.select(QTextCursor::Document);
QTextBlockFormat fmt;
fmt.setBackground(QColor(Qt::yellow));
fmt.setBottomMargin(6); // let's not overexaggerate anything
fmt.setIndent(1);
fmt.setTopMargin(12);
fmt.setLeftMargin(1);
cursor.setBlockFormat(fmt);
Here's the result of using QPlainTextEdit (on a MacOS).
And here's the result of using QTextEdit (on a MacOS).
Note that none of the member functions need to be modified, so that's a plus. Transitioning from QPlainTextEdit to QTextEdit shouldn't be much of a pain.
Further Reading: This other SO post kinda helped. Would also be good to read if you're planning on using more Qt Text Classes.
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
answered Nov 16 at 15:35
TrebuchetMS
1,7711618
1,7711618
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
add a comment |
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
Yes, I know that it works for QTextEdit :) For certain reasons, however, I am confined to deal with QPlainTextEdit. And so it looks not much as a bug, but as documented feature of a class (QPlainTextEdit) which in fact is merely not implemented....
– Maximko
Nov 26 at 15:42
add a comment |
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