[Qt-interest] QTableView and read-only column

[Joel B. Mohler]

I have an editable QTableView with four columns 0-3, but column 1 only 
provides read-only feedback to the user.   I can get this implemented to be 
read-only correctly in that there is no widget given for column 1, but there's 
a usability annoyance with edit focus.

If I edit column 0 and press tab, I'd like to skip directly to column 2 which 
is the next editable column.  Instead the table flips out of edit mode and 
selects the cell in column 1.  Worse yet, when I tab to column 2 I stay out of 
edit mode which I find to be rather jarring visually.  I do realize that I can 
just begin typing in column 2 and it will toggle back to edit mode, but the 
visual cues for that are lacking.

What can I do to attain the following goals?
Ideal:  I'd like to skip column 1 and go directly to column 2 on tab.
Acceptable:  Maintain edit mode when I get focus back to column 2.

Here's the code for my model's flag method (actually PyQt, but I doubt that 
matters to the answer):

    def flags(self,index):
        result = QtCore.Qt.ItemIsSelectable | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEnabled
        c = self.columns[index.column()]
        if not self.readonly or getattr(self.cls,c).readonly:
            result |= QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEditable
        return result

Thanks
Joel