[Qt-interest] QProgressDialog and Cancel and Window Flags

[Alex Strickland]

On 2011/02/10 11:51 AM, Oliver.Knoll at comit.ch wrote:

> There exists a Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint with which you can
 > *request* a close button, but I don't see any flag with which
 > you could explicitly request *not* to have a close button.

Right.

> So if you *really* want to have a dialog with a progress bar and
 > which the user cannot "cancel" (IMHO that denies the whole purpose
 > of a progress dialog, but anyway...) you could do a frameless dialog
 > (with no close button and no nothing around it) with the flag
 > Qt::FramelessWindowHint. Off course you are then responsible for
 > drawing a title bar yourself (if needed), handle the resize of the
 > dialog etc.

Hmm, thanks, I tried that now, it is a bit too bare, and I don't want to 
do all that stuff you mention.

> But if you just want to display a "informative progress bar which the
 > user can just look at and say 'ahhhh... nice!'" then this might
 > exactly meet your requirements. ;)

Well, maybe you are right and the pesky user should get to choose.

> Note that these flags are really just "hints" to the underlying window
 > manager, just as the Pirate Code is more what you'd call "guidelines"
 > than actual rules...

Thankee Capn.

-- 
Alex