[Qt-qml] QML Component Snapshot / Cover-Flow (PathView) implementation suggestions

[Gregory Schlomoff]

> There's no built-in QML-based way to take snapshots -- you'd need a custom
> C++ component to do something like this (it does seem to be a frequent
> request; has anyone else made a component for this already?).

Yes, we did that in our custom drag&drop component.

Here's the relevant snippet from
http://bitbucket.org/gregschlom/qml-drag-drop/src/e5dbe26c3073/DeclarativeDragArea.cpp

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QDeclarativeItem* item // This is the item whose snapshot you want to take

QGraphicsScene scene;
scene.addItem(item);

QPixmap pixmap(scene.sceneRect().width(), scene.sceneRect().height());
pixmap.fill(Qt::transparent);

QPainter painter(&pixmap);
painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
scene.render(&painter);

// And now, enjoy your pixmap with the freshly painted item
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Cheers,

greg