How to make a QLineEdit not editable in Windows
Solution 1
After making the line edit readonly, you can set the background and text colors to whatever you like :
ui->lineEdit->setReadOnly(true);
QPalette *palette = new QPalette();
palette->setColor(QPalette::Base,Qt::gray);
palette->setColor(QPalette::Text,Qt::darkGray);
ui->lineEdit->setPalette(*palette);
Solution 2
Since Nejat pointed me into the right direction with his answer, here is the code, that I now use:
QPalette mEditable = mGUI->mPathText->palette(); // Default colors
QPalette mNonEditable = mGUI->mPathText->palette();
QColor col = mNonEditable.color(QPalette::Button);
mNonEditable.setColor(QPalette::Base, col);
mNonEditable.setColor(QPalette::Text, Qt::black);
....
void MyWidget::setEditable(bool bEditable)
{
mGUI->mPathText->setReadOnly(!bEditable);
if(bEditable)
mGUI->mPathText->setPalette(mEditable);
else
mGUI->mPathText->setPalette(mNonEditable);
}
Solution 3
You could set a style sheet that changes the color of a QLineEdit
object, if its readOnly
property is set to true.
setStyleSheet("QLineEdit[readOnly=\"true\"] {"
"color: #808080;"
"background-color: #F0F0F0;"
"border: 1px solid #B0B0B0;"
"border-radius: 2px;}");
Solution 4
I had the same problem and made a subclass QLineView
derived from QLineEdit
. Then, i reimplemented void setReadOnly(bool)
and added a member var QPalette activePalette_
Store the QLineEdit
s palette within the ctor.
My reimplemented method lokks like this
void QLineView::setReadOnly( bool state ) {
QLineEdit::setReadOnly(state);
if (state) {
QPalette pal = this->activePalette_;
QColor color = pal.color(QPalette::disabled, this->backgroundRole());
pal.setColor(QPalette::Active, this->backgroundRole(), color);
pal.setColor(QPalette::InActive, this->backgroundRole(), color);
this->setPalette(pal);
}
else {
this->setPalette(this->activePalette_);
}
}
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Updated on May 03, 2020Comments
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Devolus about 4 years
I'm using Qt 5.2 and I would like to make a
QLineEdit
not editable. The problem with this is, that it doesn't appear like it. When usingsetReadOnly(true)
it stays with white background and looks like it is still editable.If I disable it, then it turns gray and the text also gets a lighter gray. The problem is, that one can not copy the text from it, in a disabled state.
So how can I make a
QLineEdit
properly non-editable and also make it look like it. In Windows such a control is usually gray, but the text stays black. Of course I could set the style manually, but this means that it is hard-coded and may look wrong on other platforms.-
LtWorf almost 10 yearsGray is for "disabled" widgets, not for read-only ones. They are different ideas.
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Devolus almost 10 yearsIt's not exactly what I wanted, but it led me into the right direction. :) Thx.
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eric over 9 yearsWhy downvoted? I did not downvote it, but my hunch is it is not needed, as you could do the above solutions, or just use qlabel (with changed properties) without making a new subclass.
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Devolus over 9 yearsBut can a label also display complex text like HTML with formatting?
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Mad Physicist about 7 yearsProbably because you gave credit where it's due and someone didn't read your answer all the way through... Nice answer BTW.
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Mad Physicist about 7 yearsMy only suggestion would be to change
QPalette::Button
toQPalette::Window
andQt::black
toQPalette::WindowText
for portability.