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The font size used for the + text can also be adjusted. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.h 0 + + The private \c insertCalendar() function performs most of the work, relying on + the \c fontSize and \c selectedDate variables to write useful information to + the \c editor. + + \section1 MainWindow Class Implementation + + The \c MainWindow constructor sets up the user interface and initializes + variables used to generate a calendar for each month. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 0 + + We begin by setting default values for the selected date that will be highlighted + in the calendar and the font size to be used. Since we are using a QMainWindow + for the user interface, we construct a widget for use as the central widget. + + The user interface will include a line of controls above the generated calendar; + we construct a label and a combobox to allow the month to be selected, and a + spin box for the year. These widgets are configured to provide a reasonable range + of values for the user to try: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 1 + + We use the \c selectedDate object to obtain the current month and year, and we + set these in the combobox and spin box: + + The font size is displayed in a spin box which we restrict to a sensible range + of values: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 2 + + We construct an editor and use the \c insertCalendar() function to create + a calendar for it. Each calendar is displayed in the same text editor; in + this example we use a QTextBrowser since we do not allow the calendar to be + edited. + + The controls used to set the month, year, and font size will not have any + effect on the appearance of the calendar unless we make some signal-slot + connections: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 3 + + The signals are connected to some simple slots in the \c MainWindow class + which we will describe later. + + We create layouts to manage the widgets we constructed: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 4 + + Finally, the central widget is set for the window. + + Each calendar is created for the editor by the \c insertCalendar() function + which uses the date and font size, defined by the private \a selectedDate + and \c fontSize variables, to produce a suitable plan for the specified + month and year. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 5 + + We begin by clearing the editor's rich text document, and obtain a text + cursor from the editor that we will use to add content. We also create a + QDate object based on the currently selected date. + + The calendar is made up of a table with a gray background color that contains + seven columns: one for each day of the week. It is placed in the center of the + page with equal space to the left and right of it. All of these properties are + set in a QTextTableFormat object: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 6 + + Each cell in the table will be padded and spaced to make the text easier to + read. + + We want the columns to have equal widths, so we provide a vector containing + percentage widths for each of them and set the constraints in the + QTextTableFormat: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 7 + + The constraints used for the column widths are only useful if the table has + an appropriate number of columns. With the format for the table defined, we + construct a new table with one row and seven columns at the current cursor + position: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 8 + + We only need one row to start with; more can be added as we need them. Using + this approach means that we do not need to perform any date calculations + until we add cells to the table. + + When inserting objects into a document with the cursor's insertion functions, + the cursor is automatically moved inside the newly inserted object. This means + that we can immediately start modifying the table from within: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 9 + + Since the table has an outer frame, we obtain the frame and its format so that + we can customize it. After making the changes we want, we set the frame's format + using the modified format object. We have given the table an outer border one + pixel wide. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 10 + + In a similar way, we obtain the cursor's current character format and + create customized formats based on it. + + We do not set the format on the cursor because this would change the default + character format; instead, we use the customized formats explicitly when we + insert text. The following loop inserts the days of the week into the table + as bold text: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 11 + + For each day of the week, we obtain an existing table cell in the first row + (row 0) using the table's \l{QTextTable::cellAt()}{cellAt()} function. Since + we start counting the days of the week at day 1 (Monday), we subtract 1 from + \c weekDay to ensure that we obtain the cell for the correct column of the + table. + + Before text can be inserted into a cell, we must obtain a cursor with the + correct position in the document. The cell provides a function for this + purpose, and we use this cursor to insert text using the \c boldFormat + character format that we created earlier: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 12 + + Inserting text into document objects usually follows the same pattern. + Each object can provide a new cursor that corresponds to the first valid + position within itself, and this can be used to insert new content. We + continue to use this pattern as we insert the days of the month into the + table. + + Since every month has more than seven days, we insert a single row to begin + and add days until we reach the end of the month. If the current date is + encountered, it is inserted with a special format (created earlier) that + makes it stand out: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 13 + + We add a new row to the table at the end of each week only if the next week + falls within the currently selected month. + + For each calendar that we create, we change the window title to reflect the + currently selected month and year: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 14 + + The \c insertCalendar() function relies on up-to-date values for the month, + year, and font size. These are set in the following slots: + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 15 + + The \c setFontSize() function simply changes the private \c fontSize variable + before updating the calendar. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 16 + + The \c setMonth slot is called when the QComboBox used to select the month is + updated. The value supplied is the currently selected row in the combobox. + We add 1 to this value to obtain a valid month number, and create a new QDate + based on the existing one. The calendar is then updated to use this new date. + + \snippet examples/richtext/calendar/mainwindow.cpp 17 + + The \c setYear() slot is called when the QDateTimeEdit used to select the + year is updated. The value supplied is a QDate object; this makes + the construction of a new value for \c selectedDate simple. We update the + calendar afterwards to use this new date. +*/ |