def menuAboutAction(self):
aboutDialog = AboutDialog()
aboutDialog.exec_()
class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
"""Creates the main window that stores all of the widgets necessary for the application."""
def __init__(self, ver, parent=None):
"""Initializes the window size and title and instantiates the menu bar and status bar
if selected by the user."""
super().__init__()
self.setAttribute(Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose) # Prevents an error message about QtTimers.
# settings: directory, mode etc
self.setWindowTitle('{{ cookiecutter.application_title }}')
self.gui_ver = ver
self.widget = MainWidget(self)
self.setCentralWidget(self.widget)
self.worker = MainWorker(self)
self.worker.init_worker()
{% if cookiecutter.insert_menubar == 'yes' -%}
self.menu_bar = self.menuBar()
self.about_dialog = AboutDialog()
self.file_menu()
self.help_menu()
{%- endif %}
{% if cookiecutter.insert_statusbar == 'yes' -%}
self.status_bar = self.statusBar()
self.status_bar.showMessage('Ready', 5000)
{%- endif %}
{% if cookiecutter.insert_toolbar == 'yes' -%}
self.tool_bar_items()
{%- endif %}
{% if cookiecutter.insert_toolbar == 'yes' -%}
def tool_bar_items(self):
self.tool_bar = QtGui.QToolBar()
self.addToolBar(Qt.TopToolBarArea, self.tool_bar)
self.tool_bar.setMovable(False)
open_icon = pkg_resources.resource_filename('{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}.images',
'ic_open_in_new_black_48dp_1x.png')
tool_bar_open_action = QtGui.QAction(QIcon(open_icon), 'Open File', self)
tool_bar_open_action.triggered.connect(self.open_file)
self.tool_bar.addAction(tool_bar_open_action)
{%- endif %}
{% if cookiecutter.insert_menubar == 'yes' -%}
def file_menu(self):
"""Create a file submenu with an Open File item that opens a file dialog."""
self.file_sub_menu = self.menu_bar.addMenu('File')
self.open_action = QtGui.QAction('Open File', self)
self.open_action.setStatusTip('Open a file into {{ cookiecutter.application_title }}.')
self.open_action.setShortcut('CTRL+O')
self.open_action.triggered.connect(self.open_file)
self.exit_action = QtGui.QAction('Exit Application', self)
self.exit_action.setStatusTip('Exit the application.')
self.exit_action.setShortcut('CTRL+Q')
self.exit_action.triggered.connect(lambda: QtGui.QApplication.quit())
self.file_sub_menu.addAction(self.open_action)
self.file_sub_menu.addAction(self.exit_action)
def help_menu(self):
"""Create a help submenu with an About item tha opens an about dialog."""
self.help_sub_menu = self.menu_bar.addMenu('Help')
self.about_action = QtGui.QAction('About', self)
self.about_action.setStatusTip('About the application.')
self.about_action.setShortcut('CTRL+H')
self.about_action.triggered.connect(lambda: self.about_dialog.exec_())
self.help_sub_menu.addAction(self.about_action)
def open_file(self):
"""Open a QFileDialog to allow the user to open a file into the application."""
file_select_out = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open File')
# if file dialog used to select a file
if file_select_out:
filename, accepted = file_select_out
if accepted:
with open(filename) as file:
file.read()
{%- endif %}