def __init__(self, settings: dict = None, parent=None):
"""
MainWindow uses a QTextEdit to display chat
"""
# initialize parent class. Req'd for PyQt subclasses
super().__init__(parent)
# set title window to `CHATIMUSMAXIMUS`
self.setWindowTitle("CHATIMUSMAXIMUS")
self.setStyleSheet('background: black;')
# Create the central widget
self.central_widget = CentralWidget(parent=self)
self.setCentralWidget(self.central_widget)
# add chat_slot to class
self.chat_slot = self.central_widget.chat_slot
self.status_bar = StatusBar(parent=self)
self.set_widget_state = self.status_bar.set_widget_status
self.setStatusBar(self.status_bar)
self.settings_model = SettingsModel()
self._set_settings(self.settings_model.root)
# alias for pep8
msg_area = self.central_widget.message_area
msg_area.time_signal.connect(self.status_bar.time_label.setText)
self.menu_bar = MenuBar(parent=self)
self.setMenuBar(self.menu_bar)
for platform, icon_path in _ICON_DICT.items():
msg_area.set_icon(icon_path, platform)
