def selectSetting(self, tabName):
""" Highlights a settingsName within the
text of the object.
"""
#--------------------
# Get the text of the widget
# then find the index of the 'tabName'
#--------------------
text = self.toPlainText()
tabNameIndex = text.find(tabName)
#--------------------
# Make a cursor, then manually highlight
# the text based on the index name and text length.
#--------------------
cursor = qt.QTextCursor(self.textCursor())
cursor.setPosition(tabNameIndex, 0)
cursor.setPosition(tabNameIndex + len(tabName), 1)
self.setTextCursor(cursor)
#--------------------
# Run event method.
#--------------------
self.onTextSelected()
def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
""" After the user clicks on a given line.
"""
#--------------------
# Define a cursor and select the line
# that the cursor clicked on.
#--------------------
cursor = qt.QTextCursor(self.textCursor())
cursor.select(qt.QTextCursor.LineUnderCursor)
#--------------------
# Select the text.
#--------------------
self.setTextCursor(cursor)
#--------------------
# Run event method.
#--------------------
self.onTextSelected()