Add send button to chat window #384

ChangeLog

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 - the local pan middle position is no longer attenuated in Mono-in/Stereo-out mode (#353)
 
-- added some protections to the code, coded by atsampson (#380, #381, #382)
+- add some protections to the code, coded by atsampson (#380, #381, #382)
 
-- bug fix: server window stop updating after minimized, coded by  AronVietti (#355, #383)
+- add send button to chat window (#384)
+
+- bug fix: server window stop updating after minimized, coded by AronVietti (#355, #383)
 
 
 

src/chatdlg.cpp

@@ -52,19 +52,32 @@ CChatDlg::CChatDlg ( QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f ) :
     txvChatWindow->clear();
     edtLocalInputText->clear();
 
+    // we do not want to show a curser in the chat history
+    txvChatWindow->setCursorWidth ( 0 );
+
     // set a placeholder text to make sure where to type the message in (#384)
     edtLocalInputText->setPlaceholderText ( tr ( "Type a message here" ) );
 
 
+    // Menu  -------------------------------------------------------------------
+    QMenuBar* pMenu     = new QMenuBar ( this );
+    QMenu*    pEditMenu = new QMenu ( tr ( "&Edit" ), this );
+
+    pEditMenu->addAction ( tr ( "Cl&ear Chat History" ), this,
+        SLOT ( OnClearChatHistory() ), QKeySequence ( Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_E ) );
+
+    pMenu->addMenu ( pEditMenu );
+
+    // Now tell the layout about the menu
+    layout()->setMenuBar ( pMenu );
+
+
     // Connections -------------------------------------------------------------
     QObject::connect ( edtLocalInputText, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
         this, &CChatDlg::OnLocalInputTextTextChanged );
 
-    QObject::connect ( edtLocalInputText, &QLineEdit::returnPressed,
+    QObject::connect ( butSend, &QPushButton::clicked,
-        this, &CChatDlg::OnLocalInputTextReturnPressed );
+        this, &CChatDlg::OnSendText );
-
-    QObject::connect ( butClear, &QPushButton::pressed,
-        this, &CChatDlg::OnClearPressed );
 }
 
 void CChatDlg::OnLocalInputTextTextChanged ( const QString& strNewText )
@@ -77,14 +90,14 @@ void CChatDlg::OnLocalInputTextTextChanged ( const QString& strNewText )
     }
 }
 
-void CChatDlg::OnLocalInputTextReturnPressed()
+void CChatDlg::OnSendText()
 {
     // send new text and clear line afterwards
     emit NewLocalInputText ( edtLocalInputText->text() );
     edtLocalInputText->clear();
 }
 
-void CChatDlg::OnClearPressed()
+void CChatDlg::OnClearChatHistory()
 {
     // clear chat window
     txvChatWindow->clear();

src/chatdlg.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QPushButton>
+#include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QWhatsThis>
 #include <QLayout>
 #include <QAccessible>
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ public:
     void AddChatText ( QString strChatText );
 
 public slots:
-    void OnLocalInputTextReturnPressed();
+    void OnSendText();
     void OnLocalInputTextTextChanged ( const QString& strNewText );
-    void OnClearPressed();
+    void OnClearChatHistory();
 
     void keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent *e ) // block escape key
         { if ( e->key() != Qt::Key_Escape ) QDialog::keyPressEvent ( e ); }

src/chatdlgbase.ui

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<ui version="4.0" >
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
  <class>CChatDlgBase</class>
- <widget class="QDialog" name="CChatDlgBase" >
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="CChatDlgBase">
-  <property name="geometry" >
+  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
@@ -9,70 +10,51 @@
     <height>405</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <property name="sizePolicy" >
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
-   <sizepolicy vsizetype="Minimum" hsizetype="Minimum" >
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
     <horstretch>0</horstretch>
     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle" >
+  <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Chat</string>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowIcon" >
+  <property name="windowIcon">
-   <iconset resource="resources.qrc" >:/png/main/res/fronticon.png</iconset>
+   <iconset resource="resources.qrc">
+    <normaloff>:/png/main/res/fronticon.png</normaloff>:/png/main/res/fronticon.png</iconset>
   </property>
-  <property name="sizeGripEnabled" >
+  <property name="sizeGripEnabled">
    <bool>true</bool>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
    <item>
-    <widget class="QTextBrowser" name="txvChatWindow" >
+    <widget class="QTextBrowser" name="txvChatWindow">
-     <property name="textInteractionFlags" >
+     <property name="acceptDrops">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="textInteractionFlags">
       <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::NoTextInteraction|Qt::TextBrowserInteraction|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
      </property>
+     <property name="openLinks">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="edtLocalInputText" />
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
      <item>
-      <spacer>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="edtLocalInputText"/>
-       <property name="orientation" >
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeType" >
-        <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" >
-        <size>
-         <width>181</width>
-         <height>27</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="butClear" >
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="butSend">
-       <property name="text" >
+       <property name="text">
-        <string>Cl&amp;ear</string>
+        <string>&amp;Send</string>
        </property>
-       <property name="autoDefault" >
+       <property name="autoDefault">
-        <bool>false</bool>
+        <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
-      </widget>
+       <property name="default">
-     </item>
+        <bool>true</bool>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonClose" >
-       <property name="text" >
-        <string>&amp;Close</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoDefault" >
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="default" >
-        <bool>false</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -81,30 +63,10 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>edtLocalInputText</tabstop>
   <tabstop>txvChatWindow</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>butClear</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>buttonClose</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources>
-  <include location="resources.qrc" />
+  <include location="resources.qrc"/>
  </resources>
- <connections>
+ <connections/>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>buttonClose</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>CChatDlgBase</receiver>
-   <slot>accept()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel" >
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel" >
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
 </ui>