noobmonkey | # 21 | 2010-02-17, 20:11 | Report

almost! what it didn't explain to my thick head... and what i wasn't prepared for.... The QT Designer dumps classes in the mix, so i think i'm trying to call a general function from within a class.... (Global variables helped me out earlier )

i got a function working 15 mins ago! - and i'm now commenting my work, so once that is done, i'm goi ng to try and split it into more functions

attila77 | # 22 | 2010-02-17, 20:13 | Report

self.connect(self.myButton, QtCore.SIGNAL("clicked()"), self.clickFoo)

(obviously the exact object names will differ, but you get the idea)

noobmonkey | # 23 | 2010-02-17, 20:15 | Report

meh ok maybe i needed more, as that doesnt explain where the function name is that i am calling..... which is where i am getting confused....

That starts a signal...?!(i think?)
I then need to figure out how to catch that and run a function?! lol

or is that the self.clickFoo part? (if the function is not part of the same class is it just clickFoo? )

(Or is it just me being confuzzled?)

fatalsaint | # 24 | 2010-02-17, 20:20 | Report

Yes to the last.. I guess my tutorial wasn't clear enough.. this is exactly what it is demonstrating.

That last part in his signal: self.clickFoo() < the function name is clickFoo().

If you use "self." that means within the same class as you are connecting the signal too. So you'll create def clickFoo: within the QT class for the main window.

If you want to call functions from other places.. you would pass the appropriate object to the function call in the self.clickFoo() part. If it's a global function, just "clickFoo()", etc.

noobmonkey | # 25 | 2010-02-17, 20:23 | Report

Ahaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Superb, will finish my commenting so it is a bit tidier! - then give it a go!
Thank you so much for your help
(Would thank by donating towards your N900 - but no way near payday! hehe)

noobmonkey | # 26 | 2010-02-17, 21:58 | Report

ok well tried it....
my class is
class Ui_MainWindow(object):

The error is:
Attribute error: 'UI_MainWindow' object has no attribute 'connect'

Button call in class, sub function, def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
self.connect(self.pushButton, QtCore.SIGNAL("clicked()"), self.updateTab1)

Function in Class:
def updateTab1(self, MainWindow):

fatalsaint | # 27 | 2010-02-17, 21:59 | Report

If you do it that way You might need self.ui.btnName.connect....

Do it like I do it in my tutorial
ETA: Also self.pushButton I don't think is going to work.. do you have a line similar to:
Then you need to use self.ui.pushButton...

Wait - looking at your code - are you using pyuic4 or did you write your own qt interface in the code?

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noobmonkey | # 28 | 2010-02-17, 22:05 | Report

Lol woulda helped if i had spelt the button name correctly - missed the _hw part!

And yes finally, your qtcore bit worked!! - well i hope it did.... I picked the one thing to try that wasn't going to change - the GPS location! lol....

Will try the accellerometer stuff now!

P.s. have i told you i love you recently?

noobmonkey | # 29 | 2010-02-17, 22:06 | Report

ickle bit of both

fatalsaint | # 30 | 2010-02-17, 22:08 | Report

Ew. Note to noobmonkey: If you use pyuic4 to convert a ui.. don't modify that code directly. That gets ugly and messy and then you can't modify it again with QT Designer.

It's just bad mojo.

Have a separate class in your main .py file that calls the UI class and put everything into that. So much cleaner.. and then you can open/edit/save/convert your UI all day long and never have to change a lick of code.