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QxtApplication Class Reference
[Gui]

An application with support for hotkeys aka "global shortcuts". More...

Public Member Functions

• QxtApplication (int &argc, char **argv)
• bool addHotKey (Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Qt::Key key, QWidget *receiver, const char *member)
• bool removeHotKey (Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Qt::Key key, QWidget *receiver, const char *member)

Static Public Member Functions

• static QxtApplication * instance ()

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Detailed Description

An application with support for hotkeys aka "global shortcuts".

QxtApplication introduces hotkeys which trigger even if the application is not active.

Note:

Currently supported platforms are X11 and Windows.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QxtApplication::QxtApplication ( int &  argc, char **  argv )

Constructs a new QxtApplication. All other variations of QApplication constructors are supported too.

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Member Function Documentation

bool QxtApplication::addHotKey ( Qt::KeyboardModifiers  modifiers, Qt::Key  key, QWidget *  receiver, const char *  member )

Adds a hotkey using modifiers and key. The member of receiver is invoked upon hotkey trigger.

Returns:

true if hotkey registration succeed, false otherwise.

Example usage:

    QxtLabel* label = new QxtLabel("Hello world!");
    qxtApp->addHotKey(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::ControlModifier, Qt::Key_S, label, "show");

bool QxtApplication::removeHotKey ( Qt::KeyboardModifiers  modifiers, Qt::Key  key, QWidget *  receiver, const char *  member )

Removes the hotkey using modifiers and key mapped to member of receiver.

Returns:

true if hotkey unregistration succeed, false otherwise.

QxtApplication::instance ( ) [inline, static]

Returns a pointer to the instance of the application.