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It repaints +only the portion of the widget that contains the cannon. The FALSE +argument indicates that the specified rectangle should not be erased +before a paint event is sent to the widget. This speeds up and smooths +the drawing a little bit. +<p> <pre> void CannonField::setForce( int newton ) + { + if ( newton < 0 ) + newton = 0; + if ( f == newton ) + return; + f = newton; + emit forceChanged( f ); + } +</pre> +<p> The implementation of setForce() is tquite similar to that of +setAngle(). The only difference is that because we don't show the force +value, we don't need to repaint the widget. +<p> <pre> void CannonField::<a href="qwidget.html#paintEvent">paintEvent</a>( <a href="qpaintevent.html">TQPaintEvent</a> *e ) + { + <a name="x2357"></a> if ( !e-><a href="qpaintevent.html#rect">rect</a>().intersects( cannonRect() ) ) + return; +</pre> +<p> We have now optimized the paint event to repaint only the parts of the +widget that need updating. First we check whether we have to paint +anything at all, and we return if we don't. +<p> <pre> <a href="qrect.html">TQRect</a> cr = cannonRect(); + <a name="x2361"></a> <a href="qpixmap.html">TQPixmap</a> pix( cr.<a href="qrect.html#size">size</a>() ); +</pre> +<p> Then we create a temporary pixmap, which we use for flicker-free +painting. All the painting operations are done into this pixmap, and +then the pixmap is drawn on the screen in a single operation. +<p> This is the essence of flicker-free drawing: Draw on each pixel +precisely once. Less, and you get drawing errors. More, and you get +flicker. It doesn't matter much in this example - when the code was +written there were still machines slow enough for it to flicker, but +not any more. We've kept the code for educational purposes. +<p> <pre> <a name="x2362"></a><a name="x2358"></a> pix.<a href="qpixmap.html#fill">fill</a>( this, cr.<a href="qrect.html#topLeft">topLeft</a>() ); +</pre> +<p> We fill the pixmap with the background from this widget. +<p> <pre> <a href="qpainter.html">TQPainter</a> p( &pix ); + <a name="x2354"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#setBrush">setBrush</a>( blue ); + p.<a href="qpainter.html#setPen">setPen</a>( NoPen ); + <a name="x2359"></a><a name="x2356"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#translate">translate</a>( 0, pix.<a href="qpixmap.html#height">height</a>() - 1 ); + <a name="x2349"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#drawPie">drawPie</a>( TQRect( -35,-35, 70, 70 ), 0, 90*16 ); + <a name="x2353"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#rotate">rotate</a>( -ang ); + <a name="x2351"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#drawRect">drawRect</a>( TQRect(33, -4, 15, 8) ); + <a name="x2352"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#end">end</a>(); +</pre> +<p> We paint, as in Chapter 9, but now we paint in the pixmap. +<p> At this point, we have a painter variable and a pixmap that looks +precisely right, but we still haven't painted on the screen. +<p> <pre> <a name="x2348"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#begin">begin</a>( this ); + <a name="x2350"></a> p.<a href="qpainter.html#drawPixmap">drawPixmap</a>( cr.<a href="qrect.html#topLeft">topLeft</a>(), pix ); +</pre> +<p> So we open the painter on the CannonField itself and then draw the pixmap. +<p> That's all. A couple of extra lines at the top and a couple at the +bottom, and the code is 100% flicker-free. +<p> <pre> TQRect CannonField::cannonRect() const + { + <a href="qrect.html">TQRect</a> r( 0, 0, 50, 50 ); + <a name="x2360"></a> r.<a href="qrect.html#moveBottomLeft">moveBottomLeft</a>( <a href="qwidget.html#rect">rect</a>().bottomLeft() ); + return r; + } +</pre> +<p> This function returns the rectangle enclosing the cannon in widget +coordinates. First we create a rectangle with the size 50x50 and then +move it so its bottom left corner is equal to the widget's own bottom- +left corner. +<p> The <a href="qwidget.html#rect">TQWidget::rect</a>() function returns the widget's enclosing +rectangle in the widget's own coordinates (where the top left corner +is 0, 0). +<p> <h3> <a href="t10-main-cpp.html">t10/main.cpp</a> +</h3> +<a name="1-3"></a><p> + +<p> <pre> MyWidget::MyWidget( <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> *parent, const char *name ) + : <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a>( parent, name ) + { +</pre> +<p> The constructor is mostly the same, but some new bits have been added. +<p> <pre> LCDRange *force = new LCDRange( this, "force" ); + force->setRange( 10, 50 ); +</pre> +<p> We add a second LCDRange, which will be used to set the force. +<p> <pre> <a href="qobject.html#connect">connect</a>( force, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), + cannonField, SLOT(setForce(int)) ); + <a href="qobject.html#connect">connect</a>( cannonField, SIGNAL(forceChanged(int)), + force, SLOT(setValue(int)) ); +</pre> +<p> We connect the <tt>force</tt> widget and the <tt>cannonField</tt> widget, just like +we did for the <tt>angle</tt> widget. +<p> <pre> <a href="qvboxlayout.html">TQVBoxLayout</a> *leftBox = new <a href="qvboxlayout.html">TQVBoxLayout</a>; + <a name="x2365"></a> grid-><a href="qgridlayout.html#addLayout">addLayout</a>( leftBox, 1, 0 ); + leftBox-><a href="qboxlayout.html#addWidget">addWidget</a>( angle ); + leftBox-><a href="qboxlayout.html#addWidget">addWidget</a>( force ); +</pre> +<p> In Chapter 9 we put <tt>angle</tt> in the lower-left cell of the layout. +Now we want to have two widgets in that cell, so we make a vertical +box, put the vertical box in the grid cell, and put each of <tt>angle</tt> +and <tt>range</tt> in the vertical box. +<p> <pre> force->setValue( 25 ); +</pre> +<p> We initialize the force value to 25. +<p> <h2> Behavior +</h2> +<a name="2"></a><p> The flicker has gone and we have a force control. +<p> (See <a href="tutorial1-07.html#compiling">Compiling</a> for how to create a +makefile and build the application.) +<p> <h2> Exercises +</h2> +<a name="3"></a><p> Make the size of the cannon barrel be dependent on the force. +<p> Put the cannon in the bottom-right corner. +<p> Try adding a better keyboard interface. For example, make + and - +increase and decrease the force and enter shoot. Hint: <a href="qaccel.html">TQAccel</a> and +new addStep() and subtractStep() slots in LCDRange, like <a href="qslider.html#addStep">TQSlider::addStep</a>(). If you're bothered by the way the left and right +keys work (I am!), change that too. +<p> You're now ready for <a href="tutorial1-11.html">Chapter 11.</a> +<p> [<a href="tutorial1-09.html">Previous tutorial</a>] +[<a href="tutorial1-11.html">Next tutorial</a>] +[<a href="tutorial.html">Main tutorial page</a>] +<p> +<!-- eof --> +<p><address><hr><div align=center> +<table width=100% cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> +<td>Copyright © 2007 +<a href="troll.html">Trolltech</a><td align=center><a href="trademarks.html">Trademarks</a> +<td align=right><div align=right>TQt 3.3.8</div> +</table></div></address></body> +</html> |