FileView (gb.form)

This control displays the files located in a directory. The files can be displayed as icons or in a detailed view.

This class inherits UserControl in gb.qt4. This class is creatable .

Constants

Compact Constant for displaying files with a compact view.

Detailed Constant for displaying files with a detailed view.

Normal Constant for displaying files with the normal view.

Preview Constant for displaying files with their preview.

Enumerations

FileViewType

Static properties

PreviewBackground

Since 3.21

Return or set the background color of previews.

Properties

Background Returns or sets the background color used by the control.

Border Returns or sets if the FileView has a border.

Count Returns the number of items in the view.

Current Returns or sets the current selected file.

Dir Returns or sets the directory displayed by the control.

DirCount Return the number of directories displayed by the view.

FileCount Return the number of files displayed by the view.

Filter Returns or sets the filters used by the control for only displaying specific file types.

Foreground Returns or sets the foreground color used by the control.

Icon Returns or sets the icon used for displaying a file or a directory.

IconSize Return or set the icon size used by the view.

MaxPreviewSize Return or set the size limit in bytes of files that will be previewed.

Mode Returns or sets the FileView control selection mode.

Path Return the current selected path.

Paths Return the absolute paths of the selected elements.

Selected Return if at least one item is selected in the view.

Selection Returns the list of selected files if the Mode property is set to Select.Multiple.

Settings Returns or sets the state of the FileView.

ShowDetailed Returns or sets if the files in FileView are displayed with a detail view, or just with icons.

ShowDirectory Returns or sets if the control displays the directories or not.

ShowHidden Returns or sets if the hidden files in FileView control are displayed or not.

ShowPreview Return or set if the image thumbnails are displayed or not

TotalSize Return the total size of the files displayed by the view.

View Return or set the view mode of control.

Inherited properties

Action Returns or sets the action string associated with the control.

Children Returns a collection of each control included in the container.

ClientH A synonymous for the ClientHeight property.

ClientHeight Returns the height of the area containing the controls.

ClientW A synonymous for the ClientWidth property.

ClientWidth Returns the width of the area containing the controls.

ClientX Returns the position of the left border of the area containing the controls.

ClientY Returns the position of the top border of the area containing the controls.

Cursor Use this property for assigning a custom cursor to a control.

Design Indicates that the control is in design mode.

Direction

Since 3.17

Return or set the control text direction.

Drop Returns or sets if a control accepts drops.

Enabled Indicates that the control is enabled.

Expand Returns or sets if a control will expand if included in a container that arranges its contents.

Font Returns or sets the font used to draw text in the control.

H A synonymous for the Height property.

Handle Returns the internal X11 window handle of the control.

HasFocus Returns whether the control has the focus.

Height Returns or sets the height of the control.

Hovered Returns whether the mouse cursor is inside the control.

Id A synonymous for the Handle property.

Ignore Returns or sets if a control must be ignored when its parent arranges its children.

Left Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Mouse Returns or sets the appearence of the cursor when it points inside the control.

Name Returns or sets the name of the control.

Next Returns the next control having the same parent.

NoAnimation

Since 3.20

Return or set if the possible animations of a control are disabled.

NoTabFocus Return or set if a control cannot be focused with the TAB key.

Parent Returns the control container.

PopupMenu Return or set the name of the menu that will be popped-up when the user presses the right mouse button or the keyboard MENU key.

Previous Returns the previous control having the same parent.

Proxy Return or set the "proxy" of a control.

ProxyFor Return which control that control is a proxy for.

RightToLeft Return if the control is right to left oriented.

ScreenX Returns the position of the left border of the control in screen coordinates.

ScreenY Returns the position of the top border of the control in screen coordinates.

Tag Returns or sets the control tag.

Tooltip Returns or sets the tooltip shown when the mouse stays on the control for a short time.

Top Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

TopLevel

Since 3.21

Return the top-level window this control belongs to.

Tracking Returns or sets if the control will receive MouseMove events.

Visible Indicates if the control is visible or not.

W A synonymous for the Width property.

Width Returns or sets the width of the control.

Window Returns the window that contains the control.

X Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Y Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

Methods

AddEmblem Add an emblem to the icon currently be drawn.

Copy Copy the selected items as a list of URI in the clipboard.

Reload Refreshes the contents of the view by reading the current directory again.

Rename Start renaming the current selected file.

SelectAll

UnselectAll Unselect all items in the view.

Inherited methods

Delete Destroys the control.

Drag Starts a drag & drop process.

FindChild

Since 3.4

Finds the first child control pointed by the X and Y coordinates.

Grab Grab the keyboard and the mouse so that all keyboard and mouse events are received by the control.

Hide Hides the control.

Lower Sends the control to the background of its parent.

Move Moves and/or resizes the control.

MoveScaled Moves and/or resizes the control.

Raise Sends the control to the foreground of its parent.

Refresh Trigger a redraw of the control.

Reparent Changes the container of a control.

Resize Resizes the control.

ResizeScaled Resizes the control.

SetFocus Gives the focus to the control.

Show Shows the control.

Events

Activate This event is raised when the user double-clicks on a file.

Click This event is raised when the user selects a file.

Emblem This event is raised to define the little emblems drawn on top of the icon of a specific file.

Filter This event is raised for each file that may be displayed in the view.

Icon This event is raised when the control needs to get the icon associated with a specific file or directory.

Menu This event is raised when the user request a popup menu on a file.

Refresh This event is raised just after the FileView has been refreshed.

Rename This event is raised when a file is being renamed.

Select This event is raised when the user selects a file.

View

Since 3.19

This event is raised when the View property has changed.

Inherited events

Arrange This event is raised when a container has just finished arranging its contents.

BeforeArrange This event is raised just before a container arranges its contents.

DblClick Raised when the user quickly clicks twice on the control.

Drag This event is raised when the mouse enters the control during a drag & drop process.

DragLeave This event is raised when the mouse leaves the control during a drag & drop operation.

DragMove This event is raised while the mouse moves inside the control during a drag & drop process.

Drop This event is raised when a drag is dropped in the control.

Enter Raised when the mouse enters the control.

GotFocus Raised when the control has got the focus.

KeyPress Raised when a key is pressed while the control has the focus.

KeyRelease Raised when a key is released while the control has the focus.

Leave Raised when the mouse leaves the control.

LostFocus Raised when the control has lost the focus.

MouseDown Raised when a mouse button is pressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseDrag This event is raised when a drag operation should be started.

MouseMove Raised when the mouse moves inside the control while a mouse button is pressed.

MouseUp Raised when a mouse button is depressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseWheel This event is raised when the user moves or presses the mouse wheel while the mouse is inside the control.

NewChild This event is raised when a new child Control has just been inserted into the container.