[Paraview] Filter with Personalized "Properties" tab

[Moreland, Kenneth]

> Huum...I still don't know if I should program a QT presonalized properties
> tab, or
> if I should adopt the simplest solution; to change it through the XML of my
> filter.

The general approach used by the ParaView developers is to use the
auto-generated panel from the XML unless there is something unique about the
filter that requires customization with C++/Qt code.

> I feel that QT code would give me more freedom to change the layout of the
> components, for instance, or to organize Widgets with borders, tabs and so on.
> Do you know if it's possible to do this kind of stuff through the XML ?

No, you generally do not have that level of control with the XML.  There are
some cases where you can get properties to group, for example when using 3D
widgets.

> And which method or class should I use to program the interaction of the
> ObjectPanel and The UnstructuredGrid displayed in the screen; if I choose the
> QT programming solution ?

I'm not an expert on this, but I think the easiest thing to do if you want
to create your panel in Qt Designer is to first make sure that all your
widget names are consistent with the XML property names (use _X to refer to
a particular component of a vector property).  Then subclass
pqNamedObjectPanel.  In the constructor, setup the GUI and then call
this->linkServerManagerProperties().

-Ken

>
> Thanks again !
> Rafael March.
>
> --- On Fri, 9/19/08, Samuel Crow <samuel_crow_work at rocketmail.com> wrote:
>> From: Samuel Crow <samuel_crow_work at rocketmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Filter with Personalized "Properties" tab
>> To: paraview at paraview.org, rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com
>> Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:47 PM
>>
>> Hello Rafael March,
>>
>> If you have the ParaView Guide version 3 I've found chapter 18 on Server
>> Manager XML to be a good reference to all of the different tags that are
>> supported.  I haven't even had to write a custom GUI panel since the default
>> gadgets work well enough for most instances.
>>
>> What kinds of gadgets are you using in your panel?
>>
>> --Sam Crow
>>
>> --- On Fri, 9/19/08, Rafael March <rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> From: Rafael March <rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Filter with Personalized "Properties"
>> tab
>>>> To:
>>  paraview at paraview.org
>>>> Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:39 PM
>>>> Ok,
>>>>
>>>> thanks a lot, Kenneth ! One problem at a time ! :)
>>>>
>>>> I've managed to add some QT Widgets in the properties
>>>> tab by extending the pqAutoGeneratedObjectPanel. Now, how
>>>> can I handle events generated by the GUI, in order to change
>>>> properties of the model displayed in the screen ? I mean,
>>>> how can I really connect my filter with the ObjectPanel ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again !
>>>> Rafael March.
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 9/18/08, Moreland, Kenneth
>>>> <kmorel at sandia.gov> wrote:
>>>> From: Moreland, Kenneth <kmorel at sandia.gov>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Filter with Personalized
>>>> "Properties" tab
>>>> To: "rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com"
>>>> <rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com>,
>>>> "paraview at paraview.org"
>>>> <paraview at paraview.org>
>>>> Date: Thursday, September 18,
>>  2008, 2:48 PM
>>>>
>>>> You can customize the GUI somewhat by modifying the server
>>>> manager XML that
>>>> describes your filter.  For example, you can create a combo
>>>> box in the GUI
>>>> by adding an EnumerationDomain to an IntVectorProperty or
>>>> you could create a
>>>> checkbox by adding a BooleanDomain.
>>>>
>>>> You can also create your own properties panel using Qt
>>>> code.  The wiki page
>>>> on ParaView plugins has a simple example of customizing the
>>>> auto-generated
>>>> panel.  You can provide even more customization (for
>>>> example, by using your
>>>> own panel created in Qt Designer) by subclassing either
>>>> pqNamedObjectPanel
>>>> or pqObjectPanel.
>>>>
>>>> -Ken
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/18/08 8:28 AM, "Rafael March"
>>>> <rafaelmarch3 at yahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have my own filter running
>>  well in Paraview. I would
>>>> like to extend it
>>>> to
>>>>>> enable adding  scalar or vector properties, as well as
>>>> changing existing
>>>> data
>>>>>> of nodes and cells. I would like to implement this
>>>> feature through a
>>>>>> customized GUI, like buttons, combo boxes and so on in
>>>> the properties tab
>>>> of
>>>>>> the filter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I access and modify this tab ? Should I do it
>>>> inside my filters
>>>> code ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any suggestions ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks all,
>>>>>> Rafael March.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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   ****      Kenneth Moreland
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*** *** ***  email: kmorel at sandia.gov
**  ***  **  phone: (505) 844-8919
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