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/*!
\example richtext/orderform
\title Order Form Example
The Order Form example shows how to generate rich text documents by
combining a simple template with data input by the user in a dialog. Data
is extracted from a \c DetailsDialog object and displayed on a QTextEdit
with a QTextCursor, using various formats. Each form generated is added
to a QTabWidget for easy access.
\image orderform-example.png
\section1 DetailsDialog Definition
The \c DetailsDialog class is a subclass of QDialog, implementing a slot
\c verify() to allow contents of the \c DetailsDialog to be verified later.
This is further explained in \c DetailsDialog Implementation.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.h 0
The constructor of \c DetailsDialog accepts parameters \a title and
\a parent. The class defines four \e{getter} functions: \c orderItems(),
\c senderName(), \c senderAddress(), and \c sendOffers() to allow data
to be accessed externally.
The class definition includes input widgets for the required
fields, \c nameEdit and \c addressEdit. Also, a QCheckBox and a
QDialogButtonBox are defined; the former to provide the user with the
option to receive information on products and offers, and the latter
to ensure that buttons used are arranged according to the user's native
platform. In addition, a QTableWidget, \c itemsTable, is used to hold
order details.
The screenshot below shows the \c DetailsDialog we intend to create.
\image orderform-example-detailsdialog.png
\section1 DetailsDialog Implementation
The constructor of \c DetailsDialog instantiates the earlier defined fields
and their respective labels. The label for \c offersCheckBox is set and the
\c setupItemsTable() function is invoked to setup and populate
\c itemsTable. The QDialogButtonBox object, \c buttonBox, is instantiated
with \uicontrol OK and \uicontrol Cancel buttons. This \c buttonBox's \c accepted() and
\c rejected() signals are connected to the \c verify() and \c reject()
slots in \c DetailsDialog.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 0
A QGridLayout is used to place all the objects on the \c DetailsDialog.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 1
The \c setupItemsTable() function instantiates the QTableWidget object,
\c itemsTable, and sets the number of rows based on the QStringList
object, \c items, which holds the type of items ordered. The number of
columns is set to 2, providing a "name" and "quantity" layout. A \c for
loop is used to populate the \c itemsTable and the \c name item's flag
is set to Qt::ItemIsEnabled or Qt::ItemIsSelectable. For demonstration
purposes, the \c quantity item is set to a 1 and all items in the
\c itemsTable have this value for quantity; but this can be modified by
editing the contents of the cells at run time.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 2
The \c orderItems() function extracts data from the \c itemsTable and
returns it in the form of a QList<QPair<QString,int>> where each QPair
corresponds to an item and the quantity ordered.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 3
The \c senderName() function is used to return the value of the QLineEdit
used to store the name field for the order form.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 4
The \c senderAddress() function is used to return the value of the
QTextEdit containing the address for the order form.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 5
The \c sendOffers() function is used to return a \c true or \c false
value that is used to determine if the customer in the order form
wishes to receive more information on the company's offers and promotions.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 6
The \c verify() function is an additionally implemented slot used to
verify the details entered by the user into the \c DetailsDialog. If
the details entered are incomplete, a QMessageBox is displayed
providing the user the option to discard the \c DetailsDialog. Otherwise,
the details are accepted and the \c accept() function is invoked.
\snippet richtext/orderform/detailsdialog.cpp 7
\section1 MainWindow Definition
The \c MainWindow class is a subclass of QMainWindow, implementing two
slots - \c openDialog() and \c printFile(). It also contains a private
instance of QTabWidget, \c letters.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.h 0
\section1 MainWindow Implementation
The \c MainWindow constructor sets up the \c fileMenu and the required
actions, \c newAction and \c printAction. These actions' \c triggered()
signals are connected to the additionally implemented openDialog() slot
and the default close() slot. The QTabWidget, \c letters, is
instantiated and set as the window's central widget.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 0
The \c createLetter() function creates a new QTabWidget with a QTextEdit,
\c editor, as the parent. This function accepts four parameters that
correspond to we obtained through \c DetailsDialog, in order to "fill"
the \c editor.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 1
We then obtain the cursor for the \c editor using QTextEdit::textCursor().
The \c cursor is then moved to the start of the document using
QTextCursor::Start.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 2
Recall the structure of a \l{Rich Text Document Structure}
{Rich Text Document}, where sequences of frames and
tables are always separated by text blocks, some of which may contain no
information.
In the case of the Order Form Example, the document structure for this portion
is described by the table below:
\table
\row
\li {1, 8} frame with \e{referenceFrameFormat}
\row
\li block \li \c{A company}
\row
\li block
\row
\li block \li \c{321 City Street}
\row
\li block
\row
\li block \li \c{Industry Park}
\row
\li block
\row
\li block \li \c{Another country}
\endtable
This is accomplished with the following code:
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 3
Note that \c topFrame is the \c {editor}'s top-level frame and is not shown
in the document structure.
We then set the \c{cursor}'s position back to its last position in
\c topFrame and fill in the customer's name (provided by the constructor)
and address - using a \c foreach loop to traverse the QString, \c address.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 4
The \c cursor is now back in \c topFrame and the document structure for
the above portion of code is:
\table
\row
\li block \li \c{Donald}
\row
\li block \li \c{47338 Park Avenue}
\row
\li block \li \c{Big City}
\endtable
For spacing purposes, we invoke \l{QTextCursor::insertBlock()}
{insertBlock()} twice. The \l{QDate::currentDate()}{currentDate()} is
obtained and displayed. We use \l{QTextFrameFormat::setWidth()}
{setWidth()} to increase the width of \c bodyFrameFormat and we insert
a new frame with that width.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 5
The following code inserts standard text into the order form.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 6
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 7
This part of the document structure now contains the date, a frame with
\c bodyFrameFormat, as well as the standard text.
\table
\row
\li block
\row
\li block
\row
\li block \li \c{Date: 25 May 2007}
\row
\li block
\row
\li {1, 4} frame with \e{bodyFrameFormat}
\row
\li block \li \c{I would like to place an order for the following items:}
\row
\li block
\row
\li block
\endtable
A QTextTableFormat object, \c orderTableFormat, is used to hold the type
of item and the quantity ordered.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 8
We use \l{QTextTable::cellAt()}{cellAt()} to set the headers for the
\c orderTable.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 9
Then, we iterate through the QList of QPair objects to populate
\c orderTable.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 10
The resulting document structure for this section is:
\table
\row
\li {1, 11} \c{orderTable} with \e{orderTableFormat}
\row
\li block \li \c{Product}
\row
\li block \li \c{Quantity}
\row
\li block \li \c{T-shirt}
\row
\li block \li \c{4}
\row
\li block \li \c{Badge}
\row
\li block \li \c{3}
\row
\li block \li \c{Reference book}
\row
\li block \li \c{2}
\row
\li block \li \c{Coffee cup}
\row
\li block \li \c{5}
\endtable
The \c cursor is then moved back to \c{topFrame}'s
\l{QTextFrame::lastPosition()}{lastPosition()} and more standard text
is inserted.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 11
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 12
Another QTextTable is inserted, to display the customer's
preference regarding offers.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 13
The document structure for this portion is:
\table
\row
\li block
\row
\li block\li \c{Please update my...}
\row
\li {1, 5} block
\row
\li {1, 4} \c{offersTable}
\row
\li block \li \c{I want to receive...}
\row
\li block \li \c{I do not want to receive...}
\row
\li block \li \c{X}
\endtable
The \c cursor is moved to insert "Sincerely" along with the customer's
name. More blocks are inserted for spacing purposes. The \c printAction
is enabled to indicate that an order form can now be printed.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 14
The bottom portion of the document structure is:
\table
\row
\li block
\row
\li {1, 5} block\li \c{Sincerely,}
\row
\li block
\row
\li block
\row
\li block
\row
\li block \li \c{Donald}
\endtable
The \c createSample() function is used for illustration purposes, to create
a sample order form.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 15
The \c openDialog() function opens a \c DetailsDialog object. If the
details in \c dialog are accepted, the \c createLetter() function is
invoked using the parameters extracted from \c dialog.
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 16
In order to print out the order form, a \c printFile() function is
included, as shown below:
\snippet richtext/orderform/mainwindow.cpp 17
This function also allows the user to print a selected area with
QTextCursor::hasSelection(), instead of printing the entire document.
\section1 \c main() Function
The \c main() function instantiates \c MainWindow and sets its size to
640x480 pixels before invoking the \c show() function and
\c createSample() function.
\snippet richtext/orderform/main.cpp 0
*/