Check QCheckbox with enter/return

Asked Jul 12 '16 at 16:25

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I have a QCheckbox and which I'm trying to change the state using a keyboard press of return/enter, rather than space.

For other things such as QPushbuttons/QLineEdit, I've used returnPressed() in the signal, however this doesnt work for QCheckbox and none of the options seem suitable.

How do I change the state of the QCheckbox on return/enter press when it has focus.

The code I've tried is

QObject::connect(ui->operator_checkbox, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), 
 ui->operator_checkbox, SLOT(setChecked(true)));

edited Jul 12 '16 at 16:48

demonplus

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asked Jul 12 '16 at 16:25

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Did you try to use keyPressEvent for your checkbox with Qt::Key_Enter Qt::Key_Return filter? – demonplus Jul 12 '16 at 17:02
First and foremost: does this agree with the platform human interface guidelines for your system? If it doesn't, then adding such behaviors will be at the very least confusing to your users, and possibly lead to disastrous unintended consequences. – Kuba hasn't forgotten Monica Jul 12 '16 at 17:27
@demonplus - hadn't thought of that, thanks! – easty Jul 13 '16 at 07:01
@KubaOber - yeah, pressing enter/return to select is more intuitive for the user than pressing space – easty Jul 13 '16 at 07:02
How does every other piece of software behave on your platform, though? – Kuba hasn't forgotten Monica Jul 13 '16 at 12:53

Check QCheckbox with enter/return

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