I have a basic label that is supposed to indicate to the user that the program is searching directories for several seconds. So it goes like...
self.label.setText(QString("Searching..."))
# method to search directories goes here
self.label.setText(QString("Search Complete"))
My problem is that the label never displays "Searching...". The execution always seems to jump straight to run the method to scan directories, and then the label text is set to "Search Complete" after the method which scans directories has finished.
I'd be grateful if someone could please explain why this is happening or suggest a better way to resolve the problem.
many thanks
Your "method to search directories" is blocking the GUI hence QLabel is not able to update the text. You can make your search routine asynchronous or go the easy way and force QLabel to update itself:
self.label.setText(QString("Searching..."))
self.label.repaint()
# method to search directories goes here
self.label.setText(QString("Search Complete"))
Add include:
#include <qapplication.h>
Let Qt process events:
self.label.setText(QString("Searching..."))
qApp->processEvents();
Note: repaint() was not necessarie.
In PyQt5, you don't need to use QString :
self.label.setText("Searching...")
self.label.repaint()
self.label.setText("Search Complete")
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Tokenize2 is a javacsript lib to select multiple options.
It provides a very neat UI to start writing and then get a list of options to select from. Selected options will show up as "tags" that can be removed with "x" link.
So far all is fine. But Right now you need to know what your looking for and start write at least one character to see matching alternatives.
In my scenario there are very few alternatives and they are not known to the user. I would like to show ALL options when the user clicks the input box. There is a configuration option named searchMinLength but it is already set to 0.
Is there a workaround that can be used? Maybe like triggering load and dropdown manually?
I know there are a lot of similar alternatives but I picked Tokenize2 because:
It looks clean and nice
It works in mobile browsers
I don't know if there is an "official" approach, but after some investigation I have found an acceptable workaround.
After downloading the Tokenizer2 sourceode I found the following line that triggered my attention:
if(this.input.val().length > 0){
this.trigger('tokenize:search', [this.input.val()]);
}
My interpretation is that the internal search command is not triggered unless the user input has at least one character. This line in sourcecode could easily be modified. I have filed a suggestion for this here: https://github.com/zellerda/Tokenize2/issues/26
My current workaround is to add an event listener for the select event and there trigger the internal search command. That works fine for my scenario and does not force a source code rewrite.
$("#my-dropdown").on("tokenize:select", function (e: Event, routedEvent: boolean) {
$("#my-dropdown").trigger('tokenize:search', "");
});
Tokenize2
This link worked for me GitHub
$('.tokenize-sample-demo1').on('tokenize:select', function(container){
$(this).tokenize2().trigger('tokenize:search', [$(this).tokenize2().input.val()]);
});
I dont know how to make this working or I am missing something - maybe in #include ?
at this point I have:
#RequireAdmin
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <FileConstants.au3>
;vcdredist
Run($sDrivers & "\vcredist_x86.exe")
WinWaitActive("vcredist_x86")
;ControlClick("Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Maintenance", "","[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]")
ControlClick("Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Maintenance", "","[ID:105]")
I've checked with AutoIt v3 WIndow Control and arguments inside ControlClick are correct
none of last two lines make AutoIt select desired option.
Any help very much appreciated.
WinWaitActive()
Probably Isn't the thing you're looking for, as it waits for the window to be active for the code to be ran. WinActivate() activates the window.
If you want the code to run when you activate the window, then WinWaitActive() will do.
Also you can avoid having the title in the ControlClick by doing this.
$hWnd = WinWait("vcredist_x86")
WinWaitActive("vcredist_x86")
ControlClick($hWnd, "", "[CLASS FROM AUTOITINFO]", "Left", 1)
Use the Autoit Window Info tool to find the classes if you aren't using it already.
(https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/au3spy.htm)
If ControlClick still doesn't work, then you can try using
MouseClick("Left", x, y)
X, Y are the coordinates.
Probably the script is waiting to the window become active WinWaitActive().
In this case you can use a WinActivate before the WinWaitActive to avoid this problem.
If you want a more robust solution you can use this:
While Not WinActive($win)
WinActivate($win)
Sleep(500)
WEnd
I wrote a UDF in AutoIt to wait for controls. posted around here a few times. just feed it the stuff you want and how long, if applicable you want to wait. you can wait forever by default.
However, there is an easier solution, install it in quiet mode. run a command
Run($sDrivers & '\vcredist_x86.exe /q')
now you don't have to poke any buttons. also, it's better not to use ID because if you are testing an application that is changing, the developers can change all that. I use button text as additional search criteria instead. much more reliable and less maintenance on my code.
Have gone through the similar situation for one application while trying to automate that, after trying all the debugging just added the below command and it worked like charm
#RequireAdmin
Im trying to create a text based adventure game. It prompts the user for a command NAV SHLD PHAS LRS SRS EXIT.
I could easily make the commands related to numbers and do it that way, but that is not as cool. I want my code to be able to recognize that one of these phrases has been entered in console and proceed from there.
printf("NAV PHAS LRS SHLD DOCK EXIT \n");
printf("Command ? \n");
scanf("%c", &command);
This is how I tried to get the code to work and needless to say it does not.
The Variable "command" is a declared as a char "char command;"
Thank you for any help you can give me i've hit quite a roadblock here :(
I am working on an AutoIT script to find select messages withing a chatroom type webpage, I have no problem with placing the sent text between two special characters to make them easier to find, also to filter out all of the unwanted stuff. the problem that I am having is once the _stringbetween finds what it is looking for it doesn't continue looking. For testing I have the values returning in a GUI box. If there is a way to return all text between "^","^" it would solve my problem. Here is what i have so far
$html = _StringBetween(_INetGetSource('https://dtss.campfirenow.com/room/595835'), '^','^')
MsgBox(0, "title", $html[0])
also if anyone knows of a better way to pull select messages from campfire that would also solve my problem, maybe using the star feature... If you would like to look at the source code and api's of campfire they are available on GitHub
The _stringbetween return all occurences it will find.
You can make this simple test.
#include <array.au3>
$source="^test1^blabla^test2^blabla^test3^blabla^test4^blabla^test5^blabla"
$aRes=_StringBetween($Source,"^","^")
_ArrayDisplay($aRes)
For your source I don't now what's happening but test like this :
#include <array.au3>
$Source = BinaryToString(InetRead("https://dtss.campfirenow.com/room/595835"))
$aRes=_StringBetween($Source,"^","^")
_ArrayDisplay($aRes)
If the problem persist make a paste of your source code's page and post the link.
I wish to simulate a right click on a file. This is done by opening a Windows Explorer window and then right clicking on it.
The main issue is finding the location of the file in Windows Explorer. I am currently using Autoit v3.3.8.1.
My code 's first line:
RunWait (EXPLORER.EXE /n,/e,/select,<filepath>)
The next step is the problem. Finding the coordinates of the file.
After that, right clicking at that coordinates (it seems to me at this time) is not a problem....
Some background:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Software Languages: C#, Autoit (for scripting)
The Autoit script is called by a code similar to that below:
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = "AutoItScript.exe";
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.Start();
The code is compiled into a console class file which is run at startup. The autoit script runs as the explorer window opens up.
It seems as though you are taking the wrong approach to the problem, so I'll answer what you are asking and what you should be asking.
First up though, that line of code is not valid, and is not what you want either. You want to automate the explorer window, and RunWait waits for the program to finish. Furthermore you want those items to be strings, that code would never work.
Finding the item in explorer
The explorer window is just a listview, and so you can use normal listview messages to find the coordinates of an item. This is done most simply by AutoIt's GUIListView library:
#include<GUIListView.au3>
Local $filepath = "D:\test.txt"
Local $iPid = Run("explorer.exe /n,/e,/select," & $filepath)
ProcessWait($iPid)
Sleep(1000)
Local $hList = ControlGetHandle("[CLASS:CabinetWClass]", "", "[CLASS:SysListView32; INSTANCE:1]")
Local $aClient = WinGetPos($hList)
Local $aPos = _GUICtrlListView_GetItemPosition($hList, _GUICtrlListView_GetSelectedIndices($hList))
MouseClick("Right", $aClient[0] + $aPos[0] + 4, $aClient[1] + $aPos[1] + 4)
As has already been mentioned, sending the menu key is definitely a better way than having to move the mouse.
Executing a subitem directly
This is how it should be done. Ideally you should never need an explorer window open at all, and everything can be automated in the background. This should always be what you aim to achieve, as AutoIt is more than capable in most cases. It all depends on what item you want to click. If it is one of the first few items for opening the file in various programs, then it is as simple as either:
Using ShellExecute, setting the verb parameter to whatever it is you want to do.
Checking the registry to find the exact command line used by the program. For this you will need to look under HKCR\.ext where ext is the file extension, the default value will be the name of another key in HKCR which has the actions and icon associated with the filetype. This is pretty well documented online, so google it.
If the action is not one of the program actions (so is built into explorer) then it is a little more complex. Usually the best way will be to look at task manager when you start the program and see what it runs. Other things can be found online, for example (un)zipping. Actions like copy, delete, rename, create shortcut, send to... They can all be done directly from AutoIt with the various File* functions.
With more information, it would be possible to give you more specific help.
First, you might want to look at the Microsoft Active Accessibility SDK. In particular look at this interface...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/accessibility.iaccessible.aspx
You can use this to walk the items in the control and find the one with the file name you are looking for and its screen location.
From there, maybe try something like this for simulating the right click.
How can I use automation to right-click with a mouse in Windows 7?
Once you have done the right click, use accessibility again to find the right option on the context menu.
Maybe there's an easier way, you should be able to cobble something together like this if you don't find one. Good luck!
Suppose I have a file named test.txt on D drive. It needs to right click for opening Context Menu. To do this, the following code should work:
Local $filepath = "D:\test.txt"
Local $iPid = Run("explorer.exe /n,/e,/select," & $filepath)
ProcessWait($iPid)
Sleep(1000)
Send('+{F10}')