Can I add multistate to a single button

Tugpsx

Im looking to reduce the interface by adding multiple press state to a single button.

Rather than have individual buttons for Auto,  On,  Off. I would like to have a sinle button "State" when pressed 3 times would cycle throught Auto, On and Off. On the 4th press it would be back to Auto. I guess i could do it with a dropdown selection list also.

Any thoughts?

Richard Haseltine

A DzButton has only the two states, but there are other controls you could use:

DzComboBox (http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/combobox_dz) supports multi-state
DzComboEdit (http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/comboedit_dz) supports multi-state and text selection (and optionally editing)
DzCheckListItem (http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/checklistitem_dz) supports tri-state
DzEnumSlider (http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/enumslider_dz) provides multi-state in a labeled integer value

ghost_of_delete_key

You could simply do it in a slot connected to the button's clicked signal.

Just increment a variable each click, the fourth click resetting the value.

Try this out, see if it does what you want:

 

(function () {

 

    // a dialog

    var wDlg = new DzDialog();

    wDlg.caption = "tri-state button";

    wDlg.width = 200;

    wDlg.height = 200;

 

    //a button

    var wTriButton = new DzPushButton(wDlg);

 

    // set the initial state of the button

    var nState = 0; // <--- THIS hold the button state, read it from wherever

    wTriButton.text = "Off";

 

    // make it pretty

    var wLayout = new DzGridLayout(wDlg);

    wLayout.addWidget(wTriButton, 1, 1, 1, 1);

 

    // connect a toggle counter

    connect(wTriButton, "clicked()", doToggle);

 

    // records the state of the button for each click

    function doToggle() {

 

        nState += 1;

        if (nState > 2) {

            nState = 0;

        }

 

        //update the button text

        updateButton();

    }

 

    // updates the button text based on the toggle state

    function updateButton() {

 

        var txt = "";

        switch (nState) {

            case 0:

                txt = "Off";

                break;

            case 1:

                txt = "On";

                break;

            case 2:

                txt = "Auto";

                break;

        }

 

        // set the button's text

        wTriButton.text = txt;

    }

 

    wDlg.exec();

})();

 

edited text("Off") to "Off" so it "just works"

TheMysteryIsThePoint

Qt's UI guidelines say that to select exactly one from a set of mutually exclusive options you users would expect to see radio buttons inside a group because all the choices are apparent, or a combo box if space is a premium. I think a command button might be slightly confusing because a command button is supposed to initiate an action, and it won't be obvious to the user what the button does, what the states are, etc..

In your case, I think a combobox is most appropriate.

Tugpsx

@ghost_of_delete_key Thanks this is what i was looking for but as TheMysteryIsThePoint said it may be best to present the users with the combobox rather than having to explain that the button has 3 states. It was a good Idea at one point. I will find future use for the assisted code again Thanks.

ghost_of_delete_key

Darwin called this...

Evolution.