[Qgis-developer] color widget not updated after changing item color by python

[Nyall Dawson]

On 28 February 2017 at 18:14, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl> wrote:
> Thanks Nyall! I would have never come up with a workaround like this.
>
> Should this be fixed? Or is this "by design"? :)

It's more or less a consequence of composer never being written for
plugins to hook into. So while it's possible, you'll hit lots of
anomalies like this.

Fixing this is on my lengthy TO-DO list.

Nyall

>
> Btw, the QgsComposerMap does not like this workaround, BUT also does not
> need it because the color widgets seem to get updated anyway.
>
> Raymond
>
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> On 28-02-17 06:27, Nyall Dawson wrote:
>>
>> On 27 February 2017 at 01:17, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> When changing the color of a composer item using python, the
>>> corresponding
>>> color widget does not update to my new color.
>>>
>>> For example, changing the label font color:
>>>
>>> composerLabel.setFontColor(QColor(50,50,50,255))
>>>
>>>
>>> After a redraw, the label's color in the map does change to my new value.
>>> But after selecting it, the widget still shows a black (#000000) value.
>>> How
>>> can I tell the gui to change as well? And shouldn't setFontColor function
>>> tell the gui to change?
>>>
>>> Hoping anyone can help.
>>
>>
>> Hmm... seems only possible with a silly workaround:
>>
>> old_id = item.id()
>> item.setId('a')
>> item.setId(old_id)
>>
>> Nyall
>>
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