Move QML ListView via buttons

[Julien B]

Hello,

I would like to be able to move a list view via button, with the following behaviors:

1. Move repeatedly when I click several time on button

2. Move continuously on press and hold

3. Display the scrollbar when moving via buttons

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I tried several methods:

• Use positionViewAtIndex() method

Instantaneous change without smooth moving.

• Moving the currentIndex

Not working properly if current index is not a visible item.
Delay before moving when currentIndex change the first time (around 1s) .

• Use flick() method

Works for moving
Only method which allow to display the scroll bar when moving
Cannot click repeatedly on the button, the previous flick has to be finished.

I still don't know how to achieve smooth moving when clicking repeatedly, neither how to move continuously on press and hold.

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My current demo with flick method:

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0

Rectangle {
    property color accentColor: "#ff00b374"

    id: demo
    width: 800
    height: 600

    color: "#ff303030"

    Rectangle {
        width: parent.width/2-32
        height: parent.height-32
        x: 16
        y: 16

        color: accentColor
        clip: true
        ListView {
            id: listView
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height

            // When scroll end align to the nearest item
            snapMode: ListView.SnapToItem
            // Clip painting to his own bounding rectangle to avoid display
            // data outside specified size during flick
            clip: true
            model: 100

            // Increase Flick speed
            maximumFlickVelocity: 10000
            cacheBuffer:1000

            ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar {
                id: verticalScrollBar
                active: true
                orientation: Qt.Vertical
                opacity: verticalScrollBar.pressed?1:(listView.moving?1:0)
                Behavior on opacity {NumberAnimation {duration: 500}}

                contentItem: Rectangle {
                    implicitWidth: 4
                    radius:2
                    implicitHeight: parent.height
                    color: accentColor
                }
            }

            delegate: Rectangle {
                id: lineRectangle
                height: 32
                width: listView.width

                // Change color based on index number for better readability
                color: (index & 1)? "#ffefefef" : "#ffffffff"

                Text {
                    id: textField
                    height: parent.height
                    width: parent.width
                    color: listView.currentIndex === index? accentColor:"#ff000000"
                    font.pixelSize: 16
                    horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignHCenter
                    text: "Element " + (index+1)
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Up Button to move list up
    Rectangle {
        id: upButton

        height: 256
        width: height//parent.width
        radius: height/2

        x: parent.width*3/4-width/2
        y: parent.height*1/4-height/2

        color: "#ffffffff"

        Text {
            text: "Up"
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            color: listUp.pressed? demo.accentColor: "#ff000000"
            font.pixelSize: 64
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            id: listUp
            onPressed: {
                listView.flick(0, 1000)
                /*var targetIndex = listView.currentIndex-20;
                if (targetIndex < 0)
                    listView.currentIndex= 0;
                else
                    listView.currentIndex= targetIndex*/
            }
        }
    }

    // Down Button to move list down
    Rectangle {
        id: downButton
        height: upButton.height
        width: upButton.width
        radius: upButton.radius
        color: upButton.color

        x: parent.width*3/4-width/2
        y: parent.height*3/4-height/2

        Text {
            text: "Down"
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            color: listDown.pressed? demo.accentColor: "#ff000000"
            font.pixelSize: 64
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            id: listDown
            onClicked: {
                listView.flick(0, -1000);
                /*var targetIndex = listView.currentIndex+20;
                if (targetIndex >= listView.count)
                    listView.currentIndex= listView.count-1;
                else
                    listView.currentIndex= targetIndex*/
            }
        }
    }
}

[AbuFahima]

HI,

Solution to your first point "Move repeatedly when I click several time on button". Please find below

You have to do few things

1. please call accentColor everywhere using the id "demo", as what you called in other places.
2. In ListView, onCompleted slot, set the listView's current index to 0. (listView.currentIndex = 0)
3. In onMousePressed for UP button, use the following lines
   if (listView.currentIndex < listView.count-1)
   {
   listView.currentIndex += 1
   }
4. In onMousePressed for Down button, use the following lines
   if (listView.currentIndex > 0)
   {
   listView.currentIndex -= 1
   }

[Lorenz]

Hi,

You can also find an example of programmatically scrolling a ListView in this github sample.

It uses the AppListView component from the V-Play SDK, but the approach should work as well with a plain Qt ListView.

Cheers,
Lorenz

[Julien B]

Hello @AbuFahima,

I already tried this method (see my first post), it is also in comment in my example and the currentIndex is highlighted.

But I found theses issues with this method:

• Moving the currentIndex

Not working properly if current index is not a visible item.
Delay before moving when currentIndex change the first time (around 1s) .

[Julien B]

Hello @Lorenz,

The method you show me use positionViewAtIndex() and I also tried this and I have this issue:

• Use positionViewAtIndex() method

Instantaneous position change without smooth moving.

[jpnurmi]

Something like this?

import QtQuick 2.7
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0

Window {
    id: demo
    width: 800
    height: 600
    visible: true
    color: "#ff303030"

    property color accentColor: "#ff00b374"

    Rectangle {
        width: parent.width/2-32
        height: parent.height-32
        x: 16
        y: 16

        color: accentColor
        clip: true
        ListView {
            id: listView
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height

            // When scroll end align to the nearest item
            snapMode: ListView.SnapToItem
            // Clip painting to his own bounding rectangle to avoid display
            // data outside specified size during flick
            clip: true
            model: 100

            // Increase Flick speed
            maximumFlickVelocity: 10000
            cacheBuffer:1000

            ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar {
                id: verticalScrollBar
                active: pressed || listView.moving || listUp.pressed || listDown.pressed
                orientation: Qt.Vertical
                opacity: active ? 1:0
                Behavior on opacity {NumberAnimation {duration: 500}}

                contentItem: Rectangle {
                    implicitWidth: 4
                    radius:2
                    implicitHeight: parent.height
                    color: accentColor
                }
            }

            delegate: Rectangle {
                id: lineRectangle
                height: 32
                width: listView.width

                // Change color based on index number for better readability
                color: (index & 1)? "#ffefefef" : "#ffffffff"

                Text {
                    id: textField
                    height: parent.height
                    width: parent.width
                    color: listView.currentIndex === index? accentColor:"#ff000000"
                    font.pixelSize: 16
                    horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignHCenter
                    text: "Element " + (index+1)
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Up Button to move list up
    Rectangle {
        id: upButton

        height: 256
        width: height//parent.width
        radius: height/2

        x: parent.width*3/4-width/2
        y: parent.height*1/4-height/2

        color: "#ffffffff"

        Text {
            text: "Up"
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            color: listUp.pressed? demo.accentColor: "#ff000000"
            font.pixelSize: 64
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            id: listUp

            SmoothedAnimation {
                target: listView
                property: "contentY"
                running: listUp.pressed
                velocity: 1000
                to: 0
            }
            onReleased: {
                if (!listView.atYBeginning)
                    listView.flick(0, 1000)
            }
        }
    }

    // Down Button to move list down
    Rectangle {
        id: downButton
        height: upButton.height
        width: upButton.width
        radius: upButton.radius
        color: upButton.color

        x: parent.width*3/4-width/2
        y: parent.height*3/4-height/2

        Text {
            text: "Down"
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            color: listDown.pressed? demo.accentColor: "#ff000000"
            font.pixelSize: 64
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            id: listDown

            SmoothedAnimation {
                target: listView
                property: "contentY"
                running: listDown.pressed
                to: listView.contentHeight - listView.height
                velocity: 1000
            }
            onReleased: {
                if (!listView.atYEnd)
                    listView.flick(0, -1000)
            }
        }
    }
}

[Julien B]

Thanks @jpnurmi,

This is exactly what i was looking for, all my issues are solved.