This README provides an overview of the PyQt6 Ace Editor Widget (QtAce_Widget), detailing its functionality, dependencies, and usage.
The PyQt6 Ace Editor Widget is a code editor widget within a PyQt6 application. It is an implementation of the Ace code editor, allowing users to edit files directly from this widget.
The PyQt6 Ace Editor Widget is dependent on the following libraries:
In addition, this widget uses a custom module:
Ensure that all these dependencies are properly installed and available in your environment.
The QtAceWidget class provides various features, including creating a new file, opening an existing file, saving a file, saving a file with a new name, and exiting the application. These functions are tied to corresponding menu options in the application.
The custom module editor should be located in a folder named “Library” at the same level as the qtace_widget.py file based on the provided import statements.
For debugging, the script prints instructions for enabling the chrome remote debugger when run. If necessary, the script can be run with the argument --webEngineArgs --remote-debugging-port=9222 to allow for web engine debugging.
If you wish to customize the icons for the “New”, “Open”, “Save”, “Save As”, and “Exit” actions, you can replace the respective PNG files in the “icons” folder. The paths to these icons are provided in the creation of the QAction objects within the createMenus() method.
The Editor class, from the “editor” module, is used to create a code editing interface within the QtAceWidget class. This class should include methods to handle the loading, displaying, and saving of file content.
The QStatusBar at the bottom of the QtAceWidget displays the path of the currently open file.
If you encounter issues while using the PyQt6 Ace Editor Widget, consider the following troubleshooting steps:
editor module is at the same level as the qtace_widget.py script and that this module has no errors.createMenus() method. The application will not run if these files cannot be located.Here’s a general guide on how to implement and use the PyQt6 Ace Editor Widget in your PyQt6 application:
Below is a sample script (ace_example.py) demonstrating how to instantiate the Ace Editor widget in your PyQt6 application:
```python from PyQt6 import QtWidgets from qtace_widget import QtAceWidget import sys
def main(): app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
# Create a QtAceWidget instance
qtaceWidget = QtAceWidget()
qtaceWidget.show()
sys.exit(app.exec())
if name == “main”: main()