how to make copy paste to follow the same pattern - pyqt5

Question

I am creating a design with my QGraphicsitems . I have selected all the items in the scene and pasted it.But it is not following the same pattern.can we make the items paste in the same pattern like the one which we have created initially? –
I have tried with the following code
from PyQt5.QtCore import (QByteArray,QDataStream, QIODevice,pyqtSlot, QMimeData, QPointF, QPoint, Qt, QRect,QTimer,QLineF, QEvent,QRectF)
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor,QDrag, QPainter, QPixmap,QFont,QFontMetrics,QBrush, QLinearGradient, QIcon, QPen, QPainterPath, QTransform,QCursor,QMouseEvent,QClipboard
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication,QGraphicsTextItem,QGraphicsItemGroup, QSizePolicy,QShortcut, QScrollArea, QPushButton,QLineEdit, QMainWindow,QInputDialog, QGraphicsPathItem,QDialog, QVBoxLayout,QGraphicsItem,QStatusBar,QTextEdit, QAction,QMenu, qApp,QSplitter, QButtonGroup, QToolButton, QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QGraphicsView, QGraphicsItem, QGraphicsPixmapItem, QLabel, QGraphicsScene, QWidget
import importlib
import SketchBook as sketchBook
import Blocks as blocks
import random
custom_mimeType = "application/x-qgraphicsitems"
pos1 = QPointF()
def item_to_ds(it, ds):
if not isinstance(it, QGraphicsItem):
return
ds.writeQString(it.__class__.__module__)
ds.writeQString(it.__class__.__name__)
ds.writeInt(it.flags())
ds << it.pos()
posdiff = it.pos().x() -pos1().x()
pos1 = QPointF(it.pos().x(),it.pos().y())
# ds.writeInt(it.UserType)
ds.writeFloat(it.opacity())
ds.writeFloat(it.rotation())
ds.writeFloat(it.scale())
# ds.writeString(it.type())
# ds.writeQString(it.type1())
# if isinstance(it, QGraphicsItem):
# ds << it.brush() << it.pen()
if isinstance(it, QGraphicsPixmapItem):
ds << it.pixmap()
if isinstance(it, QGraphicsPathItem):
ds << it.path()
def ds_to_item(ds):
module_name = ds.readQString()
class_name = ds.readQString()
if class_name == 'QGraphicsPixmapItem':
mod = importlib.import_module(module_name)
it = getattr(mod, class_name)()
# flags = QGraphicsItem.GraphicsItemFlag(ds.readInt())
# pos = QPointF()
# ds >> pos
# it.setFlags(flags)
# it.setPos(pos)
# it.setOpacity(ds.readFloat())
# it.setRotation(ds.readFloat())
# it.setScale(ds.readFloat())
else:
mod = importlib.import_module(module_name)
it = getattr(mod, class_name)(blocks.selectedObjType)
flags = QGraphicsItem.GraphicsItemFlag(ds.readInt())
pos = QPointF()
ds >> pos
it.setFlags(flags)
it.setPos(pos)
it.setOpacity(ds.readFloat())
it.setRotation(ds.readFloat())
it.setScale(ds.readFloat())
# if isinstance(it, QGraphicsItem):
# pen, brush = QPen(), QBrush()
# ds >> brush
# ds >> pen
# it.setPen(pen)
# it.setBrush(brush)
if isinstance(it, QGraphicsPathItem):
path = QPainterPath()
ds >> path
it.setPath(path)
if isinstance(it, QGraphicsPixmapItem):
pixmap = QPixmap()
# pen, brush = QPen(), QBrush()
# ds >> brush
# ds >> pen
ds >> pixmap
it.setPixmap(pixmap)
return it
class GraphicsSceneClass(QGraphicsScene):
global selectedObjType
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super(GraphicsSceneClass, self).__init__(parent)
self.gridOn = 0
self.setSceneRect(0, 0, 1920, 1080)
self.setItemIndexMethod(QGraphicsScene.NoIndex)
self.setBackgroundBrush(QBrush(Qt.black))
def mousePressEvent(self, event):
sampleTransform = QTransform()
objectAtMouse = self.itemAt(event.scenePos(), sampleTransform)
if objectAtMouse and event.button()== Qt.LeftButton:
objectAtMouse.setSelected(True)
elif objectAtMouse==None and event.button()==Qt.RightButton:
# pass
self.grid = self.TargPosForLine(event.scenePos(), "ForLine")
self.grid = self.TargPosForLine(event.scenePos(), "ForLine")
print(self.grid)
# else:
# self.DeselectItems()
# objectAtMouse.QShortcut
def TargPosForLine(self, position, mode):
clicked_column = int((position.y() // 16)) * 16
clicked_row = int((position.x() // 16)) * 16
if clicked_column < 0:
clicked_column = 0
if clicked_row < 0:
clicked_row = 0
if(mode == "ForRect"):
return QRect(clicked_row, clicked_column,16,16)
elif(mode == "ForLine"):
return QPointF(clicked_row,clicked_column)
def DeselectItems(self):
selectedObjects = self.selectedItems()
for object in selectedObjects:
object.setSelected(False)
def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
# self.DeselectItems()
pass
class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
global selectedObjType
# global item
def __init__(self,):
super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
self.createActions()
self.createMenus()
self.createToolbars()
self.scene = GraphicsSceneClass()
MainWindow.obj = self.scene
self.view = QGraphicsView(self.scene)
# self.view.setDragMode(QGraphicsView.RubberBandDrag)
self.view.setMouseTracking(True)
self.view.setRenderHint(QPainter.HighQualityAntialiasing)
self.widg = QWidget()
self.horizontalLayout = QHBoxLayout()
self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.view)
self.widg.setMouseTracking(True)
self.widget = QWidget()
self.widget.setLayout(self.horizontalLayout)
self.setCentralWidget(self.widget)
self.obj=None
def createMenus(self):
menuBar = self.menuBar()
fileMenu = menuBar.addMenu('&File')
fileMenu.addAction(self.exitAction)
fileMenu = menuBar.addMenu('&Edit')
fileMenu.addAction(self.copyAction)
fileMenu.addAction(self.pasteAction)
fileMenu.addAction(self.selectAction)
def createActions(self):
self.exitAction = QAction("E&xit", self, shortcut="Ctrl+X", statusTip="Quit Scenediagram example",
triggered=self.deleteItem)
self.copyAction = QAction("C&opy", self, shortcut="Ctrl+C", triggered=self.copy)
self.pasteAction = QAction("P&aste", self, shortcut="Ctrl+V", triggered=self.paste)
self.selectAction = QAction("S&electAll", self, shortcut="Ctrl+A", triggered=self.selectAll)
def createToolbars(self):
GridButton = QToolButton()
GridButton.setCheckable(True)
GridButton.setIcon(QIcon('images/GridButton.png'))
GridButton.clicked.connect(self.GridOnOffControl)
GridButton.setToolTip("Grid Control")
self.pointerToolbar = self.addToolBar("Pointer type")
self.pointerToolbar.addWidget(GridButton)
def deleteItem(self):
for item in self.scene.selectedItems():
self.scene.removeItem(item)
def selectAll(self):
for item in self.scene.items():
item.setSelected(True)
def GridOnOffControl(self):
if self.scene.gridOn == 0:
self.scene.gridOn = 1
else:
self.scene.gridOn = 0
if self.scene.gridOn == 1:
self.scene.setBackgroundBrush(QBrush(QPixmap('images/Grid.png')))
else:
self.scene.setBackgroundBrush(QBrush(Qt.black))
def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
contextMenu = QMenu(self)
Cutaction = contextMenu.addAction("Cut")
Coaction = contextMenu.addAction("Copy")
Paaction = contextMenu.addAction("Paste")
Propaction = contextMenu.addAction("draw1")
Propaction1=contextMenu.addAction("draw2")
quitAct = contextMenu.addAction("quit")
action = contextMenu.exec_(self.mapToGlobal(event.pos()))
if action == quitAct:
self.close()
elif action == Propaction:
objectDrop = None
# painterPath = QPainterPath()
#
# painterPath.moveTo(10, 50.0)
# painterPath.lineTo(50,50)
# painterPath.lineTo(50,55)
# painterPath.lineTo(10,55)
# gradient = QLinearGradient(1, 1, 1, 5)
# gradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(Qt.gray))
# gradient.setColorAt(0.5, QColor(192, 192, 192, 255))
# gradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(Qt.darkGray))
# painterPath.closeSubpath()
#
# objectDrop = QGraphicsPathItem()
# objectDrop.setPath(painterPath)
# objectDrop.setBrush(QBrush(gradient))
objectDrop = QGraphicsPixmapItem(QPixmap("2AS_HG_RG.png"))
objectDrop.setPos(self.scene.grid)
print("sig",self.scene.grid)
# objectDrop._position = QPointF(gridPos.x() + 2, gridPos.y() + 5.9)
# objectDrop._type = "2AS_HG_RG"
objectDrop._type1 = "2AS_HG_RG"
self.scene.addItem(objectDrop)
objectDrop.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsSelectable)
objectDrop.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsMovable)
objectDrop._type1="2AS_HG_RG"
# self.scene.addPath(painterPath)
elif action==Propaction1:
objectDrop = None
selectedObjType = "line"
objectDrop = sketchBook.SketchBook(selectedObjType)
print("line",self.scene.grid)
objectDrop.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsSelectable)
objectDrop.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsMovable)
objectDrop._type1 = "line"
objectDrop.setPos(self.scene.grid.x(),self.scene.grid.y()-48+5)
self.scene.addItem(objectDrop)
elif action == Coaction:
self.copy()
elif action == Paaction:
self.paste()
#pyqtSlot()
def copy(self):
mimedata = QMimeData()
ba = QByteArray()
ds = QDataStream(ba, QIODevice.WriteOnly)
for it in self.scene.selectedItems():
self.posdiff=item_to_ds(it, ds)
mimedata.setData(custom_mimeType, ba)
clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
clipboard.setMimeData(mimedata)
#pyqtSlot()
def paste(self):
pos2=self.scene.grid
clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
mimedata = clipboard.mimeData()
if mimedata.hasFormat(custom_mimeType):
ba = mimedata.data(custom_mimeType)
# STR = str(ba)
# QW = ba.capacity()
ds = QDataStream(ba)
while not ds.atEnd():
# for it in ds:
it = ds_to_item(ds)
if isinstance(it, QGraphicsPixmapItem):
self.scene.addItem(it)
it.setPos(pos2)
it._position = QPointF(pos2.x() + 2, pos2.y() + 5.9)
print("sig",it._position)
it._type1 = "2AS_HG_RG"
else:
gradient = QLinearGradient(1, 1, 1, 5)
gradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(Qt.gray))
gradient.setColorAt(0.5, QColor(192, 192, 192, 255))
gradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(Qt.darkGray))
self.scene.addItem(it)
it.setBrush(QBrush(gradient))
it.setPos(pos2.x()+self.posdiff().x(),pos2.y()-48)
it._position = QPointF(pos2.x() + 2, pos2.y() + 5.9)
print(it._position)
# it.setFlags(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsSelectable)
# it._type1 = "line"
def selectedItem(self):
items = self.scene.selectedItems()
if len(items) == 1:
return items[0]
return None
if __name__=="__main__":
import sys
app=QApplication(sys.argv)
mainWindow = MainWindow()
mainWindow.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
1) select all the items or the items to be pasted
2) copy it
3) paste it
if we have design pattern have item1 followed by item2 followed by item3 with respective distance. When we copy and paste it it should follow the same pattern.

Answer 1

QGraphicsItem.setPos() is absolute to the scene (or relative to its parent), the alternative solution is to use moveBy(x, y) (which is the same as setPos(self.pos() + deltaPos), but you have to take into account the relative position of the click according to the reference point.
I'd suggest you to not set the position until all items have been added, and then set their position according to a specific item that will be used as an "anchor" point.
#pyqtSlot()
def paste(self):
pos2=self.scene.grid
clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
mimedata = clipboard.mimeData()
items = []
topLeft = None
if mimedata.hasFormat(custom_mimeType):
ba = mimedata.data(custom_mimeType)
ds = QDataStream(ba)
while not ds.atEnd():
it = ds_to_item(ds)
items.append(it)
if not topLeft:
topLeft = it
elif it.y() < topLeft.y() or it.x() < topLeft.x():
# find a possible topmost/leftmost item
topLeft = it
# add items, but do not set their position here
# ...
delta = self.scene.grid - topLeft.pos()
[i.moveBy(delta.x(), delta.y()) for i in items]
An alternative is to find the "anchor" in the copy procedure, and set the position of each item relative to that point in the datastream, so that you'll be able to use moveBy(pos2.x(), pos2.y()) directly after adding the items.