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[Zach Elko <zachelko@xxxxxxxxx>]

No problem, I figured as much. the graphical builders are nice, but they
create issues like this. Even I looked at that thinking it was "fine" for
the longest time and then I'm like... wait a second.....

Zach J. Elko
Ball State University Unified Technology Support
Certified Hardware & Software Technician


On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Ian Crotty <archangel114@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Was what I saw based on a document I read.  I never really thought about it
> I suppose.  Makes sense.  Bad habits developed from someone else's bad
> habits.
>
> Ian Crotty
> UTS Hardware Technician
> Ball State University
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Zach Elko <zachelko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> As I was making some changes to Sleuths, I came across some interesting
>> syntax...
>>
>> intviewButton = new QPushButton;
>> intviewButton = ui->intviewButton;
>>
>> nextButton = new QPushButton;
>> nextButton = ui->nextButton;
>>
>> lastButton = new QPushButton;
>> lastButton = ui->lastButton;
>>
>> noteButton = new QPushButton;
>> noteButton = ui->noteButton;
>>
>> Since this UI was created with QT Creator / Designer, all of the GUI
>> object stuff is done with the ui file. For example, from ui_mainwindow.h:
>>
>> radioButton3 = new QRadioButton(centralWidget);
>> radioButton3->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("radioButton3"));
>> radioButton3->setGeometry(QRect(930, 290, 91, 20));
>> radioButton3->setIconSize(QSize(23, 23));
>>
>> As you can see, we don't (and shouldn't) be new'ing all of our GUI
>> elements in the implementation class for our window, it's just a useless and
>> wasteful step.
>>
>> I've fixed this issue in mainwindow.cpp for SleuthsScene2. If you come
>> across it in any other files, please comment out all lines that look of the
>> form: someGUIThing = new GuiThing; someGUIThing = ui->someGUIThing;
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Zach J. Elko
>> Ball State University Unified Technology Support
>> Certified Hardware & Software Technician
>>
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