qt4-mac @4.8.2_3+quartz -- Designer cannot create Main Window properly

[jeremy886@…]

Although qt4 works okay on Mountain Lion, when I started to use Qt Designer to create UI files for pyqt4, I find that the menu bar (qmenubar) won't show up in any Main Window form. It can be tested by use the Qt Designer to create a new form using Main Window template. You can design your menus and submenus but when you preview it, the menus and submenus will go missing. I think this issue is only for Mac because I test qt4 on Windows and it doesn't have this issue.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please Cc the port maintainer(s).

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

OK. Let me see if I can replicate your issue. This will likely take a few days to a week to get to that point.

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Well, I think I followed your instructions well enough, but when I preview the window (command-R, right?) I do see the menus at the very top menu-bar (the one with the Apple in it, at the very top of the screen; not the window created for this Designer application). I see the exact same behavior when I use the Qt project's pre-compiled binaries for 4.8.3. I'm using a modified version of qt4-mac 4.8.3 that will be checked in shortly once I verify that it functions correctly. So, maybe that makes a difference? Or, maybe I'm not getting what you're saying is the issue? If you think this latter, maybe you can post some pictures with parts circled so-as to be clear where you see the issue.

[jeremy886@…]

Replying to michaelld@…:

I do see the menus at the very top menu-bar (the one with the Apple in it, at the very top of the screen; not the window created for this Designer application).

Hi Michael, thank you for your help. I am pretty new to Mac and just realised that all the menu bars are kind of detached and placed at the very top. I can see the menu bar now. Thank you again for making qt available on Mac. I love it.

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Thanks for reporting back. Yes, Mac stuff is often different than Linux or Windows. It's a learning curve for all of us even when Apple releases a new OS version -- a lot is "the same", most things are "similar", but some just require new learning even for us who've used OSX and MacOS before that for numerous years. I'm glad you're enjoying Qt on the Mac; I hope it keeps working well for you! I do my best to keep it going.