Subgroup: Layout

Class: QgsLayoutView

class qgis.gui.QgsLayoutView

Bases: PyQt5.QtWidgets.QGraphicsView

A graphical widget to display and interact with QgsLayouts.

QgsLayoutView manages the layout interaction tools and mouse/key events.

New in version 3.0: Methods

acceptDrops
accessibleDescription
accessibleName
actionEvent
actions
activateWindow
addAction
addActions
addScrollBarWidget
adjustSize
alignSelectedItems Aligns all selected items using the specified alignment.
alignment
autoFillBackground
backgroundBrush
backgroundRole
baseSize
blockSignals
cacheMode
centerOn centerOn(self, QGraphicsItem)
changeEvent
childAt childAt(self, int, int) -> QWidget
childEvent
children
childrenRect
childrenRegion
clearFocus
clearMask
close
closeEvent
colorCount
connectNotify
contentsMargins
contentsRect
contextMenuEvent
contextMenuPolicy
copyItems Cuts or copies the a list of items, respecting the specified operation.
copySelectedItems Cuts or copies the selected items, respecting the specified operation.
cornerWidget
create
createWindowContainer
currentLayout Returns the current layout associated with the view.
currentPage Returns the page visible in the view.
cursor
customEvent
deleteItems Delete the specified items.
deleteLater
deleteSelectedItems Deletes all selected items.
deltaForKeyEvent Returns the delta (in layout coordinates) by which to move items for the given key event.
depth
deselectAll Deselects all items in the view.
destroy
devType
devicePixelRatio
devicePixelRatioF
devicePixelRatioFScale
disconnect
disconnectNotify
distributeSelectedItems Distributes all selected items using the specified distribution.
dragEnterEvent
dragLeaveEvent
dragMode
dragMoveEvent
drawBackground
drawForeground
drawFrame
dropEvent
dumpObjectInfo
dumpObjectTree
dynamicPropertyNames
effectiveWinId
emitZoomLevelChanged
ensurePolished
ensureVisible ensureVisible(self, QGraphicsItem, xMargin: int = 50, yMargin: int = 50)
enterEvent
event
eventFilter
find
findChild findChild(self, Tuple, name: str = ‘’, options: Union[Qt.FindChildOptions, Qt.FindChildOption] = Qt.FindChildrenRecursively) -> QObject
findChildren findChildren(self, Tuple, name: str = ‘’, options: Union[Qt.FindChildOptions, Qt.FindChildOption] = Qt.FindChildrenRecursively) -> List[QObject]
fitInView fitInView(self, QGraphicsItem, mode: Qt.AspectRatioMode = Qt.IgnoreAspectRatio)
focusInEvent
focusNextChild
focusNextPrevChild
focusOutEvent
focusPolicy
focusPreviousChild
focusProxy
focusWidget
font
fontInfo
fontMetrics
foregroundBrush
foregroundRole
frameGeometry
frameRect
frameShadow
frameShape
frameSize
frameStyle
frameWidth
geometry
getContentsMargins
grab
grabGesture
grabKeyboard
grabMouse grabMouse(self, Union[QCursor, Qt.CursorShape])
grabShortcut
graphicsEffect
graphicsProxyWidget
groupSelectedItems Groups all selected items.
hasFocus
hasHeightForWidth
hasItemsInClipboard Returns true if the current clipboard contains layout items.
hasMouseTracking
hasTabletTracking
height
heightForWidth
heightMM
hide
hideEvent
horizontalScrollBar
horizontalScrollBarPolicy
inherits
initPainter
initStyleOption
inputMethodEvent
inputMethodHints
inputMethodQuery
insertAction
insertActions
installEventFilter
invalidateScene
invertSelection Inverts the current selection, selecting deselected items and deselecting and selected items.
isActiveWindow
isAncestorOf
isEnabled
isEnabledTo
isFullScreen
isHidden
isInteractive
isLeftToRight
isMaximized
isMinimized
isModal
isRightToLeft
isSignalConnected
isTransformed
isVisible
isVisibleTo
isWidgetType
isWindow
isWindowModified
isWindowType
itemAt itemAt(self, int, int) -> QGraphicsItem
items items(self, QPoint) -> List[QGraphicsItem]
keyPressEvent
keyReleaseEvent
keyboardGrabber
killTimer
layout
layoutDirection
leaveEvent
lineWidth
locale
lockSelectedItems Locks any selected items, preventing them from being interacted with by mouse interactions.
logicalDpiX
logicalDpiY
lower
lowerSelectedItems Lowers the selected items down the z-order.
mapFrom
mapFromGlobal
mapFromParent
mapFromScene mapFromScene(self, QRectF) -> QPolygon
mapTo
mapToGlobal
mapToParent
mapToScene mapToScene(self, QRect) -> QPolygonF
mask
maximumHeight
maximumSize
maximumViewportSize
maximumWidth
menuProvider Returns the provider for context menus.
metaObject
metric
midLineWidth
minimumHeight
minimumSize
minimumSizeHint
minimumWidth
mouseDoubleClickEvent
mouseGrabber
mouseMoveEvent
mousePressEvent
mouseReleaseEvent
move move(self, int, int)
moveEvent
moveSelectedItemsToBottom Lowers the selected items to the bottom of the z-order.
moveSelectedItemsToTop Raises the selected items to the top of the z-order.
moveToThread
nativeEvent
nativeParentWidget
nextInFocusChain
normalGeometry
objectName
optimizationFlags
overrideWindowFlags
overrideWindowState
paintEngine
paintEvent
paintingActive
palette
parent
parentWidget
pasteItems Pastes items from clipboard, using the specified mode.
physicalDpiX
physicalDpiY
pos
previewMode Returns the preview mode which may be used to modify the view’s appearance.
previewModeEnabled Returns true if a preview effect is being used to alter the view’s appearance.
previousInFocusChain
property
pushStatusMessage Pushes a new status bar message to the view.
pyqtConfigure Each keyword argument is either the name of a Qt property or a Qt signal.
raiseSelectedItems Raises the selected items up the z-order.
raise_
receivers
rect
releaseKeyboard
releaseMouse
releaseShortcut
removeAction
removeEventFilter
render
renderHints
repaint repaint(self, int, int, int, int)
resetCachedContent
resetTransform
resize resize(self, int, int)
resizeAnchor
resizeEvent
resizeSelectedItems Resizes all selected items using the specified resize mode.
restoreGeometry
rotate
rubberBandRect
rubberBandSelectionMode
saveGeometry
scale
scaleSafe Scales the view in a safe way, by limiting the acceptable range of the scale applied.
scene
sceneRect
scroll scroll(self, int, int, QRect)
scrollBarWidgets
scrollContentsBy
selectAll Selects all items in the view.
selectNextItemAbove Selects the next item above the existing selection, by item z order.
selectNextItemBelow Selects the next item below the existing selection, by item z order.
sender
senderSignalIndex
setAcceptDrops
setAccessibleDescription
setAccessibleName
setAlignment
setAttribute
setAutoFillBackground
setBackgroundBrush
setBackgroundRole
setBaseSize setBaseSize(self, QSize)
setCacheMode
setContentsMargins setContentsMargins(self, QMargins)
setContextMenuPolicy
setCornerWidget
setCurrentLayout Sets the current layout to edit in the view.
setCursor
setDisabled
setDragMode
setEnabled
setFixedHeight
setFixedSize setFixedSize(self, int, int)
setFixedWidth
setFocus setFocus(self, Qt.FocusReason)
setFocusPolicy
setFocusProxy
setFont
setForegroundBrush
setForegroundRole
setFrameRect
setFrameShadow
setFrameShape
setFrameStyle
setGeometry setGeometry(self, int, int, int, int)
setGraphicsEffect
setHidden
setHorizontalRuler Sets a horizontal ruler to synchronize with the view state.
setHorizontalScrollBar
setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy
setInputMethodHints
setInteractive
setLayout
setLayoutDirection
setLineWidth
setLocale
setMask setMask(self, QRegion)
setMaximumHeight
setMaximumSize setMaximumSize(self, QSize)
setMaximumWidth
setMenuProvider Sets a provider for context menus.
setMidLineWidth
setMinimumHeight
setMinimumSize setMinimumSize(self, QSize)
setMinimumWidth
setMouseTracking
setObjectName
setOptimizationFlag
setOptimizationFlags
setPalette
setParent setParent(self, QWidget, Union[Qt.WindowFlags, Qt.WindowType])
setPreviewMode Sets the preview mode which should be used to modify the view’s appearance.
setPreviewModeEnabled Sets whether a preview effect should be used to alter the view’s appearance.
setProperty
setRenderHint
setRenderHints
setResizeAnchor
setRubberBandSelectionMode
setScene
setSceneRect setSceneRect(self, float, float, float, float)
setSectionLabel Sets a section label, to display above the first page shown in the view.
setShortcutAutoRepeat
setShortcutEnabled
setSizeAdjustPolicy
setSizeIncrement setSizeIncrement(self, QSize)
setSizePolicy setSizePolicy(self, QSizePolicy.Policy, QSizePolicy.Policy)
setStatusTip
setStyle
setStyleSheet
setTabOrder
setTabletTracking
setTool Sets the tool currently being used in the view.
setToolTip
setToolTipDuration
setTransform
setTransformationAnchor
setUpdatesEnabled
setVerticalRuler Sets a vertical ruler to synchronize with the view state.
setVerticalScrollBar
setVerticalScrollBarPolicy
setViewport
setViewportMargins
setViewportUpdateMode
setVisible
setWhatsThis
setWindowFilePath
setWindowFlag
setWindowFlags
setWindowIcon
setWindowIconText
setWindowModality
setWindowModified
setWindowOpacity
setWindowRole
setWindowState
setWindowTitle
setZoomLevel Sets the zoom level for the view, where a zoom level of 1.0 corresponds to 100%.
setupViewport
sharedPainter
shear
show
showEvent
showFullScreen
showMaximized
showMinimized
showNormal
signalsBlocked
size
sizeAdjustPolicy
sizeHint
sizeIncrement
sizePolicy
stackUnder
startTimer
statusTip
style
styleSheet
tabletEvent
testAttribute
thread
timerEvent
tool Returns the currently active tool for the view.
toolTip
toolTipDuration
tr
transform
transformationAnchor
translate
underMouse
ungrabGesture
ungroupSelectedItems Ungroups all selected items.
unlockAllItems Unlocks all locked items in the layout.
unsetCursor
unsetLayoutDirection
unsetLocale
unsetTool Unsets the current view tool, if it matches the specified tool.
update update(self, QRect)
updateGeometry
updateMicroFocus
updateScene
updateSceneRect
updatesEnabled
verticalScrollBar
verticalScrollBarPolicy
viewChanged Updates associated rulers and other widgets after view extent or zoom has changed.
viewport
viewportEvent
viewportMargins
viewportSizeHint
viewportTransform
viewportUpdateMode
visiblePageNumbers Returns a list of page numbers for pages which are currently visible in the view.
visiblePages Returns a list of page items which are currently visible in the view.
visibleRegion
whatsThis
wheelEvent
width
widthMM
winId
window
windowFilePath
windowFlags
windowHandle
windowIcon
windowIconText
windowModality
windowOpacity
windowRole
windowState
windowTitle
windowType
x
y
zoomActual Zooms to the actual size of the layout.
zoomFull Zooms the view to the full extent of the layout.
zoomIn Zooms in to the view by a preset amount.
zoomOut Zooms out of the view by a preset amount.
zoomWidth Zooms the view to the full width of the layout.

Attributes

AdjustIgnored
AdjustToContents
AdjustToContentsOnFirstShow
AnchorUnderMouse
AnchorViewCenter
BoundingRectViewportUpdate
Box
CacheBackground
CacheNone
ClipboardCopy
ClipboardCut
DontAdjustForAntialiasing
DontClipPainter
DontSavePainterState
DrawChildren
DrawWindowBackground
FullViewportUpdate
HLine
IgnoreMask
MinimalViewportUpdate
NoAnchor
NoDrag
NoFrame
NoViewportUpdate
Panel
PasteModeCenter
PasteModeCursor
PasteModeInPlace
PdmDepth
PdmDevicePixelRatio
PdmDevicePixelRatioScaled
PdmDpiX
PdmDpiY
PdmHeight
PdmHeightMM
PdmNumColors
PdmPhysicalDpiX
PdmPhysicalDpiY
PdmWidth
PdmWidthMM
Plain
Raised
RubberBandDrag
ScrollHandDrag
Shadow_Mask
Shape_Mask
SmartViewportUpdate
StyledPanel
Sunken
VLine
WinPanel
cursorPosChanged Is emitted when the mouse cursor coordinates change within the view.
customContextMenuRequested customContextMenuRequested(self, QPoint) [signal]
destroyed destroyed(self, QObject = None) [signal]
itemFocused Emitted when an item is “focused” in the view, i.e.
layoutSet Emitted when a layout is set for the view.
objectNameChanged objectNameChanged(self, str) [signal]
pageChanged Emitted when the page visible in the view is changed.
rubberBandChanged rubberBandChanged(self, QRect, Union[QPointF, QPoint], Union[QPointF, QPoint]) [signal]
staticMetaObject
statusMessage Emitted when the view has a message for display in a parent window’s status bar.
toolSet Emitted when the current tool is changed.
windowIconChanged windowIconChanged(self, QIcon) [signal]
windowIconTextChanged windowIconTextChanged(self, str) [signal]
windowTitleChanged windowTitleChanged(self, str) [signal]
zoomLevelChanged Is emitted whenever the zoom level of the view is changed.
ClipboardCopy = 1
ClipboardCut = 0
class ClipboardOperation

Bases: int

class PasteMode

Bases: int

PasteModeCenter = 1
PasteModeCursor = 0
PasteModeInPlace = 2
actionEvent()
alignSelectedItems(self, alignment: QgsLayoutAligner.Alignment)

Aligns all selected items using the specified alignment.

changeEvent()
childEvent()
closeEvent()
connectNotify()
contextMenuEvent()
copyItems(self, items: Iterable[QgsLayoutItem], operation: QgsLayoutView.ClipboardOperation)

Cuts or copies the a list of items, respecting the specified operation.

See also

pasteItems()

copySelectedItems(self, operation: QgsLayoutView.ClipboardOperation)

Cuts or copies the selected items, respecting the specified operation.

See also

copyItems()

See also

pasteItems()

create()
currentLayout(self) → QgsLayout

Returns the current layout associated with the view.

See also

layoutSet()

currentPage(self) → int

Returns the page visible in the view. This method considers the page at the center of the view as the current visible page.

See also

pageChanged()

cursorPosChanged

Is emitted when the mouse cursor coordinates change within the view. The layoutPoint argument indicates the cursor position within the layout coordinate system. [signal]

customEvent()
deleteItems(self, items: Iterable[QgsLayoutItem])

Delete the specified items.

deleteSelectedItems(self)

Deletes all selected items.

See also

deleteItems()

deltaForKeyEvent(self, event: QKeyEvent) → QPointF

Returns the delta (in layout coordinates) by which to move items for the given key event.

deselectAll(self)

Deselects all items in the view.

See also

selectAll()

destroy()
disconnectNotify()
distributeSelectedItems(self, distribution: QgsLayoutAligner.Distribution)

Distributes all selected items using the specified distribution.

dragEnterEvent(self, e: QDragEnterEvent)
dragLeaveEvent()
dragMoveEvent()
drawBackground()
drawForeground()
drawFrame()
dropEvent()
emitZoomLevelChanged(self)
enterEvent()
event()
eventFilter()
focusInEvent()
focusNextChild()
focusNextPrevChild()
focusOutEvent()
focusPreviousChild()
groupSelectedItems(self)

Groups all selected items.

hasItemsInClipboard(self) → bool

Returns true if the current clipboard contains layout items.

See also

pasteItems()

hideEvent()
initPainter()
initStyleOption()
inputMethodEvent()
invertSelection(self)

Inverts the current selection, selecting deselected items and deselecting and selected items.

See also

selectAll()

See also

deselectAll()

isSignalConnected()
itemFocused

Emitted when an item is “focused” in the view, i.e. it becomes the active item and should have its properties displayed in any designer windows. [signal]

keyPressEvent(self, event: QKeyEvent)
keyReleaseEvent(self, event: QKeyEvent)
layoutSet

Emitted when a layout is set for the view.

See also

currentLayout()

See also

setCurrentLayout() [signal]

leaveEvent()
lockSelectedItems(self)

Locks any selected items, preventing them from being interacted with by mouse interactions.

See also

unlockAllItems()

lowerSelectedItems(self)

Lowers the selected items down the z-order.

menuProvider(self) → QgsLayoutViewMenuProvider

Returns the provider for context menus. Returned value may be None if no provider is set.

metric()
mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event: QMouseEvent)
mouseMoveEvent(self, event: QMouseEvent)
mousePressEvent(self, event: QMouseEvent)
mouseReleaseEvent(self, event: QMouseEvent)
moveEvent()
moveSelectedItemsToBottom(self)

Lowers the selected items to the bottom of the z-order.

moveSelectedItemsToTop(self)

Raises the selected items to the top of the z-order.

nativeEvent()
pageChanged

Emitted when the page visible in the view is changed. This signal considers the page at the center of the view as the current visible page.

See also

currentPage() [signal]

paintEvent(self, event: QPaintEvent)
pasteItems(self, mode: QgsLayoutView.PasteMode) → List[QgsLayoutItem]

Pastes items from clipboard, using the specified mode.

A list of pasted items is returned.

pasteItems(self, layoutPoint: Union[QPointF, QPoint]) -> List[QgsLayoutItem] Pastes items from clipboard, at the specified layoutPoint, in layout units.

A list of pasted items is returned.

previewMode(self) → QgsPreviewEffect.PreviewMode

Returns the preview mode which may be used to modify the view’s appearance. Preview modes are only used if previewModeEnabled() is true.

See also

setPreviewMode()

previewModeEnabled(self) → bool

Returns true if a preview effect is being used to alter the view’s appearance.

pushStatusMessage(self, message: str)

Pushes a new status bar message to the view. This causes statusMessage() to be emitted, which should cause the message to appear in the status bar for the parent window.

See also

statusMessage()

raiseSelectedItems(self)

Raises the selected items up the z-order.

receivers()
resizeEvent(self, event: QResizeEvent)
resizeSelectedItems(self, resize: QgsLayoutAligner.Resize)

Resizes all selected items using the specified resize mode.

scaleSafe(self, scale: float)

Scales the view in a safe way, by limiting the acceptable range of the scale applied. The scale parameter specifies the zoom factor to scale the view by.

scrollContentsBy(self, dx: int, dy: int)
selectAll(self)

Selects all items in the view.

See also

deselectAll()

selectNextItemAbove(self)

Selects the next item above the existing selection, by item z order.

See also

selectAll()

See also

deselectAll()

selectNextItemBelow(self)

Selects the next item below the existing selection, by item z order.

See also

selectAll()

See also

deselectAll()

sender()
senderSignalIndex()
setCurrentLayout(self, layout: QgsLayout)

Sets the current layout to edit in the view.

See also

currentLayout()

See also

layoutSet()

setHorizontalRuler(self, ruler: QgsLayoutRuler)

Sets a horizontal ruler to synchronize with the view state.

setMenuProvider(self, provider: QgsLayoutViewMenuProvider)

Sets a provider for context menus. Ownership of the provider is transferred to the view.

See also

menuProvider()

setPreviewMode(self, mode: QgsPreviewEffect.PreviewMode)

Sets the preview mode which should be used to modify the view’s appearance. Preview modes are only used if previewModeEnabled() is true.

See also

previewMode()

setPreviewModeEnabled(self, enabled: bool)

Sets whether a preview effect should be used to alter the view’s appearance.

Parameters:enabled – Set to true to enable the preview effect on the view.

See also

setPreviewMode()

setSectionLabel(self, label: str)

Sets a section label, to display above the first page shown in the view.

setTool(self, tool: QgsLayoutViewTool)

Sets the tool currently being used in the view.

See also

unsetTool()

See also

tool()

setVerticalRuler(self, ruler: QgsLayoutRuler)

Sets a vertical ruler to synchronize with the view state.

setViewportMargins()
setZoomLevel(self, level: float)

Sets the zoom level for the view, where a zoom level of 1.0 corresponds to 100%.

setupViewport()
sharedPainter()
showEvent()
statusMessage

Emitted when the view has a message for display in a parent window’s status bar.

See also

pushStatusMessage() [signal]

tabletEvent()
timerEvent()
tool(self) → QgsLayoutViewTool

Returns the currently active tool for the view.

See also

setTool()

toolSet

Emitted when the current tool is changed.

See also

setTool() [signal]

ungroupSelectedItems(self)

Ungroups all selected items.

unlockAllItems(self)

Unlocks all locked items in the layout.

unsetTool(self, tool: QgsLayoutViewTool)

Unsets the current view tool, if it matches the specified tool.

This is called from destructor of view tools to make sure that the tool won’t be used any more. You don’t have to call it manually, QgsLayoutViewTool takes care of it.

updateMicroFocus()
viewChanged(self)

Updates associated rulers and other widgets after view extent or zoom has changed. This should be called after calling any of the QGraphicsView base class methods which alter the view’s zoom level or extent, i.e. QGraphicsView.fitInView().

viewportEvent()
viewportMargins()
viewportSizeHint()
visiblePageNumbers(self) → List[int]

Returns a list of page numbers for pages which are currently visible in the view.

See also

visiblePages()

visiblePages(self) → List[QgsLayoutItemPage]

Returns a list of page items which are currently visible in the view.

wheelEvent(self, event: QWheelEvent)
zoomActual(self)

Zooms to the actual size of the layout.

See also

zoomFull()

See also

zoomIn()

See also

zoomOut()

zoomFull(self)

Zooms the view to the full extent of the layout.

See also

zoomIn()

See also

zoomOut()

See also

zoomActual()

zoomIn(self)

Zooms in to the view by a preset amount.

See also

zoomFull()

See also

zoomOut()

See also

zoomActual()

zoomLevelChanged

Is emitted whenever the zoom level of the view is changed. [signal]

zoomOut(self)

Zooms out of the view by a preset amount.

See also

zoomFull()

See also

zoomIn()

See also

zoomActual()

zoomWidth(self)

Zooms the view to the full width of the layout.

See also

zoomIn()

See also

zoomOut()

See also

zoomActual()