Added qrc file for stylesheets specific resources + a script to compile the qrc to different qt system( qt c++, python qt)

README.md

@@ -9,33 +9,31 @@ Usage
 ============
 
 - Download/clone the project next to your main executable (or wherever you find it fits well)
+- Compile the qrc file for your system and add it to your application. (simply compile_qrc.py script, it will compile the qrc file for use with Qt (c++), PyQt4 and Pyside.
 - Load QDarkStyleSheets/style.qss and
-- Format the stylesheet string to give it the correct location (otherwise 
-  resources won't show). 
-  People that don't want to format may replace all "%(location)s/" occurrences in the style.qss file by their own resource 
-  location.
 - apply it on your QApplication instance
 
-Here is a quick snippet in python (PySide/PyQt) that shows how to use the 
+Here is a quick snippet in python (PySide) that shows how to use the 
 stylesheet. 
 
 
 ```Python
-def main():
-    # create the qt application
-    app = QApplication()
+import sys
+from PySide import QtGui
+# import the style resources comiled by compile_rc.py
+import style_pyside_rc
 
-    # Load the stylesheet
-    f = open("QDarkStyleSheet/style.qss","r")
-    style_sheet = f.read()
-    f.close()
+# create the application and the main window
+app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
+window = QtGui.QMainWindow()
 
-    # format style_sheet to get the correct resource path.
-    path = "" # here we use the working directory but it might somewhere else
-    style_sheet = style_sheet % {"location":path}
-    
-    # apply the stylesheet
-    app.setStyleSheet(style_sheet)
+# setup stylesheet
+with open("style.qss", 'r') as stylesheet:
+    app.setStyleSheet(stylesheet.read())
+
+# run
+window.show()
+app.exec_()
 ```
 
 Status:
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ What still needs to be done:
  - QAbstractScrollArea
  - QSplitter
  - QStatusBar
- - QTableView
  - QToolBox 
 
 Contact information:

compile_qrc.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Compiles the qrc file using rcc, pyside-rcc and pyrcc4.
+"""
+import os
+
+# Compile for use with Qt (c++)
+print("Compiling for Qt: style.qrc -> style.rcc")
+os.system("rcc style.qrc -o style.rcc")
+
+# Compile for use with PyQt4
+print("Compiling for PyQt4: style.qrc -> style_pyqt_rc.py")
+os.system("pyrcc4 style.qrc -o style_pyqt_rc.py")
+
+# Compile for use with PySide
+print("Compiling for PySide: style.qrc -> style_pyside_rc.py")
+os.system("pyside-rcc style.qrc -o style_pyside_rc.py")
+

style.qrc

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<RCC>
+  <qresource prefix="qss_icons">
+    <file>rc/up_arrow_disabled.png</file>
+    <file>rc/Hmovetoolbar.png</file>
+    <file>rc/stylesheet-branch-end.png</file>
+    <file>rc/branch_closed-on.png</file>
+    <file>rc/stylesheet-vline.png</file>
+    <file>rc/branch_closed.png</file>
+    <file>rc/branch_open-on.png</file>
+    <file>rc/transparent.png</file>
+    <file>rc/right_arrow_disabled.png</file>
+    <file>rc/sizegrip.png</file>
+    <file>rc/close.png</file>
+    <file>rc/down_arrow.png</file>
+    <file>rc/Vmovetoolbar.png</file>
+    <file>rc/left_arrow.png</file>
+    <file>rc/stylesheet-branch-more.png</file>
+    <file>rc/up_arrow.png</file>
+    <file>rc/right_arrow.png</file>
+    <file>rc/left_arrow_disabled.png</file>
+    <file>rc/Hsepartoolbar.png</file>
+    <file>rc/checkbox.png</file>
+    <file>rc/branch_open.png</file>
+    <file>rc/Vsepartoolbar.png</file>
+    <file>rc/down_arrow_disabled.png</file>
+    <file>rc/undock.png</file>
+  </qresource>
+</RCC>
+

style.qss

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal
 {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/right_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal
 {
-
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/left_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:on
 {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/right_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/right_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: right;
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:horizontal:on
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:hover, QScrollBar::add-line:horizontal:on
 {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/left_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/left_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: left;
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ QScrollBar::handle:vertical
 
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical
 {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical
 {
    
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ QScrollBar::add-line:vertical
 QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on
 {
 
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/up_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/up_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: top;
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover,QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:on
 
 QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:hover, QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:on
 {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow.png);
     height: 10px;
     width: 10px;
     subcontrol-position: bottom;
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ QCheckBox:disabled
 }
 
 QSizeGrip {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/sizegrip.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/sizegrip.png);
     width: 12px;
     height: 12px;
 }
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@ QRadioButton::indicator:hover, QCheckBox::indicator:hover
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:checked
 {
-    image:url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/checkbox.png);
+    image:url(:/qss_icons/rc/checkbox.png);
 }
 
 QCheckBox::indicator:disabled, QRadioButton::indicator:disabled
@@ -405,16 +404,16 @@ QToolBar {
 }
 
 QToolBar::handle:horizontal {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/Hmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/Hmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::handle:vertical {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/Vmovetoolbar.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/Vmovetoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::separator:horizontal {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/Hsepartoolbar.png);
 }
 QToolBar::separator:vertical {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/Vsepartoolbars.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/Vsepartoolbars.png);
 }
 
 QPushButton
@@ -495,13 +494,13 @@ QComboBox::drop-down
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow
 {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
 }
 
 QComboBox::down-arrow:on, QComboBox::down-arrow:hover,
 QComboBox::down-arrow:focus
 {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 QPushButton:pressed
@@ -534,25 +533,25 @@ QAbstractSpinBox:down-button
 }
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow,QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:disabled,QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:off {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/up_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
 }
 QAbstractSpinBox::up-arrow:hover
 {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/up_arrow.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/up_arrow.png);
 }
 
 
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow,QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:disabled,QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:off
 {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow_disabled.png);
     width: 10px;
     height: 10px;
 }
 QAbstractSpinBox::down-arrow:hover
 {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/down_arrow.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/down_arrow.png);
 }
 
 
@@ -625,8 +624,8 @@ QTabBar::tab:selected:hover
 QDockWidget
 {
     color: silver;
-    titlebar-close-icon: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/close.png);
-    titlebar-normal-icon: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/undock.png);
+    titlebar-close-icon: url(:/qss_icons/rc/close.png);
+    titlebar-normal-icon: url(:/qss_icons/rc/undock.png);
 }
 
 QDockWidget::title
@@ -643,8 +642,8 @@ QDockWidget::title
 
 QDockWidget {
     border: 1px solid lightgray;
-    titlebar-close-icon: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/close.png);
-    titlebar-normal-icon: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/undock.png);
+    titlebar-close-icon: url(:/qss_icons/rc/close.png);
+    titlebar-normal-icon: url(:/qss_icons/rc/undock.png);
 }
 
 QDockWidget::close-button, QDockWidget::float-button {
@@ -670,39 +669,39 @@ QTreeView, QListView, QTableView
 
 QTreeView:branch:selected, QTreeView:branch:hover
 {
-    background: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/transparent.png);
+    background: url(:/qss_icons/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:!adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:!has-children:!has-siblings:adjoins-item {
-    border-image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/transparent.png);
+    border-image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/transparent.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/branch_closed.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/branch_closed.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings  {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/branch_open.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/branch_open.png);
 }
 
 QTreeView::branch:has-children:!has-siblings:closed:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:closed:has-children:has-siblings:hover {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/branch_closed-on.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/branch_closed-on.png);
     }
 
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:!has-siblings:hover,
 QTreeView::branch:open:has-children:has-siblings:hover  {
-    image: url(%(location)s/QDarkStyleSheet/rc/branch_open-on.png);
+    image: url(:/qss_icons/rc/branch_open-on.png);
     }
 
 QSlider::groove:horizontal {