[PyQt] default action names

[Baz Walter]

Scott Frankel wrote:
> On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Baz Walter wrote:
> 
>> Scott Frankel wrote:
>>> Does a QMainWindow, or an app based on, one contain a list of default action 
>>> names?
>>> I'm trying to add an action called "Settings" to my app.  The addAction() 
>>> method silently fails unless I rename or misspell the action, like "Foo" or 
>>> "Setttings."
>>> Actions named "Settings", "Preferences", "Configuration" all silently fail.
>>> Trying to find what names may already be claimed, my invocations of the 
>>> actions() method always return an empty list.
>>
>> it would help if you posted a complete example that demonstrates the problem. 
>> the above code snippet doesn't show the action being added to anything. are 
>> you trying add actions to a menu in the menubar, or are you trying to create a 
>> context menu?
>>
>>
> 
> I'm using addAction to add the action to the app's main menu.
> 
> See simple, running code sample attached.  Note line 59.  The action's first arg 
> is misspelled "Setttings."  Using the correct spelling, the action silently 
> fails to be added to the menu.

sorry, but it works perfectly fine for me. that is, i changed the 
spelling to "Settings...", and that's exactly how it appears in the menu.

what happens if you replace line 70 with:

print repr(self.fileMenu.addAction('Settings'))