Focus issues with Qt on MacOSX
Hi
I'm developing a plugin which targets CS3, 4, 5 and 6. I choose Qt because of the deprecation of ADM. This plugin works well on Windows for each version of Illustrator. Now I"m testing it on MacOS X, I have some focus issues with all version of Illustrator.
For CS3, 4 and 5 I use the Carbon version of Qt and for CS6 I use the Cocoa version.
My main problem is when a widget (Qt GUI element) has the focus and if I press the backspace of the keyboard to replace the current value, the current selected object in the document is deleted.
Moreover if I try to change the location of an object using the Controls tool bar of Illustrator, the value of the widget changes.
Did anyone encounter this kind of problems and solve them ?
Note that "AI Servo" focus has difference from "One Shot" focus mode with respect to what it does when you press the shutter button.
In "One Shot" mode, the camera uses "Focus Priority". This means the camera will NOT take a shot if the lens is in auto-focus mode UNTIL it can confirm that it was able to achieve focus on your selected AF point (or on one AF point if you allow it to auto-select the AF point.) In short: achieving focus is more important than taking the shot at the exact moment you press the button. Hence "focus priority"
In "AI Servo" mode, the camera uses "Release Priority". This means that when you completely press the shutter button, the camera WILL take the shot immediately and it will do this whether it has had enough time to achieve focus... or not. In short: capturing the shot at the exact moment you press the shutter button is more important than achieving focus. Hence "release priority."
If you quickly press the shutter button to get a shot, the camera is going to shoot first and worry about focus later. You've got to half-press the shutter to let the camera achieve focus before you fully-press the button.
Tim Campbell
5D II, 5D III, 60Da
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BOILERPLATE TEXT:
Note that this is boilerplate text.
If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
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a screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too.
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