That was it! While I've used QSettings many times I didn't thought of inserting the identifiers for the QML Settings. Documentation is not strict about that, probably because it's obvious that identifiers are needed. I knew it was some stupid mistake of mine! :-/
Well, thanks a lot! F. On 13 May 2015 at 23:02, Konstantin Ritt <ritt...@gmail.com> wrote: > To make the settings persistent, you have to set > http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qt-labs-settings-settings.html#application-identifiers > (note however that settings Qt.application.name & Co won't probably help > in this case (bug?)). > > Konstantin > > > 2015-05-13 22:18 GMT+04:00 Federico Buti <bacaro...@gmail.com>: > >> Hi, >> >> I've inverted the approach, i.e. I've defined the alias in the root >> component and the two property in the Setting type. Result: it still does >> not work. >> >> Is there anything specific that should be done? >> >> Thanks to everyone. >> F. >> Hi Dominik. >> >> No, the documentation is pretty clear about that: alias inside the >> Settings. That's why I've linked it. >> As for the error, that's because the documentation example aliases >> "x"...but Settings has its own "x", obviously! I just got it few minutes >> after I have sent the mail. Trivial error. >> >> Anyhow, your approach is logical and does make perfectly sense. I'm going >> to test it and report back. >> >> Thanks for your time! >> F. >> >> >> --- >> Federico Buti >> >> On 12 May 2015 at 13:17, Dominik Holland <dominik.holl...@pelagicore.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Federico, >>> >>> On 05/12/2015 12:14 PM, Federico Buti wrote: >>> >>> Hi list(s) >>> >>> I was considering the usage of Settings QML >>> <http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qt-labs-settings-settings.html> for an app >>> I'm working on. I just need to store two-three strings across mobile >>> platforms and the API seems to fit my use case. >>> However, I'm not able to make it work properly and I'm wondering if I'm >>> using it the right way. I've tried the code proposed in documentation and I >>> got the following error (for the x property): >>> >>> Can't load. Errors: (qrc:///main.qml:26:9: Cannot override FINAL >>> property) >>> >>> >>> I think you got this error because you tried to define your own property >>> x ? In this case the property x is already defined as a final property and >>> because of that you cannot override it. >>> >>> >>> Given this error, I've tried something else, similar to the other >>> example proposed in the documentation: >>> >>> >>> import QtQuick 2.4 >>> >>> import Qt.labs.settings 1.0 >>> >>> Window { >>> >>> id: root >>> >>> property string id1 >>> >>> Settings { >>> >>> id: settings >>> >>> property alias id1: root.id1 >>> >>> >>> I didn't looked into the QML Settings yet, but I think it should be vice >>> versa. The property alias should be in root and the real propery in >>> settings. This way the root.id1 would be set once settings.id1 is set (once >>> the setting is loaded). >>> >>> } >>> >>> Component.onDestruction: { >>> >>> root.id1 = "pippo" >>> >>> } >>> >>> Component.onCompleted: { >>> >>> console.info(root.id1) >>> >>> } >>> >>> } >>> >>> The idea was to set the value at the destruction of the component (i.e. app >>> closing) so that, the next time application is started, the stored value is >>> used. Unfortunately, each time the app is restarted no value is fetched >>> from the settings, i.e. a sad "qml: " is printed to the console. What am I >>> missing? Where is the error? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> F. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Development mailing >>> listDevelopment@qt-project.orghttp://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development >>> >>> >>> Best Regards >>> Dominik >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Development mailing list >>> Development@qt-project.org >>> http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Development mailing list >> Development@qt-project.org >> http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development >> >> >
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