- added a file with some trials to replace the shortcut message box

tests/new_window_test.py

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+import sys
+from PyQt5.Qt import *
+from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtWidgets
+
+class MyPopup(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self):
+        QWidget.__init__(self)
+        lay = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.setLayout(lay)
+        lay.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        le = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
+        le.setText("Abracadabra")
+        le.setReadOnly(True)
+        # le.setStyleSheet("QLineEdit { qproperty-frame: false }")
+        le.setFrame(False)
+        le.setSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+
+        # lay.addStretch()
+        but = QtWidgets.QPushButton("OK")
+        hlay = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
+        hlay.setContentsMargins(0, 5, 5, 5)
+
+        hlay.addStretch()
+        hlay.addWidget(but)
+
+        lay.addWidget(le)
+        lay.addLayout(hlay)
+    # def paintEvent(self, e):
+    #     dc = QtGui.QPainter(self)
+    #     dc.drawLine(0, 0, 100, 100)
+    #     dc.drawLine(100, 0, 0, 100)
+
+class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        QtWidgets.QMainWindow.__init__(self, *args)
+        self.cw = QtWidgets.QWidget(self)
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.cw)
+        self.btn1 = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Click me", self.cw)
+        self.btn1.setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 100, 30))
+        self.btn1.clicked.connect(self.doit)
+        self.w = None
+
+    def doit(self):
+        print("Opening a new popup window...")
+        self.w = MyPopup()
+        self.w.setGeometry(QRect(100, 100, 400, 200))
+        self.w.show()
+
+class App(QApplication):
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        QtWidgets.QApplication.__init__(self, *args)
+        self.main = MainWindow()
+        # self.lastWindowClosed.connect(self.byebye)
+        self.main.show()
+
+    def byebye(self):
+        self.exit(0)
+
+def main(args):
+    global app
+    app = App(args)
+    app.exec_()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv)