Subgroup: other

Class: QgsGlowEffect

class qgis.core.QgsGlowEffect

Bases: qgis._core.QgsPaintEffect

Base class for paint effect which draw a glow inside or outside a

picture.

New in version 2.9: Methods

blendMode Returns the blend mode for the effect
blurLevel Returns the blur level (strength) for the glow.
boundingRect
color Returns the color for the glow.
colorType Returns the color mode used for the glow.
draw
drawSource
fixQPictureDpi
imageOffset
opacity Returns the opacity for the effect.
properties
ramp Returns the color ramp used for the glow.
readProperties
setBlendMode Sets the blend mode for the effect
setBlurLevel Sets blur level (strength) for the glow.
setColor Sets the color for the glow.
setColorType Sets the color mode to use for the glow.
setOpacity Sets the opacity for the effect.
setRamp Sets the color ramp for the glow.
setSpread Sets the spread distance for drawing the glow effect.
setSpreadMapUnitScale Sets the map unit scale used for the spread distance.
setSpreadUnit Sets the units used for the glow spread distance.
shadeExterior Specifies whether the glow is drawn outside the picture or within the picture.
source
sourceAsImage
spread Returns the spread distance used for drawing the glow effect.
spreadMapUnitScale Returns the map unit scale used for the spread distance.
spreadUnit Returns the units used for the glow spread distance.

Signals

Attributes

ColorRamp
SingleColor
ColorRamp = 1
class GlowColorType

Bases: int

SingleColor = 0
blendMode(self) → QPainter.CompositionMode

Returns the blend mode for the effect

Returns:blend mode used for drawing the effect on to a destination

paint device

See also

setBlendMode()

blurLevel(self) → int

Returns the blur level (strength) for the glow.

Returns:blur level. Value will be between 0 and 16, with larger

values indicating greater blur strength.

See also

setBlurLevel()

boundingRect(self, rect: QRectF, context: QgsRenderContext) → QRectF
color(self) → QColor

Returns the color for the glow. This only applies if the colorType() is set to SingleColor. The glow will fade between the specified color and a totally transparent version of the color.

Returns:glow color

See also

setColor()

See also

colorType()

colorType(self) → QgsGlowEffect.GlowColorType

Returns the color mode used for the glow. The glow can either be drawn using a QgsColorRamp color ramp or by specificing a single color.

Returns:current color mode used for the glow

See also

setColorType()

See also

color()

See also

ramp()

draw(self, context: QgsRenderContext)
drawSource()
fixQPictureDpi()
imageOffset()
opacity(self) → float

Returns the opacity for the effect.

Returns:opacity value between 0 and 1 inclusive, where 0 is fully transparent

and 1 is fully opaque

See also

setOpacity()

properties(self) → Dict[str, str]
ramp(self) → QgsColorRamp

Returns the color ramp used for the glow. This only applies if the colorType() is set to ColorRamp. The glow will utilize colors from the ramp.

Returns:color ramp for glow

See also

setRamp()

See also

colorType()

readProperties(self, props: Dict[str, str])
setBlendMode(self, mode: QPainter.CompositionMode)

Sets the blend mode for the effect

Parameters:mode – blend mode used for drawing the effect on to a destination

paint device

See also

blendMode()

setBlurLevel(self, level: int)

Sets blur level (strength) for the glow. This can be used to smooth the output from the glow effect.

Parameters:level – blur level. Values between 0 and 16 are valid, with larger

values indicating greater blur strength.

See also

blurLevel()

setColor(self, color: Union[QColor, Qt.GlobalColor, QGradient])

Sets the color for the glow. This only applies if the colorType() is set to SingleColor. The glow will fade between the specified color and a totally transparent version of the color.

Parameters:color – glow color

See also

color()

See also

setColorType()

setColorType(self, colorType: QgsGlowEffect.GlowColorType)

Sets the color mode to use for the glow. The glow can either be drawn using a QgsColorRamp color ramp or by simply specificing a single color. setColorType is used to specify which mode to use for the glow.

Parameters:colorType – color type to use for glow

See also

colorType()

See also

setColor()

See also

setRamp()

setOpacity(self, opacity: float)

Sets the opacity for the effect.

Parameters:opacity – double between 0 and 1 inclusive, where 0 is fully transparent

and 1 is fully opaque

See also

opacity()

setRamp(self, ramp: QgsColorRamp)

Sets the color ramp for the glow. This only applies if the colorType() is set to ColorRamp. The glow will utilize colors from the ramp.

Parameters:ramp – color ramp for glow. Ownership of the ramp is transferred to the effect.

See also

ramp()

See also

setColorType()

setSpread(self, spread: float)

Sets the spread distance for drawing the glow effect.

Parameters:spread – spread distance. Units are specified via setSpreadUnit()

See also

spread()

See also

setSpreadUnit()

setSpreadMapUnitScale(self, scale: QgsMapUnitScale)

Sets the map unit scale used for the spread distance.

Parameters:scale – map unit scale for spread distance

See also

setSpread()

See also

setSpreadUnit()

setSpreadUnit(self, unit: QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit)

Sets the units used for the glow spread distance.

Parameters:unit – units for spread distance

See also

spreadUnit()

See also

setSpread()

shadeExterior(self) → bool

Specifies whether the glow is drawn outside the picture or within the picture.

Returns:true if glow is to be drawn outside the picture, or false

to draw glow within the picture

source()
sourceAsImage()
spread(self) → float

Returns the spread distance used for drawing the glow effect.

Returns:spread distance. Units are retrieved via spreadUnit()

See also

setSpread()

See also

spreadUnit()

spreadMapUnitScale(self) → QgsMapUnitScale

Returns the map unit scale used for the spread distance.

Returns:map unit scale for spread distance

See also

spread()

See also

spreadUnit()

spreadUnit(self) → QgsUnitTypes.RenderUnit

Returns the units used for the glow spread distance.

Returns:units for spread distance

See also

setSpreadUnit()

See also

spread()