initial tabbar position as skin hint ( QskTabBar::Panel | QskAspect::Style )

examples/gallery/main.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace
         TabView( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
             : QskTabView( parent )
         {
-            setTabBarEdge( Qt::BottomEdge );
             setAutoFitTabs( true );
         }
 

skins/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp

@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ void Editor::setupTabBar()
     setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.secondaryContainer );
     setPadding( Q::Panel, 0 );
 
+    setFlagHint( Q::Panel | A::Style, Qt::BottomEdge );
+
     // when flicking
     setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Metric, QskAnimationHint( 200, QEasingCurve::InCubic ) );
 }

src/controls/QskTabBar.cpp

@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ namespace
 class QskTabBar::PrivateData
 {
   public:
-    PrivateData( Qt::Edge edge )
-        : edge( edge )
-    {
-    }
-
     void connectButton( QskTabButton* button, QskTabBar* tabBar, bool on )
     {
         if ( on )
@@ -274,21 +269,15 @@ class QskTabBar::PrivateData
     int currentIndex = -1;
 
     QskTextOptions textOptions;
-    Qt::Edge edge;
 };
 
 QskTabBar::QskTabBar( QQuickItem* parent )
-    : QskTabBar( Qt::TopEdge, parent )
-{
-}
-
-QskTabBar::QskTabBar( Qt::Edge edge, QQuickItem* parent )
     : Inherited( parent )
-    , m_data( new PrivateData( edge ) )
+    , m_data( new PrivateData() )
 {
     setAutoLayoutChildren( true );
 
-    const auto orientation = qskOrientation( edge );
+    const auto orientation = qskOrientation( edge() );
 
     if ( orientation == Qt::Horizontal )
         initSizePolicy( QskSizePolicy::Preferred, QskSizePolicy::Fixed );
@@ -306,16 +295,24 @@ QskTabBar::QskTabBar( Qt::Edge edge, QQuickItem* parent )
         m_data->buttonBox, &ButtonBox::restack, Qt::QueuedConnection );
 }
 
+QskTabBar::QskTabBar( Qt::Edge edge, QQuickItem* parent )
+    : QskTabBar( parent )
+{
+    setEdge( edge );
+}
+
 QskTabBar::~QskTabBar()
 {
 }
 
 void QskTabBar::setEdge( Qt::Edge edge )
 {
-    if ( edge == m_data->edge )
+    const auto oldEdge = this->edge();
-        return;
 
-    m_data->edge = edge;
+    setFlagHint( Panel | QskAspect::Style, edge ); 
+
+    if ( edge == oldEdge )
+        return;
 
     const auto orientation = qskOrientation( edge );
 
@@ -337,14 +334,25 @@ void QskTabBar::setEdge( Qt::Edge edge )
     Q_EMIT edgeChanged( edge );
 }
 
+void QskTabBar::resetEdge()
+{
+    if ( resetFlagHint( Panel | QskAspect::Style ) )
+        Q_EMIT edgeChanged( edge() );
+}
+
 Qt::Edge QskTabBar::edge() const
 {
-    return m_data->edge;
+    /*
+        We add a meaningless QskAspect::Vertical bit to avoid that effectivePlacement
+        gets called finally ending up in an endless recursion ...
+     */
+    const auto aspect = Panel | QskAspect::Style | QskAspect::Vertical;
+    return flagHint< Qt::Edge > ( aspect, Qt::TopEdge );
 }
 
 Qt::Orientation QskTabBar::orientation() const
 {
-    return qskOrientation( m_data->edge );
+    return qskOrientation( edge() );
 }
 
 void QskTabBar::setAutoScrollFocusedButton( bool on )
@@ -363,7 +371,7 @@ bool QskTabBar::autoScrollFocusButton() const
 
 void QskTabBar::setAutoFitTabs( bool on )
 {
-    const auto orientation = qskOrientation( m_data->edge );
+    const auto orientation = qskOrientation( edge() );
     int policy = m_data->buttonBox->sizePolicy( orientation );
 
     if ( ( policy & QskSizePolicy::GrowFlag ) != on )
@@ -682,7 +690,7 @@ QskAspect::Subcontrol QskTabBar::substitutedSubcontrol(
 
 QskAspect::Placement QskTabBar::effectivePlacement() const
 {
-    switch ( m_data->edge )
+    switch ( edge() )
     {
         case Qt::LeftEdge:
             return QskAspect::Left;

src/controls/QskTabBar.h

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTabBar : public QskBox
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
-    Q_PROPERTY( Qt::Edge edge READ edge WRITE setEdge NOTIFY edgeChanged FINAL )
+    Q_PROPERTY( Qt::Edge edge READ edge
+        WRITE setEdge RESET resetEdge NOTIFY edgeChanged FINAL )
 
     Q_PROPERTY( Qt::Orientation orientation READ orientation )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTabBar : public QskBox
     ~QskTabBar() override;
 
     void setEdge( Qt::Edge );
+    void resetEdge();
     Qt::Edge edge() const;
 
     Qt::Orientation orientation() const;

src/controls/QskTabView.cpp

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ QskTabView::QskTabView( QQuickItem* parent )
 {
     setPolishOnResize( true );
 
-    m_data->tabBar = new QskTabBar( Qt::TopEdge, this );
+    m_data->tabBar = new QskTabBar( this );
 
     m_data->stackBox = new QskStackBox( this );
     m_data->stackBox->setObjectName( QStringLiteral( "QskTabViewStackBox" ) );