removed qt designer MusicTable widget properties, set them manually in widget constructor

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ install system packages
 sudo apt install ffmpeg python3-pyqt5 virtualenv
 ```
 
+additional packages needed for wsl
+```bash
+sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
+```
+
 create environment
 ```bash
 cd musicpom
@@ -51,9 +56,9 @@ config.ini db/
 - ~~editable lyrics window~~
 - ~~batch metadata changer (red highlight fields that have differing info)~~
 - ~~playlists~~
+- ~~delete songs from library (del key || right-click delete)~~
 - playlist autoexporting
 - fix table headers being resized and going out window bounds
-- delete songs from library (del key || right-click delete)
 - .wav, .ogg, .flac convertor
 - FIXME: dbaccess is instantiated for every track being reorganized
 - automatic "radio" based on artist or genre

components/MusicTable.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
     def __init__(self, parent=None, application_window=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.application_window = application_window
+        # needed a separate model to do certain actions
         self.model2: QStandardItemModel = QStandardItemModel()
         self.setModel(self.model2)
 
@@ -108,11 +109,25 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
         self.songChanged = None
         self.selected_song_filepath = ""
         self.current_song_filepath = ""
+        self.current_item = None  # track where cursor was last
+
+        # Properties
+        self.setSortingEnabled(False)
+        self.setAcceptDrops(True)
+        self.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
+        self.setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.EditKeyPressed)
+        self.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
+        self.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
+        self.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
+        self.setSortingEnabled(True)
         self.horizontal_header: QHeaderView = self.horizontalHeader()
-        assert self.horizontal_header is not None
+        assert self.horizontal_header is not None  # i hate look at linting errors
         self.horizontal_header.setStretchLastSection(True)
         self.horizontal_header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.Interactive)
-        self.setSortingEnabled(False)
+        self.vertical_header: QHeaderView = self.verticalHeader()
+        assert self.vertical_header is not None
+        self.vertical_header.setVisible(False)
+
         # CONNECTIONS
         self.clicked.connect(self.set_selected_song_filepath)
         self.doubleClicked.connect(self.set_current_song_filepath)
@@ -170,15 +185,17 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
             elif order == 2:
                 sort_orders.append(Qt.SortOrder.DescendingOrder)
 
-        # NOTE:
+        # QTableView sorts need to happen in reverse order
-        # this is bad because sortByColumn calls a SELECT statement,
+        # The primary sort column is the last column sorted.
-        # and will do this for as many sorts that are needed
-        # maybe not a huge deal for a small music application...
-        # `len(config_sort_orders)` number of SELECTs
         for i in reversed(range(len(sort_orders))):
             if sort_orders[i] is not None:
                 debug(f"sorting column {i} by {sort_orders[i]}")
                 self.sortByColumn(i, sort_orders[i])
+                # WARNING:
+                # sortByColumn calls a SELECT statement,
+                # and will do this for as many sorts that are needed
+                # maybe not a huge deal for a small music application...
+                # `len(config_sort_orders)` number of SELECTs
 
         self.connect_data_changed()
         self.connect_layout_changed()
@@ -548,7 +565,8 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
         self.playPauseSignal.emit()
 
     def add_files(self, files: list[str]) -> None:
-        """Spawns a worker thread - adds a list of filepaths to the library
+        """
+        Spawns a worker thread - adds a list of filepaths to the library
         - Drag & Drop song(s) on tableView
         - File > Open > List of song(s)
         """

main.py

@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class ApplicationWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
     def speed_changed(self, rate: int) -> None:
         """Handles playback speed changes"""
         self.player.setPlaybackRate(rate / 50)
-        self.speedLabel.setText(str(round(rate / 50, 2)))
+        self.speedLabel.setText("{:.2f}".format(rate / 50))
 
     def on_play_clicked(self) -> None:
         """Updates the Play & Pause buttons when clicked"""

ui.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'ui.ui'
 #
-# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.15.10
+# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.15.11
 #
 # WARNING: Any manual changes made to this file will be lost when pyuic5 is
 # run again.  Do not edit this file unless you know what you are doing.
@@ -143,16 +143,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.playlistTreeView.setObjectName("playlistTreeView")
         self.hLayoutMusicTable.addWidget(self.playlistTreeView)
         self.tableView = MusicTable(self.centralwidget)
-        self.tableView.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
-        self.tableView.setAcceptDrops(True)
-        self.tableView.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(QtCore.Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
-        self.tableView.setEditTriggers(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.AnyKeyPressed|QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.EditKeyPressed)
-        self.tableView.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
-        self.tableView.setSelectionMode(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
-        self.tableView.setSelectionBehavior(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
-        self.tableView.setSortingEnabled(True)
         self.tableView.setObjectName("tableView")
-        self.tableView.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
         self.hLayoutMusicTable.addWidget(self.tableView)
         self.hLayoutMusicTable.setStretch(0, 2)
         self.hLayoutMusicTable.setStretch(1, 10)
@@ -217,7 +208,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.verticalLayout_3.setStretch(0, 20)
         MainWindow.setCentralWidget(self.centralwidget)
         self.menubar = QtWidgets.QMenuBar(MainWindow)
-        self.menubar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 1152, 41))
+        self.menubar.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 1152, 21))
         self.menubar.setObjectName("menubar")
         self.menuFile = QtWidgets.QMenu(self.menubar)
         self.menuFile.setObjectName("menuFile")
@@ -267,7 +258,6 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         MainWindow.setWindowTitle(_translate("MainWindow", "MainWindow"))
         self.artistLabel.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "artist"))
-        self.titleLabel.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "song title"))
         self.albumLabel.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "album"))
         self.startTimeLabel.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "00:00"))
         self.slashLabel.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "/"))

ui.ui

@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@
               <pointsize>18</pointsize>
              </font>
             </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>song title</string>
-            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
@@ -240,38 +237,7 @@
          <widget class="PlaylistsPane" name="playlistTreeView"/>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="MusicTable" name="tableView">
+         <widget class="MusicTable" name="tableView"/>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>16777215</width>
-            <height>16777215</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="acceptDrops">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="editTriggers">
-           <set>QAbstractItemView::AnyKeyPressed|QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alternatingRowColors">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="selectionMode">
-           <enum>QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="selectionBehavior">
-           <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sortingEnabled">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <attribute name="verticalHeaderVisible">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </attribute>
-         </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
@@ -407,7 +373,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1152</width>
-     <height>41</height>
+     <height>21</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">