Change to use FocusEvents

graphic_components/board.py

@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@ class GameBoard(BoxBoard):
         self.gamegrid.buttonClicked.connect(self.show_number_ring)
         self.numring.connect_button_signals(self.select_ring_number)
 
+        self.gamegrid.setFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
+
     def show_number_ring(self, x=0, y=0):
+        print('Before', self.gamegrid.hasFocus(), self.numring.hasFocus())
         if not self.gamegrid.freeze:
             self.numring.setPos(x, y)
             self.numring.setVisible(True)
-            self.gamegrid.freeze = True
+            self.numring.setFocus()
         else:
-            self.numring.setVisible(False)
             self.gamegrid.freeze = False
+            self.gamegrid.setFocus()
+        print('After', self.gamegrid.hasFocus(), self.numring.hasFocus())
 
     def select_ring_number(self, val):
         if val == 'X':

graphic_components/sudoku_graphics.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class BaseSudokuItem(QGraphicsObject):
 
         self.freeze = False
 
-
 class NumberPainter(BaseSudokuItem):
     # TODO: Use different font to differentiate the status of a cell
 
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ class SudokuGrid(BaseSudokuItem):
 
         self.setAcceptHoverEvents(True)
         self.setAcceptedMouseButtons(Qt.LeftButton)
-
-        self.freeze = False
+        self.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsFocusable, True)
 
     def replace_cell_number(self, val):
         self.sudoku_grid.replace_cell_number(self.mouse_h, self.mouse_w, val)
@@ -145,6 +143,12 @@ class SudokuGrid(BaseSudokuItem):
         else:
             self.buttonClicked.emit(0, 0)
 
+    def focusOutEvent(self, event):
+        self.freeze = True
+
+    #def focusInEvent(self, event):
+    #    self.freeze = False
+
 
 class NumberRing(BaseSudokuItem):
     # TODO: Add functions to animated the ring appearing
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ class NumberRing(BaseSudokuItem):
 
             self.cell_buttons.append(btn)
 
+        self.setFlag(QGraphicsItem.ItemIsFocusable, True)
+
     def boundingRect(self):
         return QRectF(-5, -5, self.cell_width+self.radius*2+10,
                       self.cell_height + self.radius * 2 + 10)
@@ -187,3 +193,6 @@ class NumberRing(BaseSudokuItem):
     def freeze_buttons(self, state):
         for btn in self.cell_buttons:
             btn.freeze = state
+
+    def focusOutEvent(self, event):
+        self.setVisible(False)

main.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SudokuWindow(QGraphicsView):
         self.fitInView(self.form.boundingRect(), Qt.KeepAspectRatio)
         self.show()
 
-        self.menuboard.diff_display.diffClicked.connect(self.freeze_game)
+        #self.menuboard.diff_display.diffClicked.connect(self.freeze_game)
 
     def freeze_game(self, freeze):
         self.menuboard.show_difficulty(freeze)