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qt-testing

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Capture and visually inspect Qt GUI widgets using screenshots. Use when asked to verify GUI rendering, test widget appearance, check layouts, or visually inspect any PySide6/Qt component. Enables Claude to "see" Qt interfaces by capturing offscreen screenshots and analyzing them with vision.

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Qt GUI Testing

Capture screenshots of Qt widgets for visual inspection without displaying windows on screen.

Quick Start

# Capture any widget
from scripts.qt_capture import capture_widget
path = capture_widget(my_widget, "description_here")
# Then read the screenshot with the Read tool

Core Script

Run scripts/qt_capture.py or import capture_widget from it:

# Standalone test
uv run --with PySide6 python .claude/skills/qt-testing/scripts/qt_capture.py

Output Location

All screenshots save to: scratch/.qt-screenshots/

Naming: {YYYY-MM-DD.HH-MM-SS}_{description}.png

Workflow

  1. Create/obtain the widget to test
  2. Call capture_widget(widget, "description")
  3. Read the saved screenshot with the Read tool
  4. Analyze with vision to verify correctness

Interaction Pattern

To interact with widgets (click buttons, etc.):

# Find widget at coordinates (from vision analysis)
target = widget.childAt(x, y)

# Trigger it directly (not mouse events)
if hasattr(target, 'click'):
    target.click()
    QApplication.processEvents()

# Capture result
capture_widget(widget, "after_click")

Example: Test a Dialog

import sys
from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
from sleap.gui.learning.dialog import TrainingEditorDialog

# Add skill scripts to path
sys.path.insert(0, ".claude/skills/qt-testing")
from scripts.qt_capture import capture_widget, init_qt

app = init_qt()
dialog = TrainingEditorDialog()
path = capture_widget(dialog, "training_dialog")
dialog.close()
print(f"Inspect: {path}")

Key Points

  • Uses Qt.WA_DontShowOnScreen - no window popup
  • Renders identically to on-screen display (verified)
  • Call processEvents() after interactions before capture
  • Use childAt(x, y) to map vision coordinates to widgets
  • Direct method calls (.click()) work; simulated mouse events don't