MantisBT - Issues

0000338: Win-versions contain wrong Elements-license

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:25:37 +0100

The windows-versions in installer and Ready-To-Use - Package contain another ELEMENTS.LICENSE than in the source-directory on GitHub!
The file at GitHub is significantly more up-to-date and contains more language versions!

This also applies to these files:
- README
- README.md
- ChangeLog
- CREDIT

0000336: Source tarball does not include dependencies

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:43:28 +0100

The source tarball (.tar.gz) does not include the git submodule dependencies, more specifically pugixml and SingleApplication. This results in a warning with qmake:


$ qmake-qt5
Info: creating stash file /home/nicola/sandbox/aur/qeletrotech/src/qelectrotech-source-mirror-0.100/.qmake.stash
Cannot read .../SingleApplication/singleapplication.pri: No such file or directory

and subsequent errors during make:


$ make
...
In file included from sources/bordertitleblock.h:22,
                 from sources/bordertitleblock.cpp:18:
sources/diagramcontext.h:20:10: fatal error: pugixml/src/pugixml.hpp: No such file or directory
   20 | #include "pugixml/src/pugixml.hpp"
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

0000337: System provided pugixml not usable

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:16:50 +0100

I see a CMake option in `cmake/fetch_pugixml.cmake` to select if building pugixml or using the system provided one:

option(BUILD_PUGIXML "Build pugixml library, use system one otherwise" YES)

The problem is the source code only works with the former:


$ grep -r \#include.*pugixml
sources/NameList/nameslist.h:#include "pugixml/src/pugixml.hpp"
sources/ElementsCollection/elementslocation.h:#include "pugixml/src/pugixml.hpp"
sources/diagramcontext.h:#include "pugixml/src/pugixml.hpp"

Either the `BUILD_PUGIXML` option is misleading or the code must be refactored to use `-I` compiler flags and `#include `.

0000335: Element library icons are black and almost invisible on dark OS themes

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:05:45 +0100

When using a dark system theme (KDE Plasma with dark theme), the icons in the element library are always displayed in black color. This makes them completely invisible against the dark background.

For example, terminal symbols and other element icons cannot be seen at all when browsing the library with a dark theme enabled.

Expected behavior: Icons should adapt to the current theme (use light/white color on dark themes, or have transparent/inverted rendering).

Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma
Theme: Dark theme enabled

0000333: selecting more than one dynamic text fields changes it's colour

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:46:47 +0100

when you select more than one dynamic text fields, which have different colours, all of them get the color of the first dynamic text box selected

0000332: PASTAS SEM NOMES

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:54:12 +0100

Adquiri uma biblioteca e após eu inserir no QElectroTech as pastas estavam sem nomenclatura.

0000323: Crash on change label color

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:24:25 +0200

After saving a project, if I edit the color of a label (text element) and confirm the change by pressing Enter, QElectroTech crashes immediately.
This does not happen if I confirm the change by clicking "OK" with the mouse.

0000317: Collection Panel can not be reattached after undocking from main window

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:59:52 +0200

Hello,

I undocked several panels like "Collection" and "Selection" from the main window with using the button left to the "X" (I don´t know how to call it). Now I am unable to reattach them.

I already tried to restart the application with windows or tabs display mode and also tried the menu options when right clicking the panel. I also reinstalled the software - no change.

Kind regards
Oliver

0000324: Crash on "Add text"

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:33:08 +0200

When copying a label with Ctrl + C, then editing its text properties, and after that trying to create a new label in the selection properties, QElectroTech crashes immediately.

0000329: About every 30 seconds, the software would freeze temporarily, then resume functioning.

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 23:16:08 +0200

I have been using QElectroTech for many years and find it a very powerful tool. However, as my project files grew in size, I began to encounter a problem: approximately every 30 seconds, the software would freeze temporarily, then resume functioning.
After some testing, I identified the cause of the problem in the automatic backup system, specifically in the XML conversion phase (QETProject::writeBackup()).
To resolve this, I recompiled the program, changing the value of the BACKUP_INTERVAL variable from 2 minutes to 200 minutes. This way, the problem no longer occurs, and I can also manage large projects, including A0 format sheets.
I would like to know if there is an alternative solution to this modification, perhaps configurable directly from the interface or through a settings file, without having to recompile the software each time.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

0000331: Amélioration - Numérotation Auto - Saisie de l'incrément + Prochain numéro directement dans la fenêtre d'édition

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:58:54 +0200

Il serait intéressant de pouvoir directement dans la fenêtre "Sélection numérotation auto" modifier la valeur d'incrément et visualiser la prochaine numérotation qui sera appliquée. Ceci sans être obligé d'ouvrir la page de configuration.

0000330: In Italian, in the new texts added to the elements, it is not possible to set the text source in the text information.

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:50:37 +0200

In Italian, when I add text and change “source of text” to “text information,” the information box is not enabled, but composite text is enabled.

0000326: test version

Fri, 30 May 2025 09:54:49 +0200

test

0000319: language not possible to switch completely

Sat, 03 May 2025 18:50:08 +0200

first of all - hppy new year
I need to say your software is really great!

After insallation the software was completely set to userlanguage (german DE).
Since yesterday it is set to german - ok - but the menue interface is french.

https://ibb.co/jWB4TC0

Thanks for help :)

0000304: Lock/unlock for moving text fields that have a reference to a component.

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:14:31 +0100

Hi, could you add an option via a button or hot key that ensures that only the component moves together with the text and not the text alone moves on the component when it is locked.

I often have the problem that the selection only takes the text and then moves it and the component does not move, here it would be good if you can lock and unlock the individual selection of the text when drawing.
This would allow you to move the component together with the text when the lock is active and the component designation etc. would still be at the same distance from each other after moving.
If the lock is deactivated, you can move the text or component designation individually.

I know this function from Eplan, where property texts can only be moved if they have been released beforehand with the hotkey ‘Move property texts [Ctrl] + [B]’. It would be cool if this could also be linked to texts that are stored in the component.

0000290: Unable to run the app on OSX

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:24:41 +0100

Its not possible to run the app on OSX (14.0 (23A344)).
The error says "application damage".
I try the 0.100 Dev version, the 0.9 Version runs fine.

0000311: options contexts are not glued to top of window when opening "file", "edition" menus

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:15:03 +0100

When using latest V0.100 Qelectrotech version, I get this visual bug (see attached file)

The menus are getting a space every time they are highlighted.

0000310: Textoutput possibly hardcoded

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:32 +0100

In the Element Editor, I received the error message "Trop de primitives, liste non générée: 482" today. In the program language is set to German (DE) and the string has been translated in the language file "qet_de".

Therefore, I suspect that the message is currently not reflecting the language settings. Maybe it is hardcoded?

0000314: Moving text sub elements by keyboard also pans viewport

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:17:48 +0100

When selecting a text sub element (for example the number of connections of an element) and trying to move it around with the keyboard, sometimes this also moves the viewport. Strangely, moving the element to the right and down works as expected, but moving it up and left also moves the viewport.

0000316: Company collection not automatically updated

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:16:13 +0100

The introduction of company collections has been a Good Thing. But, I have a minor issue with it.

When a new element is created in the user collection (New element or Save as) the element immedieately shows up in the collection. When the same is done in the company collection the new element does not show up until Reload collections.

0000318: Startet nicht nach installation - „qelectrotech“ ist beschädigt und kann nicht geöffnet werden

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:34:43 +0100

_{Nach download und entpacken wurde die Datei in "Programme" verschoben.

Bei Start des Programms erscheint nach wenigen sekunden:

„qelectrotech“ ist beschädigt und kann nicht geöffnet werden. Es empfiehlt sich, das Objekt in den Papierkorb zu bewegen.}

0000308: Preset for date is not saved

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:19:26 +0100

I open the pre-settings for a new project and active the option for the actual date as a new preset. However, that option will not be saved. Every new project will be created without a date information on each folie.

0000214: Création de multiples références produits, pour un même élément.

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:18:30 +0100

Il serait intéressant de pouvoir, assigner à un même composant graphique, plusieurs références produits.
En effet pour un même produit (ex. Sectionneur) plusieurs pièces sont à commander (sectionneur, poignée, prolongateur etc..) . La possibilité d'ajouter plusieurs références produits à un composant du schéma permettrait d'éditer une nomenclature complète et de pouvoir l'utiliser telle quelle pour la commande de matériel.

0000305: Impossible d'intégrer les "Panels" dans l'interface principale sous Wayland

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:55:50 +0100

Lorsque l'on détache un des "Panels" (Projets, Collections, Annulations, Propriétés de la sélection, Sélection numérotation Auto), il est impossible de les réintégrer dans l'interface quand je suis sous Gnome Wayland.
Par contre cela fonctionne correctement sous Gnome Xorg.

0000288: thumbnail of elements with accents in filename are not displayed when the element is in user collection

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:18:40 +0200

Thumbnail of elements with accents in filename are not displayed in element browser when the element is in user collection.
Thumbnail is correctly displayed when the same element is in QET collection.
This issue is present in version 0.90 and 0.100