Remove Qt5Compat dependency and migrate to Qt6 equivalents (#27)

* Removes custom box-shadow and elevation effects

* Removes unused Popup element

* Removes unused ToolBar element

* Fixes QML module definition order

* Replaces DropShadow with a custom ToolTipShadow

* Removes unused QtGraphicalEffects import

* Refines tooltip shadow appearance for PySide6.8+

* Updates setup instructions in examples

* Updates version and PySide6 dependency

* Constrains PySide6 version to avoid TableView issues

Author: AndrewSazonov

EXAMPLES.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Different types of examples are given here. All examples have a graphical fronte
 | AdvancedPy     | III  | QML      | Python   | `python` interpreter |
 | BasicC++       | IV   | QML      | Mock QML | need to be compiled  |
 
-## Setting up Python and IDE 
+## Setting up Python and IDE
 
 ### Python environment
 
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ Different types of examples are given here. All examples have a graphical fronte
   ***macOS and Linux***
 
   ```
-  python3.11 -m venv .venv
+  python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   ```
 
   ***Windows***
 
   ```
-  python3.11 -m venv .venv
+  python3 -m venv .venv
   .venv\Scripts\activate
   ```
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ Different types of examples are given here. All examples have a graphical fronte
   ```
   pip install --upgrade pip
   ```
-  
+
 * Install the Qt for Python `PySide6` package using PIP
 
   ```
-  pip install --force-reinstall "PySide6>=6.6,<6.7" 
+  pip install 'PySide6>=6.8,<6.9'
   ```
 
 ### Integrated development environment (IDE)
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@ Qt Creator is a prefered IDE for developing the GUI in QML. It allows to run QML
 * Download Qt Online Installer from [qt.io](https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer-oss). More info at [doc.qt.io](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt-online-installation.html).
 * Install Qt for desktop development using a custom installation that includes the following components:
     * Qt
-	   * [ ] Qt 6.7.z
+	   * [ ] Qt 6.8.z
 	       * [x] Desktop (***macOS***) or MSVC 2019 64-bit (***Windows***)
-	       * [x] Qt 5 Compatibility Module
-	       * [x] Qt Shader Tools
    	       * [ ] Additional Libraries
    	           * [x] Qt Charts  
+   	           * [x] Qt Shader Tools
 	   * [ ] Developer and Designer Tools
 	       * [x] Qt Creator x.y.z
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = 'hatchling.build'
 
 [project]
 name = 'EasyApp'
-version = '0.6.0'
+version = '0.8.0'
 description = 'Collection of graphical components to quickly create cross-platform applications in the EasyScience universe.'
 authors = [
   {name = 'Andrew Sazonov', email = '[email protected]'}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 requires-python = '>=3.10'
 dependencies = [
-  'PySide6>=6.8,<6.9' # updated due to Numpy2 dependency
+  'PySide6>=6.8,<6.9' # Issue with TableView formatting in 6.9
 ]
 
 [project.urls]

src/EasyApp/Gui/Components/GuideWindow.qml

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Controls.impl
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.12
-//import QtGraphicalEffects 1.13
-import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects
 
 import EasyApp.Gui.Style as EaStyle
 import EasyApp.Gui.Globals as EaGlobals

src/EasyApp/Gui/Elements/BoxShadow.qml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Window
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Controls.impl
+import QtQuick.Controls.Material.impl
 import QtQuick.Templates as T
 
 import EasyApp.Gui.Style as EaStyle
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ T.ComboBox {
             }
 
             layer.enabled: control.enabled
-            layer.effect: EaElements.ElevationEffect {
+            layer.effect: ElevationEffect {
                 elevation: 8
             }
         }

src/EasyApp/Gui/Elements/ComboBox.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Templates as T
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Controls.impl
+import QtQuick.Controls.Material.impl
+import QtQuick.Templates as T
 
 import EasyApp.Gui.Style as EaStyle
 import EasyApp.Gui.Globals as EaGlobals
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ T.Dialog {
         Behavior on color { EaAnimations.ThemeChange {} }
 
         layer.enabled: EaStyle.Sizes.dialogElevation
-        layer.effect: EaElements.ElevationEffect {
+        layer.effect: ElevationEffect {
             elevation: EaStyle.Sizes.dialogElevation
         }
     }

src/EasyApp/Gui/Elements/Dialog.qml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Templates as T
+import QtQuick.Window
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material.impl
-import QtQuick.Window
+import QtQuick.Templates as T
 
 import EasyApp.Gui.Style as EaStyle