[SOLVED] remove the space in between the buttons

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I guess maxim meant that you create new layout with your buttons inside and sort the spacing in there, not to try setting spacing on the button itself.

andre

Because the pushbutton is in a layout, it most probably does not have one.

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[quote author="Eus" date="1314341521"]I guess maxim meant that you create new layout with your buttons inside and sort the spacing in there, not to try setting spacing on the button itself.[/quote]

Eus, i don't understand what you are saying. are you saying to set spacing in the form designer. I can't find any spacing settings in there

Eddy

You could go to the properties of the layout that holds your widgets and set contentmargins.

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All the three people here are saying the same kalster - create another layout VBox HBox or group, with your buttons only. On that new layout create your spacing.

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Because ui->pushbutton has no layout set. It has to be ui->nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons->setSpacing(0);

In doubt please post your generated ui code.

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Lukas Geyer, no properties for setSpacing in ui->nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons->setSpacing(0);. layout()->setspacing does not work.

here is my ui code
@<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
<class>MainWindow</class>
<widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
<property name="geometry">
<rect>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>400</width>
<height>300</height>
</rect>
</property>
<property name="windowTitle">
<string>MainWindow</string>
</property>
<widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget"/>
<widget class="QMenuBar" name="menuBar">
<property name="geometry">
<rect>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>400</width>
<height>20</height>
</rect>
</property>
</widget>
<widget class="QToolBar" name="mainToolBar">
<attribute name="toolBarArea">
<enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
</attribute>
<attribute name="toolBarBreak">
<bool>false</bool>
</attribute>
</widget>
<widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
<widget class="QDockWidget" name="dockWidget">
<attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
<number>1</number>
</attribute>
<widget class="QWidget" name="dockWidgetContents">
<layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
<item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
<widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="plainTextEdit"/>
</item>
<item row="1" column="0">
<widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
<property name="sizePolicy">
<sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
<horstretch>0</horstretch>
<verstretch>0</verstretch>
</sizepolicy>
</property>
<property name="text">
<string>PushButton</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
<item row="1" column="2">
<spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
<property name="orientation">
<enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
</property>
<property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
<size>
<width>72</width>
<height>20</height>
</size>
</property>
</spacer>
</item>
<item row="1" column="1">
<widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_2">
<property name="text">
<string>PushButton</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
</widget>
</widget>
<layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
<resources/>
<connections/>
</ui>
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[quote author="Eus" date="1314342906"]All the three people here are saying the same kalster - create another layout VBox HBox or group, with your buttons only. On that new layout create your spacing.[/quote]

but i need the textEdit in the layout.

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lol
try using "this":http://translate.google.com
:D

lukas gave you an example, you don't have "nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons". He is just pointing out to you that you should use that method on the layout which CONTAINS YOUR BUTTONS.

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i know that Eus. you read my message wrong which was just an example. i have tried ui->dockWidget->layout()->setSpacing(0); which is the name of the dock widget and it is not working.

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and that is what we all were saying - have you created a LAYOUT in that widget? I don't see QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout or QGroupBoxLayout in your ui code.

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none of those layouts work. i have tried them before. the problem is that the textEdit horizontal width is a lot greater in width when i try these layout. it just does not work for me.

but i solved the problem. i should have had ui->dockWidgetContents instead of ui->dockWidget. this topic is solved. thank you everyone for the quick replies.

Eddy

Glad you solved it.

Could you add [solved] in front of your title?

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i already did. thank you Eddy and Eus for trying so hard to help. :) also, thank you Lukas Geyer for leading me in the right direction.

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You're welcome :P