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    kekule
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    Hi,
    I have many widgets I derived from QWidget and I want to use them as central widget each time it is needed, how can I do this?

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      JvdGlind
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      Try this:
      http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/qmainwindow.html#setCentralWidget

      Jeffrey VAN DE GLIND
      Principle Consultant @ Nalys
      www.nalys-group.com

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        Jeroentjehome
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        Hmm,
        Would it not be better to have stackedWidget be placed in the centralWidget and then simply set a different widget on top??

        Greetz, Jeroen

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          ambershark
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          Yea I don't think changing the central widget works. I believe I read in the qt docs that it was unsupported. Although this could have been a long time ago and changed.

          I would go with Jeroentje's solution and put a central stacked widget and then just change what it shows. In fact that is the exact approach I have used in the past when I needed this behavior.

          My L-GPL'd C++ Logger github.com/ambershark-mike/sharklog

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            kekule
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            Thanks a lot, that was very helpful. I've just passed my las 3 hours for searching about clearing the qwidget surface and repaint it with what I want. Through Qt doc, I think it is not possible, that is very stressful!!! Thanks for your help, I did this because I'm wondering how to handle the changing of my window title...

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              [quote author="kekule" date="1403829537"]I did this because I'm wondering how to handle the changing of my window title...[/quote]
              @mainWindow->setWindowTitle()@

              Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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