change location of QWidgets using setGeometry

Awadhesh Maurya

Hi,
I want set locations of QWidgets like pushbuttons, Labels etc in a widget, but by using setGeometry, sometimes only size is changing and never change the locations.

I am using 800x480 screen. I want to set pushbutton on right-bottom corner, but it always locate in left-middle regardless of coordinate in setGeometry.

QPushButton *backBtn = new QPushButton;
backBtn->setStyleSheet("QPushButton {background-color : lightblue; color : black;}");
backBtn->setGeometry(QRect(600, 400, 120, 40));
backBtn->setMinimumSize(QSize(0,0));
    backBtn->setMaximumSize(QSize(200,200));

In my application I want work setGeometry must work properly.

Please help me regarding it.

Awadhesh Maurya

After initialization in constructor, I do setGeometry then only it will stay on their absolute coordinates.
But there are other issues like if I will do setStyleSheet, setText after initialization for widgets, it will again disturb the absolute locations.

Please let me know it.

Thanks.

Awadhesh Maurya

If I do setStyleSheet or setText for any QLabel, all widgets positions are disturb.

SGaist

Hi,

Out of curiosity, why are you not using a layout manager ?

Awadhesh Maurya

Hi,
Currently I am using QVBoxLayout and I have checked for other layout also. But all are rearranged after any setText or setStyleSheet.
My requirement is that I have a background image, some points in that image I want to use as push buttons, so it should not be horizontal, vertical, grid etc its only random locations.

I am using it as a page, so I used QStackedWidget to handle pages.

Please tell me which layout is suitable for it or any other way to solve it.

Thanks.

SGaist

if you have something where your controls are randomly placed then you can't use a layout manager. However you should maybe take a look at the Graphics View frame work and maybe QML