Formatting Object in Form Layout
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Thanks for taking the time to do that, kshegunov. So, I guess the takeaway is that pretty much everything needs layouts? I'd been limiting my use of them to where I could see they were needed, but if failing to use them results in stuff (like my radio buttons) not showing up, then I guess they're needed in more places than are immediately evident.
@mzimmers said in Formatting Object in Form Layout:
So, I guess the takeaway is that pretty much everything needs layouts?
Yes, pretty much. The widget depends on its layout to manage the geometry of the children, so if there's none the children float freely. Child layouts (the ones in red) are much more rarely needed, but the widgets have to have them to display properly.
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wrote on 21 May 2019, 20:15 last edited by
Makes sense. With the addition of some spacers, I was able to get the layout a little more to my liking.
So, what's the verdict on my IP selector: should I be using a Frame or a QGroupBox?
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Use whatever gets you the result you are looking for.
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wrote on 21 May 2019, 21:11 last edited by
Right now, I'm experiencing the same spacing problem with either.
What might I be doing to create that large gap between the Device Name and the IP Assignment Source?
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Might be a silly question but do you have any empty row ?
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wrote on 21 May 2019, 21:28 last edited by
No.
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Is it me or does it look like your widget is somehow aligned on the bottom of the grid rather than the center ?
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wrote on 23 May 2019, 21:34 last edited by
Are you referring to the IP Assignment Source widget (the one you can't see)? According to the Property Editor, it's centered.
The amount of space suggests that the grid "thinks" there's another line to go in between "Device Name" and "IP Assignment Source." I don't know whether that's possible, though...
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Are you referring to the IP Assignment Source widget (the one you can't see)? According to the Property Editor, it's centered.
The amount of space suggests that the grid "thinks" there's another line to go in between "Device Name" and "IP Assignment Source." I don't know whether that's possible, though...
What about the actual widget you insert? The small one?
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wrote on 24 May 2019, 21:33 last edited by
@kshegunov same thing: AlignLeft, AlignVCenter.
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I wonder if it's because you have the label that is currently wrapping. For the sake of testing, can you change the text to one word to see if it changes anything ?
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wrote on 26 May 2019, 15:23 last edited by
Tried it...no change.
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Since it's a designer created widget, would it be possible to post the source of that widget so we can take a look at it ? I'm running out of ideas.
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Sorry but I have a 404 error for that link.
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Worked !
But it's requiring IpSource which is rightfully missing
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Making it IpSource a simple QWidget with the two radio buttons in a vertical layout from which your put all margins to 0 seems to do the trick.
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wrote on 29 May 2019, 22:39 last edited by
Yes it does. That's kind of wild.
I'm not quite sure what this says about the QFrame and QGroupBox classes, but I guess the answer is not to use either inside a grid if you care about your spacing.
Anyway, thanks for chasing this down.
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