Can you set border to QVBoxLayout

lukutis222

Most of my widgets on the application are placed on the Grid:

On one of the grid slots, I have placed vertical layout verticalLayout_7 and within this layout I have multiple other horizontal layouts.

Currently, my application looks like this:

My goal is to make a border around verticalLayout_7. This is just an example how I want this to look:

I would appreciate if someone could suggest a way to do this. Thanks in advance.

jsulm

@lukutis222 Layouts are not widgets, so have no visual representation. But you can use for example QFrame if you need a border/frame around something.

lukutis222

@jsulm
Would you be able to clarify how do I use the QFrame exactly? I assume you dont just drag and drop it on top of the vertical layout:

jsulm

@lukutis222 said in Can you set border to QVBoxLayout:

how do I use the QFrame exactly?

Like any other widget. Put it in the layout where you currently have those widgets you want to have a border around them. Then and a layout to this frame and add those widgets to this layout.

lukutis222

@jsulm I dont believe that works for me.

I have placed the frame on my layout:

but I cannot put anything inside a frame. It seems like it is disabled. Any clues why that might be the case ?

jsulm

@lukutis222 said in Can you set border to QVBoxLayout:

It seems like it is disabled

Where? It works just fine for me.

lukutis222

@jsulm

You are right. I can place the widgets in the QFrame. I also had to ensure the widget is set to Vertical layout:

Result: