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    #1

    Hello everyone.

    I want to know how i can make a custom window like that (Photoshop):

    Look the close, widgets:

    !http://i.minus.com/jqEL0RcPMKH69.jpg(http://i.minus.com/jqEL0RcPMKH69.jpg)!

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      sierdzio
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      #2

      You need to either turn off system frame and implement your own (a lot of work), or use platform-specific APIs to do it separately on each supported window manager (a lot of work + not cross-platform). At least that is my current understanding of the matter.

      (Z(:^

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        Can anyone give me examples, documentation or something to help me?
        I searched and found nothing.

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          Chris Kawa
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          You might find some inspiration in "This thread":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/3331/ or "This thread":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/9134

          Also search the forums and web for keywords like "non-client painting" or "WM_NCPAINT" if you're interested in windows. There's a lot of material about it although not very Qt related since this is always platform dependent task.

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            Maybe putting the window as splash screen and manipulating events like drag form, resizing, among others. (a difficult job)

            I'll try, new post soon.

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