[Solved] How to resize objects when the window is expanding?

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 07:03

Hi there. I currently need to let all widgets in my window automatically resize when I expand the window. I already tried to put everything into a QFormLayout and then the QFormLayout into a QWidget. But this does not show any differences. It's still not resizing.
So, what do I have to do?

SGaist · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 08:14

Hi,

Can you show how you setup your widgets/layout ?

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 08:26

Try experiment with "sizePolicy":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/qwidget.html#sizePolicy-prop

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 08:30

!http://i.epvpimg.com/jGEob.png(picture)!
That's my setup. I also tried to experiment with sizePolicy on different widgets and the window itself, without effect.

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 09:23

Your centralWidget has no layout.

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 10:50

Set the centralwidget on a vertical layout now. So that was why there was a stop sign, got headache because of this lol. Now, that's my new setup (read a bit through the documentation etc., but yeah, still no effect):

!http://i.epvpimg.com/yQ78g.png(picture)!

SGaist · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:20

Are you sure you need that many layouts ?

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:22

You do not need layout for every widget.
Show us screenshot of form editor and tell how do you want resize widgets on form resize.

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:24

Also take a look to "Docs":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/layout.html

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:34

!http://i.epvpimg.com/fdqtf.png(picture)!

Well, the OK button should move to the right and the bottom. The textbox and the button next to it should resize horizontally. The two labels can stay where they are.
I really don't know why nothing happens when I resize the window.

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:42

Ok. What about -horizontal- vertical resizing?

edited

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:48

Nah, just as I told. The OK buttom just moves bottom/right, the textfield/button in the middle resize horizontally and the stuff at the top should stay.

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 11:54

Sorry :). I mean Vertical resizing.

itsmemax · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 12:20

No, only the bottom on the bottom right should move. No vertical resizing/moving. Only for the bottom right button.

qxoz · wrote on 25 Mar 2014, 13:06

Well then here the simple solution:
!http://s14.postimg.org/6u38iuaap/Untitled.png(layout)!

itsmemax · wrote on 26 Mar 2014, 07:12

Oh my.. Thank you, it works! Had to create a whole new form though. Got a Qt book here for today, I'll read myself a bit into layout management. Thanks for your help!