[SOLVED] remove the space in between the buttons

[kalster]

in the form designer, i have a textEdit and 3 buttons with a vertical spacer beside the buttons and a layout to a grid. the space in between the buttons is about 13 pixels. how to remove the space in between the buttons. i have tried this->layout()->setSpacing(0); but that does not work.

[maxim.prishchepa]

try set spacing to layout which contains buttons.

[kalster]

i have tried ui->pushbutton->layout()->setSpacing(0); which crashes the program at compile time.

[Robbin]

I guess maxim meant that you create new layout with your buttons inside and sort the spacing in there, not to try setting spacing on the button itself.

[andre]

Because the pushbutton is in a layout, it most probably does not have one.

[kalster]

[quote author="Eus" date="1314341521"]I guess maxim meant that you create new layout with your buttons inside and sort the spacing in there, not to try setting spacing on the button itself.[/quote]

Eus, i don't understand what you are saying. are you saying to set spacing in the form designer. I can't find any spacing settings in there

[Eddy]

You could go to the properties of the layout that holds your widgets and set contentmargins.

[Robbin]

All the three people here are saying the same kalster - create another layout VBox HBox or group, with your buttons only. On that new layout create your spacing.

[lgeyer]

Because ui->pushbutton has no layout set. It has to be ui->nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons->setSpacing(0);

In doubt please post your generated ui code.

[kalster]

Lukas Geyer, no properties for setSpacing in ui->nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons->setSpacing(0);. layout()->setspacing does not work.

here is my ui code
@<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui version="4.0">
<class>MainWindow</class>
<widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
<property name="geometry">
<rect>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>400</width>
<height>300</height>
</rect>
</property>
<property name="windowTitle">
<string>MainWindow</string>
</property>
<widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget"/>
<widget class="QMenuBar" name="menuBar">
<property name="geometry">
<rect>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>400</width>
<height>20</height>
</rect>
</property>
</widget>
<widget class="QToolBar" name="mainToolBar">
<attribute name="toolBarArea">
<enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
</attribute>
<attribute name="toolBarBreak">
<bool>false</bool>
</attribute>
</widget>
<widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
<widget class="QDockWidget" name="dockWidget">
<attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
<number>1</number>
</attribute>
<widget class="QWidget" name="dockWidgetContents">
<layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
<item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
<widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="plainTextEdit"/>
</item>
<item row="1" column="0">
<widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
<property name="sizePolicy">
<sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
<horstretch>0</horstretch>
<verstretch>0</verstretch>
</sizepolicy>
</property>
<property name="text">
<string>PushButton</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
<item row="1" column="2">
<spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
<property name="orientation">
<enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
</property>
<property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
<size>
<width>72</width>
<height>20</height>
</size>
</property>
</spacer>
</item>
<item row="1" column="1">
<widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_2">
<property name="text">
<string>PushButton</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
</widget>
</widget>
<layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
<resources/>
<connections/>
</ui>
@

[kalster]

[quote author="Eus" date="1314342906"]All the three people here are saying the same kalster - create another layout VBox HBox or group, with your buttons only. On that new layout create your spacing.[/quote]

but i need the textEdit in the layout.

[Robbin]

lol
try using "this":http://translate.google.com
:D

lukas gave you an example, you don't have "nameOfTheLayoutContainingTheButtons". He is just pointing out to you that you should use that method on the layout which CONTAINS YOUR BUTTONS.

[kalster]

i know that Eus. you read my message wrong which was just an example. i have tried ui->dockWidget->layout()->setSpacing(0); which is the name of the dock widget and it is not working.

[Robbin]

and that is what we all were saying - have you created a LAYOUT in that widget? I don't see QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout or QGroupBoxLayout in your ui code.

[kalster]

none of those layouts work. i have tried them before. the problem is that the textEdit horizontal width is a lot greater in width when i try these layout. it just does not work for me.

but i solved the problem. i should have had ui->dockWidgetContents instead of ui->dockWidget. this topic is solved. thank you everyone for the quick replies.

[Eddy]

Glad you solved it.

Could you add [solved] in front of your title?

[kalster]

i already did. thank you Eddy and Eus for trying so hard to help. :) also, thank you Lukas Geyer for leading me in the right direction.

[Robbin]

You're welcome :P