Dlgedit Help - Widget Layout
Basic Movement and Sizing
In order to move or size a widget, first select the widget
with the left mouse button. When you see the crosshair
cursor, you can click and drag the widget to its position on
the window.
To change the widget's size, move the cursor to one of the
eight boxes on the corners and the midpoints of each size.
The cursor will change to indicate in what direction the
widget can be sized. To change the size, click on one of the
eight boxes and drag to change size.
Multiple selection
Holding down the Control key and clicking on widgets will
allow for multiple widgets to be selected. Control clicking
on a selected widget will unselect it.
You can move multiple widget by holding down the Control key,
clicking on the last widget to be moved, and dragging the
widgets.
Copy and Paste
Widgets can be copied, cut, and pasted. The selected widgets
can be copied or cut to the system clip board by choosing
Edit:Copy or Edit:Cut from the menu bar. The widgets can
then be pasted into the same window or other windows.
Front to Back Ordering
Widgets can be ordered front to back on the window. When any
widget, other than QGroupBox or QButtonGroup, is created, it
is automatically placed on top of all other widgets.
QGroupBox and QButtonGroup widgets are placed below all other
widgets since the buttons inside them need to be seen
To change the front to back ordering, select the widgets and
choose Edit:Lower from the menu bar to place them at the back
of the ordering. Or, select the widgets and choose Edit:Raise
to place them at the front of the ordering.
To change the ordering of a single widget you can also, right
click on the widget and select Raise or Lower from the popup
menu.
Widget Alignment
Widgets can be aligned so that their top, bottom, right, or
left sides line up on the screen. To align the widgets,
select them. Then choose Edit:Align:Align Top, Bottom, Left,
or Right from the menu bar. The widgets will be aligned to
the edge of the last selected widget. There are also toolbar
buttons which can be used to do the alignment.
Widgets can also be aligned to have the same sizes,
horizontal, vertical, or both. Similar to the alignment top,
bottom, left, or right, select the widgets. Then, choose
Edit:Align:Same Widget, Height, or Size. The widgets will be
aligned to the same width, height, or size as the last
selected widget. Again, there are also toolbar buttons to
accomplish the alignment.
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Last modified: Wed Apr 16 21:49:49 EDT 1997