QWidget next to the tabs of QTabWidget

1
votes

In Qt and C++, is it possible to place a QWidget next to the tabs of a QTabWidget?

To clarify what I mean the following picture:An example program with a QTabWidget

The red rectangle in this picture belongs to QTabWidget, but is not used because all the tabs are small enough to not need it. Would it be possible to place another QWidget here?

2
c++qt

2 Answers

5
votes

QTabWidget is easy-to-use combination of a QTabBar and a QStackedWidget.

So instead of using QTabWidget, you can use QTabBar and QStackedWidget directly. Just connect the QTabBar::currentChanged signal to the QStackedWidget::setCurrentIndex slot and you'll get the same functionality. The advantage is that you can place the two freely on your form. You can place them in a grid layout and place any additional widgets next to the QTabBar.

0
votes

I used following stylesheet when I combined QTabBar with QStackedWidget. However, it is missing the border. I didn't know how to style the top of the page just under the bar (without the border appearing under selected tab).

QTabBar::tab { 
    padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px; 
}
QTabBar::tab:selected { 
    background-color: white; 
}
QTabBar::tab:!selected { 
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); \
    background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); 
}
QStackedWidget { 
    background-color: white; 
}