(Using Qt 4.6.3, x64, linux)
I'm testing how to properly insert widgets into a existing a QGridLayout
filled with various widgets. A broken down contrived case is the following:
QApplication app(argc,argv);
QWidget w;
QGridLayout* gl = new QGridLayout(&w);
QLabel* label = new QLabel("Image Size:");
QLineEdit* wedit = new QLineEdit("100");
QLabel* xlabel = new QLabel("x");
wedit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
gl->addWidget(label);
gl->addWidget(xlabel, 0, 1, 1, 1);
gl->addWidget(wedit, 0, gl->columnCount());
Which creates the following widget:
.
Assuming that have an existing QGridLayout as above, but without the "x" label, and I wished to insert this into the layout, switching the latter two addWidget lines might seem valid, i.e.:
\\ same as above
gl->addWidget(label);
gl->addWidget(wedit, 0, gl->columnCount());
gl->addWidget(xlabel, 0, 1, 1, 1);
This however, creates the following:
The gl->columnCount()
after this is still 2, as both the x-label and the QLineEdit are filling the same cell. Based on this knowledge, the following code produces the initial desired result:
gl->addWidget(label);
gl->addWidget(wedit, 0, 2); // note: specified column 2, columnCount() is now 3
gl->addWidget(xlabel, 0, 1, 1, 1);
Though this is not particularly useful, as the original layout in question isn't built with later layouts in mind.
Since addWidget allows for specifying cell position, as well as row/column span, it seems odd that Qt wouldn't automatically replace the existing widgets in the layout. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I might overcome this? I assume it would be possible to recreate a QGridLayout and copy into it the children of the original, taking care to insert the additional widget in the right location. This however is ugly, and susceptible to Qt version issues (as I want to modify a built in widget).
Edit:
I realize that I'm making the assumption of thinking in a QHBoxLayout
way, where inserting a widget is uniquely understood, whereas in a QGridLayout
this isn't the case (?).
I can clarify that I ultimately would like to modify QFileDialog::getSaveFileName
, by inserting a widget (similar to the widget shown above) right above the two lower rows (i.e. above "File &Name:").
Thanks
QFileDialog::*
, i believe, use the native file dialogs if available. So i don't think you are able to modify their layout using Qt. – RedX