How to have detachable tool windows in Qt

qt qdockwidget
user1870619 picture user1870619 · May 2, 2013 · Viewed 11.5k times · Source

I am developing a tool which will have some variable sized windows. I am able to achieve this using the QSplitter horizontal & vertical. Please see attached image.

Now, how to make these individual windows detachable/maximize/close? How can I add cross markers at the top-right-corner of each window so that they can be closed maximized or detached from there? Just like this link :--

http://vector.com/portal/medien/ecu_testing/tae/test_automation_editor.png

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Answer

huysentruitw picture huysentruitw · May 2, 2013

You're looking for the QDockWidget class:

The QDockWidget class provides a widget that can be docked inside a QMainWindow or floated as a top-level window on the desktop. QDockWidget provides the concept of dock widgets, also know as tool palettes or utility windows. Dock windows are secondary windows placed in the dock widget area around the central widget in a QMainWindow.

Check out this example

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