Auto-expanding layout with Qt-Designer

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Elazar Leibovich picture Elazar Leibovich · Aug 16, 2010 · Viewed 193.8k times · Source

I'm using the Qt Designer.

I want to create a QVBoxLayout which will automatically expand to fill the whole window.

The layout of the QVBoxLayout remains fixed.

How can I cause the QVBoxLayout to expand and fill the entire window through the designer?

Answer

Greg S picture Greg S · Aug 16, 2010

After creating your QVBoxLayout in Qt Designer, right-click on the background of your widget/dialog/window (not the QVBoxLayout, but the parent widget) and select Lay Out -> Lay Out in a Grid from the bottom of the context-menu. The QVBoxLayout should now stretch to fit the window and will resize automatically when the entire window is resized.

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