Choosing a Layout Manager, QTextEdit and QDialogBox

Learn about how we choose a layout manager.

Introduction

Widget placement in our windows is controlled by layout management. This may involve various elements, such as widget placement and size, resize handling, and widget addition or removal. Consideration of layout management is equally crucial for the user of your application. You may find several programs that are jam-packed with widgets without any apparent purpose if you conduct a simple picture search for "worst GUI design" on the internet.

A "layout manager" class contains methods for organizing widgets inside windows. They let widgets use the space in a window more effectively by enabling communication between child and parent widgets.

Here are four different layout techniques that we will look at for layout management in PyQt:

  1. move() for absolute positioning.

  2. QBoxLayout helps make straightforward GUIs, vertical or horizontal arrangements.

  3. QFormLayout is a quick layout that helps create application documents.

  4. QGridLayout gives the user ...

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