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author | Kavindra Devi Palaraja <kavindra.palaraja@nokia.com> | 2009-05-26 11:42:33 (GMT) |
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committer | Kavindra Devi Palaraja <kavindra.palaraja@nokia.com> | 2009-05-26 11:42:45 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc b/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc index 77b208b..452782f 100644 --- a/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc @@ -436,41 +436,32 @@ You start by choosing \gui Widget from the \gui{New Form} dialog. \endtable - Then you drag three labels, three spin boxes and three vertical sliders on - to your form. To change the label's default text, simply double-click on - it. The screenshot below shows the form after all three labels have been - renamed. - - You can roughly arrange them according to how you would like them to be - laid out. \table - \row \o \inlineimage rgbController-widgetBox.png - \o \inlineimage rgbController-arrangement.png - \endtable + \row + \i \inlineimage rgbController-arrangement.png + \i \bold{Placing Widgets on a Form} + Drag three labels, three spin boxes and three vertical sliders on to your + form. To change the label's default text, simply double-click on it. You + can arrange them according to how you would like them to be laid out. + \endtable + To ensure that they are laid out exactly like this in your program, you need to place these widgets into a layout. We will do this in groups of three. Select the "RED" label. Then, hold down \key Ctrl while you select its corresponding spin box and slider. In the \gui{Form} menu, select \gui{Lay Out in a Grid}. - \omit \table \row \i \inlineimage rgbController-form-gridLayout.png \i \inlineimage rgbController-selectForLayout.png \endtable - \endomit Repeat the step for the other two labels along with their corresponding - spin boxes and sliders as well. Your form will now look similar to the - screenshot below. - - \omit - \image rgbController-almostLaidOut.png - \endomit + spin boxes and sliders as well. The next step is to combine all three layouts into one \bold{main layout}. It is important that your form has a main layout; otherwise, the widgets @@ -478,7 +469,9 @@ layout, \gui{Right click} anywhere on your form, outside of the three separate layouts, and select \gui{Lay Out Horizontally}. Alternatively, you could also select \gui{Lay Out in a Grid} -- you will still see the same - arrangement. + arrangement (shown below). + + \image rgbController-final-layout.png \note Main layouts cannot be seen on the form. To check if you have a main layout installed, try resizing your form; your widgets should resize @@ -495,7 +488,6 @@ pressing \key{F4} or something \gui{Edit Signals/Slots} from the \gui{Edit} menu. - \omit \table \row \i \inlineimage rgbController-signalsAndSlots.png @@ -505,11 +497,8 @@ \gui{Configure Connection} dialog, shown below, will pop up. Select the correct signal and slot and click \gui OK. \endtable - \endomit - \omit \image rgbController-configureConnection.png - \endomit Repeat the step (in reverse order), clicking on the spin box and dragging the cursor towards the slider, to connect the spin box's |