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diff --git a/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc b/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc index e10a5be..03b74e6 100644 --- a/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/designer-manual.qdoc @@ -344,10 +344,14 @@ of a QLineEdit or the width and height of item view widgets. This is where the widget size constraints -- \l{QWidget::minimumSize()}{minimumSize} and \l{QWidget::maximumSize()}{maximumSize} constraints come into play. These - are properties you can set in the property editor. Alternatively, to use - the current size as a size constraint value, choose one of the - \gui{Size Constraint} options from the widget's context menu. The layout - will then ensure that those constraints are met. + are properties you can set in the property editor. For example, to override + the default \l{QWidget::}{sizeHint()}, simply set + \l{QWidget::minimumSize()}{minimumSize} and \l{QWidget::maximumSize()} + {maximumSize} to the same value. Alternatively, to use the current size as + a size constraint value, choose one of the \gui{Size Constraint} options + from the widget's context menu. The layout will then ensure that those + constraints are met. To control the size of your widgets via code, you can + reimplement \l{QWidget::}{sizeHint()} in your code. The screenshot below shows the breakdown of a basic user interface designed using a grid. The coordinates on the screenshot show the position of each |