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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
- on your form will not resize when your form is resized. To set the main
- 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 (shown below).
+ The main layout is the top level widget's (in this case, the QWidget)
+ layout. It is important that your top level widget has a layout; otherwise,
+ the widgets on your window will not resize when your window is resized. To
+ set the 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 (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
- accordingly.
+ accordingly. Alternatively, you can take a look at \QD's
+ \gui{Object Inspector}. If your top level widget does not have a layout,
+ you will see the broken layout icon next to it,
+ \inlineimage rgbController-no-toplevel-layout.png
+ .
When you click on the slider and drag it to a certain value, you want the
spin box to display the slider's position. To accomplish this behavior, you