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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