| Chapter 6. The Menus And The Toolbars |

# The Tools Menu

Pointer

  Selects the pointer tool that lets you select GUI elements. This is the standard tool that is active right after starting Qt Designer.

Connect Signals/Slots

  Lets Qt Designer go into the mode where you can connect signals and slots by dragging the mouse.

Tab Order

  Lets Qt Designer go into tab order mode, where you can define the tab order of the widgets on your form.

Buttons/PushButton

  Turns on the insertion mode for push buttons. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a push button (a `QPushButton` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Buttons/ToolButton

  Turns on the insertion mode for tool buttons. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a tool button (a `QToolButton` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Buttons/RadioButton

  Turns on the insertion mode for radio buttons. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a radio button (a `QRadioButton` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Buttons/CheckBox

  Turns on the insertion mode for check boxes. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a check box (a `QCheckBox` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Containers/GroupBox

  Turns on the insertion mode for group boxes. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a group box (a `QGroupBox` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Containers/ButtonGroup

  Turns on the insertion mode for button groups. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a button group (a `QButtonGroup` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Containers/Frame

  Turns on the insertion mode for frames. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a frame (a `QFrame` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Containers/TabWidget

  Turns on the insertion mode for tab widgets. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a tab widget (a `QTabWidget` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Views/ListBox

  Turns on the insertion mode for list boxes. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a list box (a `QListBox` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Views/ListView

  Turns on the insertion mode for list views. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a list view (a `QListView` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Views/IconView

  Turns on the insertion mode for icon views. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts an icon view (a `QIconView` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Views/Table

  Turns on the insertion mode for tables. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a table (a `QTable` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/LineEdit

  Turns on the insertion mode for line edits. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a line edit (a `QLineEdit` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/SpinBox

  Turns on the insertion mode for spin boxes. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a spin box (a `QSpinBox` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/MultiLineEdit

  Turns on the insertion mode for multiline edit fields. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a multiline edit field (a `QMultiLineEdit` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/ComboBox

  Turns on the insertion mode for combo boxes. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a combo box (a `QComboBox` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/Slider

  Turns on the insertion mode for sliders. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a slider (a `QSlider` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Input/Dial

  Turns on the insertion mode for dials. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a dial (a `QDial` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/TextLabel

  Turns on the insertion mode for text labels. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a text label (a `QLabel` object configured to display text) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/PixmapLabel

  Turns on the insertion mode for pixmap labels. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a pixmap label (a `QLabel` object configured to display a pixmap) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/LCDNumber

  Turns on the insertion mode for seven-segment displays. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a seven-segment display (a `QLCDNumber` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/Line

  Turns on the insertion mode for lines. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a line (a `QFrame` configured to appear as a line) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/ProgressBar

  Turns on the insertion mode for progress bars. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a progress bar ( a `QProgressBar` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/TextView

  Turns on the insertion mode for text views. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a text view ( a `QTextView` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Display/TextBrowser

  Turns on the insertion mode for text browsers. Clicking or dragging on a form inserts a text browser ( a `QTextBrowser` object) while Qt Designer is in this mode.

Custom/Edit Custom Widgets

  Opens the dialog for configuring custom widgets. If custom widgets are already defined, the Custom submenu will contain these as well.

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