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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/basictutorial/uifiles.rst b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/basictutorial/uifiles.rst index 579fc5ebb..c1234f23e 100644 --- a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/basictutorial/uifiles.rst +++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/basictutorial/uifiles.rst @@ -1,17 +1,22 @@ Using `.ui` files from Designer or QtCreator with `QUiLoader` and `pyside6-uic` ******************************************************************************* -This page describes the use of Qt Creator to create graphical -interfaces for your Qt for Python project. -You will need **Qt Creator** to design and modify your interface (UI file). - -If you don't know how to use Qt Creator, refer to the -`Using Qt Designer <http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-using-qt-designer.html>`_ -documentation page. - -At Qt Creator, create a new Qt Design Form, choose "Main Window" for template. -And save as `mainwindow.ui`. -Add a `QPushButton` to the center of the centralwidget. +This page describes the use of +`Qt Designer <https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtdesigner-manual.html>`_ to create +graphical interfaces based on Qt Widgets for your Qt for Python project. +**Qt Designer** is a graphical UI design tool which is available as a +standalone binary (``pyside6-designer``) or embedded into the +`Qt Creator IDE <https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator>`_. Its use within **Qt Creator** +is described at +`Using Qt Designer <http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-using-qt-designer.html>`_. + +The designs are stored in `.ui` files, which is an XML-based format. It will +be converted to Python or C++ code populating a widget instance at project build +time by the `pyside6-uic <https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/uic.html>`_ tool. + +To create a new Qt Design Form in **Qt Creator**, choose +`File/New File Or Project` and "Main Window" for template. Save it as +`mainwindow.ui`. Add a `QPushButton` to the center of the centralwidget. Your file ``mainwindow.ui`` should look something like this: @@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ Now we are ready to decide how to use the **UI file** from Python. Option A: Generating a Python class =================================== -Another option to interact with a **UI file** is to generate a Python +The standard way to interact with a **UI file** is to generate a Python class from it. This is possible thanks to the `pyside6-uic` tool. To use this tool, you need to run the following command on a console:: |