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Qt5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Qt5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook Building responsive and powerful cross-platform applications with PyQt

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788831000
Length 462 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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 Harwani Harwani
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. Creating a User Interface with Qt Components FREE CHAPTER 2. Event Handling - Signals and Slots 3. Working with Date and Time 4. Understanding OOP Concepts 5. Understanding Dialogs 6. Understanding Layouts 7. Networking and Managing Large Documents 8. Doing Asynchronous Programming in Python 9. Database Handling 10. Using Graphics 11. Implementing Animation 12. Using Google Maps 13. Running Python Scripts on Android and iOS 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Creating a custom menu bar


A big application is usually broken into small, independent, and manageable modules. These modules can be invoked either by making different toolbar buttons or menu items. That is, we can invoke a module on the click of a menu item. We have seen the File menu, the Edit menu, and so on in different packages, so let's learn to make a custom menu bar of our own.

In this recipe, we will learn to create a menu bar that shows certain menu items. We will learn to add menu items, add submenu items to a menu item, add separators between menu items, add shortcuts and tool tips to menu items, and much more. We will also learn to add actions to these menu items, so that when any menu item is clicked, a certain action will take place.

Our menu bar will consist of two menus, Draw and Edit. The Draw menu will consist of four menu items, Draw Circle, Draw Rectangle, Draw Line, and Properties. The Properties menu item will consist of two submenu items, Page Setup and Set Password...

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