pyqt-textbox-graphics-widget 0.0.1

PyQt text box which is movable, auto-resizable by text size. Parent class is QGraphicsWidget.

pyqt-textbox-graphics-widget

PyQt text box which is movable, auto-resizable by text size. Parent class is QGraphicsWidget.

Requirements

• PyQt5 >= 5.8

Setup

python -m pip install pyqt-textbox-graphics-widget

Usage

You can move the box if you drag any areas near the border. If you click any areas near the middle of the box, cursor will be shown to let you write something down. Box will be auto-resized by text size. (See the result below)

Example

Code Sample

from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QGraphicsView, QGraphicsScene, QMainWindow

from pyqt_textbox_graphics_widget import TextBoxGraphicsWidget





class DiagramMainWindow(QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self):

        super().__init__()

        self.__initUi()



    def __initUi(self):

        view = QGraphicsView()



        self.__scene = QGraphicsScene()

        self.__scene.setSceneRect(0, 0, 400, 400)

        

        textBox = TextBoxGraphicsWidget()

        self.__scene.addItem(textBox)

        view.setScene(self.__scene)



        self.setCentralWidget(view)





if __name__ == "__main__":

    import sys



    app = QApplication(sys.argv)

    diagramMainWindow = DiagramMainWindow()

    diagramMainWindow.show()

    sys.exit(app.exec_())

Result

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55078043/153204254-cd5776c3-54c3-47a5-9285-98229b0376b1.mp4

See Also

• pyqt-styled-graphics-text-item-example - This is based on QGraphicsTextItem. In terms of usefulness, pyqt-styled-graphics-text-item-example is more inferior than this one.