c++qtqstylesheetqwindow

How do I set a background color for the whole window of a Qt application?


Does anyone know how one would be able to set a background color for the whole window of a Qt application?

So far I am using stylesheets but can only figure out how to assign a background color to a widget such as QGroupBox or QPushButton. Basically, if I want a black background how would I make it seamless without any borders of the original background?


Solution

  • I would simply use a Style Sheet for the whole window.

    For instance, if your window is inheriting from QWidget, here is what I'm doing :

    MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
    {
        ui->setupUi(this);
        this->setStyleSheet("background-color: black;");
    }
    

    On my Mac, my whole application window is black (except the title bar).

    EDIT : according to comment, here is a solution without using ui files and loading an external style sheet

    #include <QtGui/QApplication>
    #include <QtGui/QMainWindow>
    #include <QtGui/QVBoxLayout>
    #include <QtGui/QPushButton>
    #include <QtCore/QFile>
    
    int main(int ArgC, char* ArgV[])
    {
    QApplication MyApp(ArgC, ArgV);
    
    QMainWindow* pWindow = new QMainWindow;
    QVBoxLayout* pLayout = new QVBoxLayout(pWindow);
    pWindow->setLayout(pLayout);
    
    QPushButton* pButton = new QPushButton("Test", pWindow);
    pLayout->addWidget(pButton);
    
    QFile file(":/qss/default.qss");
    file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
    QString styleSheet = QLatin1String(file.readAll());
    
    qApp->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
    
    pWindow->setVisible(true);
    MyApp.exec();
    }
    

    The style sheet file (default.qss) is as follow :

    QWidget {
      background-color: black;
    }
    

    This file is part of a resource file (stylesheet.qrc) :

    <RCC>
      <qresource prefix="/qss">
        <file>default.qss</file>
      </qresource>
    </RCC>
    

    And here is my project file :

    TARGET = StyleSheet
    TEMPLATE = app
    SOURCES += main.cpp
    RESOURCES += stylesheet.qrc