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Styling

Style an Existing Application

In the case where you already have made some custom applications, and don't want to be bothered by subclassing the widgets inside the fxwidgets module but still want all applications to look and feel the same, you can call the fxstyle.load_stylesheet() function and apply the returned stylesheet to your current application/widget.

from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
from fxgui import fxstyle

application = QApplication([])
application.setStyleSheet(fxstyle.load_stylesheet())

from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMainWindow
from fxgui import fxstyle

window = QMainWindow()
window.setStyleSheet(fxstyle.load_stylesheet())

Note

You can set this stylesheet on a QMainWindow, QWidget, etc.

Note

You can pass extra arguments to the load_stylesheet() function.

Apply the Custom Google Material Icons

You can find a QProxyStyle subclass in fxstyle, called FXProxyStyle. When used on a QApplication instance, it allows you to switch the defaults icons provided by Qt for Google Material icons.

from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
from fxgui import fxstyle

application = QApplication([])
application.setStyle(fxstyle.FXProxyStyle())

Tip

The FXApplication class found inside fxwidgets already applies this custom style.

You can now use the icons by doing:

from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyle
from fxgui import fxwidgets


application = fxwidgets.FXApplication()
window = fxwidgets.FXMainWindow(title="My App")
style = window.style()
# Use standard icons that are automatically themed
print(style.standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MessageBoxCritical))
window.show()
application.exec_()

Note

By default, the FXApplication found inside fxwidgets already applies this custom style.

Warning

Applying the FXProxyStyle is only allowed on a QApplication instance! So if you're instantiating a FXMainWindow inside a parent DCC, do not set the style on it.