Custom Widgets Plugin Example for Qt Designer with CMake

To briefly summarize what this repo does, it is useful for QtDesigner. I made a plugin design. Actually this is pretty simple. However, all official guides are prepared for qmake. I love using CMake. I changed and adapted the project via CMake with small touches (such as pulling property information from the .xml page, not the code). I distribute it as a shared library in a sample application I showed you how to use it. I hope it will be useful work.

If I have time, I will try to explain in detail.

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How to use?

• First you need to compile the Plugin. A ".dll" file and a ".a" file will be created. I directed them to the "export" folder for quick and easy access. Experienced users can directly remove it wherever they want.
• Copy the resulting "*.dll" file to the directory where QtDesigner is running. (For me it was the "C:\DevTools\Qt\5.15.2\mingw81_64\plugins\designer" directory.)
• Then run QtDesigner. In the "Custom Widgets" tab, you will see a widget named "QLedIndicator". You can drag and use it as you wish.

Includes:

QLedIndicator:

• label: The text to be displayed on the widget.
• icon: The icon to be displayed on the widget.
• state: The state of the widget. (On / Off)
• indicatorStyle: The style of the widget.
• iconSize: The size of the icon to be displayed on the widget.

How can you write your own plugin?

coming soon...

Development Environment:

• Qt 5.15.2
• CMake 3.20.2
• MinGW 8.1.0
• Windows 11

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