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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-85839

Documentation: wrong default value for Layout Direction

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Invalid
    • P3: Somewhat important
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    • 5.15.0 RC2
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    Description

      The documentation for LayoutDirection says this:

      https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qwidget.html#layoutDirection-prop

      says this:

      By default, this property is set to Qt::LeftToRight.

      As such, in the following program:

      #include <QApplication>
      
      #include <QHBoxLayout>
      #include <QPushButton>
      #include <QMainWindow>
      
      int main(int argc, char *argv[])
      {
       QApplication a(argc, argv);
      
      QMainWindow *window = new QMainWindow;
       window->setLayoutDirection( Qt::LeftToRight ); // This line shouldn't make a difference
       QWidget *widget = new QWidget;
       QPushButton *button1 = new QPushButton("One");
       QPushButton *button2 = new QPushButton("Two");
       QPushButton *button3 = new QPushButton("Three");
       QPushButton *button4 = new QPushButton("Four");
       QPushButton *button5 = new QPushButton("Five");
      
      QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout;
       layout->addWidget(button1);
       layout->addWidget(button2);
       layout->addWidget(button3);
       layout->addWidget(button4);
       layout->addWidget(button5);
      
      widget->setLayout(layout);
       window->setCentralWidget(widget);
       window->show();
      
      return a.exec();
      }
      

      The setLayoutDirection line should not make any difference. The truth is, however, that it does. If I call it, the program does not automatically mirror.

      I'm not sure what the correct fix is, but the documentation as it currently stands does not reflect what's actually going on.

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