Dialogs and MenuBar

**vieraci** · 28th April 2009, 16:14

I don't see any way how to add a menuBar to a QDialog, only to QMainWindow. Is it possible ?

**spirit** · 28th April 2009, 16:23

no, you can't add a menu bar in a dialog, only QMainWindow can have a menu bar.

**vieraci** · 28th April 2009, 16:31

Well, I was just about to try and delete this thread because I did manage to add a toolBar to a dialog, with code.

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QMenuBar *menuBar = new QMenuBar(this);

QMenuBar *menuBar = new QMenuBar(this);

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**spirit** · 28th April 2009, 16:36

but it's not right, because QDialog has not a place for a menu bar, but QMainWindow has. maybe it's better yo use QToolButton with menus.

**vieraci** · 29th April 2009, 00:06

No, I've written apps like this with other libraries, it works fine.
QMainWindow is still just a dialog but with some extra functions built on top.
It threw me when I didn't see how to do this with the designer. I guess they figured most people would not want a menu bar on a dialog.