Drawing inside Widget

[Bobruisk]

Hi!

I have a tree structure that I want to display inside a widget:

. A
 /  \
B   C
   /   \
  D    E

. A
 /  \
B   C
   /   \
  D    E

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Here, each node (A...E) are represented by a widget containing some data about the node. These nodes are all drawn inside another QWidget, let's call it Parent, which acts similarly to a main window.

I have managed to create and layout the nodes nicely, but I would also like to create the edges between them. Right now, my tree display looks like:

. A
 
B   C
 
  D    E

. A

B   C

  D    E

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I'd like to hear from some experienced forum user; what is the best approach to draw these lines? I have found no "raw" drawing tools inside a QWidget (the Parent). Basically, if I could create an "EdgeWidget" that points from x1,y1 to x2,y2, I would be all set. But how do I create such a widget?

Thanks!

//Bobruisk

[wysota]

Your approach of making each node a separate widget is wrong. Either draw everything (all nodes and all edges) in a single widget or use QGraphicsView where you'll be able to represent each node and each edge as a separate object. "Elastic Nodes" example can help you with that approach.

[Bobruisk]

I will look into that, thank you!

//Bobruisk