- 1 year ago
Pyqt: Auto-arrange multiple windows on launch (Simulate windows key + arrows)
To automatically arrange multiple windows on launch in PyQt, you can use the QWindow
class to create and manipulate windows. Here's how to do it:
- Import the necessary modules:
pythonfrom PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QRect
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QDesktopWidget
- Create the windows:
pythonapp = QApplication([])
desktop = QDesktopWidget()
screens = desktop.screenCount()
for i in range(screens):
window = QWindow()
window.setGeometry(desktop.screenGeometry(i))
window.show()
In this example, we create a new QApplication
instance and get the QDesktopWidget
object, which provides information about the desktop environment. We then loop through each screen and create a new QWindow
object for each screen. We set the geometry of each window to match the dimensions of the corresponding screen using the screenGeometry()
method of the QDesktopWidget
object.
- Use the
QWindow.setWindowState()
method to arrange the windows:
pythonfor i in range(screens):
window = QWindow()
window.setGeometry(desktop.screenGeometry(i))
window.show()
if i == 0:
window.setWindowState(Qt.WindowMaximized)
else:
window.setWindowState(Qt.WindowMaximized | Qt.WindowMinimized)
In this example, we use the setWindowState()
method to set the state of the first window to Qt.WindowMaximized
, which maximizes the window. We set the state of all other windows to Qt.WindowMaximized | Qt.WindowMinimized
, which arranges the windows side by side.
Note that this method simulates the Windows key + arrows shortcut for arranging windows. This may not work on all operating systems or desktop environments, so you may need to adjust the code accordingly. Additionally, this method assumes that you are using multiple monitors with the same resolution. If your monitors have different resolutions or aspect ratios, you may need to adjust the window geometry accordingly.