Python PyQt5.QtWidgets.QSplitter() Examples

def set_splitter_stylesheet(splitter: QSplitter):
    splitter.setHandleWidth(4)
    bgcolor = settings.BGCOLOR.lighter(150)
    r, g, b, a = bgcolor.red(), bgcolor.green(), bgcolor.blue(), bgcolor.alpha()
    splitter.setStyleSheet("QSplitter::handle:vertical {{margin: 4px 0px; "
                           "background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:0, "
                           "stop:0.2 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0),"
                           "stop:0.5 rgba({0}, {1}, {2}, {3}),"
                           "stop:0.8 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));"
                           "image: url(:/icons/icons/splitter_handle_horizontal.svg);}}"
                           "QSplitter::handle:horizontal {{margin: 4px 0px; "
                           "background-color: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1, "
                           "stop:0.2 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0),"
                           "stop:0.5 rgba({0}, {1}, {2}, {3}),"
                           "stop:0.8 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));"
                           "image: url(:/icons/icons/splitter_handle_vertical.svg);}}".format(r, g, b, a)) 

def setupUi(self, Master):
        Master.setObjectName("Master")
        Master.resize(718, 477)
        self.verticalLayout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(Master)
        self.verticalLayout.setObjectName("verticalLayout")
        self.splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(Master)
        self.splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
        self.splitter.setObjectName("splitter")
        self.tab_widget = QtWidgets.QTabWidget(self.splitter)
        self.tab_widget.setObjectName("tab_widget")

        self.docker = QtWidgets.QDockWidget(self.splitter)
        self.docker.setObjectName("docker")
        self.docker.setAllowedAreas(QtCore.Qt.BottomDockWidgetArea)

        self.log_widget = QtWidgets.QTreeWidget(self.docker)
        self.log_widget.setHeaderItem(QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem(["date", "origin", "type", "message"]))
        self.docker.setWidget(self.log_widget)

        self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.splitter)
        self.tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(-1)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(Master)
        Master.setWindowTitle("IDASec") 

def buttonsLayout(self):
        self.matrix = False
        vbox = QVBoxLayout()
        interactionModeLayout = QVBoxLayout()
        self.interactionModeButton = QtWidgets.QPushButton('visma')
        self.interactionModeButton.clicked.connect(self.interactionMode)
        interactionModeLayout.addWidget(self.interactionModeButton)
        interactionModeWidget = QWidget(self)
        interactionModeWidget.setLayout(interactionModeLayout)
        interactionModeWidget.setFixedSize(275, 50)
        topButtonSplitter = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
        topButtonSplitter.addWidget(interactionModeWidget)
        permanentButtons = QWidget(self)
        topButtonSplitter.addWidget(permanentButtons)
        self.bottomButton = QFrame()
        self.buttonSplitter = QSplitter(Qt.Vertical)
        self.buttonSplitter.addWidget(topButtonSplitter)
        self.buttonSplitter.addWidget(self.bottomButton)
        vbox.addWidget(self.buttonSplitter)
        return vbox 

def __init__(self, app, parent=None):
        super().__init__(parent=parent)
        self._app = app

        self._splitter = QSplitter(self)
        self.collection_toc = CollectionTOCView(self._app, self._splitter)
        self.collection_body = CollectionBody(self._app, self._splitter)

        self.collection_toc.show_album_needed.connect(
            lambda album: aio.create_task(self.show_album(album)))
        self.collection_toc.play_song_needed.connect(
            self._app.player.play_song)
        self.collection_body.song_list_view.play_song_needed.connect(
            self._app.player.play_song)

        self._layout = QHBoxLayout(self)

        self._setup_ui() 

def setupUi(self, Form):
        Form.setObjectName("QRangeSlider")
        Form.resize(300, 30)
        Form.setStyleSheet(DEFAULT_CSS)
        self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(Form)
        self.gridLayout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
        self.gridLayout.setSpacing(0)
        self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")
        self._splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(Form)
        self._splitter.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 0))
        self._splitter.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
        self._splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self._splitter.setObjectName("splitter")
        self._head = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._head.setTitle("")
        self._head.setObjectName("Head")
        self._handle = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._handle.setTitle("")
        self._handle.setObjectName("Span")
        self._tail = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._tail.setTitle("")
        self._tail.setObjectName("Tail")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self._splitter, 0, 0, 1, 1)
        self.retranslateUi(Form)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(Form) 

def populate_main_form(self):
        list_view = QtWidgets.QListView()
        list_view.setFixedWidth(115)
        list_view.setModel(self.views_model)

        select = QtCore.QItemSelectionModel.Select
        list_view.selectionModel().select(self.views_model.createIndex(0, 0), select)
        list_view.clicked.connect(self.view_clicked)

        current_view = QtWidgets.QWidget()
        view = self.view_about()
        if not view:
            view = QtWidgets.QBoxLayout()
        current_view.setLayout(view)

        self.splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
        self.splitter.addWidget(list_view)

        self.splitter.addWidget(current_view)
        self.splitter.setChildrenCollapsible(False)
        self.splitter.show()

        outer_layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
        outer_layout.addWidget(self.splitter)

        self.parent.setLayout(outer_layout) 

def setupUi(self, IDAngrSavedsDialog):
        IDAngrSavedsDialog.setObjectName("IDAngrSavedsDialog")
        IDAngrSavedsDialog.resize(941, 569)
        self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(IDAngrSavedsDialog)
        self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")
        self.splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(IDAngrSavedsDialog)
        self.splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self.splitter.setObjectName("splitter")
        self.selectorList = QtWidgets.QListView(self.splitter)
        self.selectorList.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(270, 16777215))
        self.selectorList.setEditTriggers(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
        self.selectorList.setObjectName("selectorList")
        self.codeView = QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit(self.splitter)
        self.codeView.setReadOnly(True)
        self.codeView.setObjectName("codeView")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.splitter, 0, 0, 1, 1)
        self.buttonBox = QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox(IDAngrSavedsDialog)
        self.buttonBox.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 48))
        self.buttonBox.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self.buttonBox.setStandardButtons(QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Cancel|QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
        self.buttonBox.setObjectName("buttonBox")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.buttonBox, 1, 0, 1, 1)

        self.retranslateUi(IDAngrSavedsDialog)
        self.buttonBox.accepted.connect(IDAngrSavedsDialog.accept)
        self.buttonBox.rejected.connect(IDAngrSavedsDialog.reject)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(IDAngrSavedsDialog) 

def restore_splitter_sizes(window: QDialog, splitter: QSplitter):
    global cache
    if cache:
        symbol = window.__class__.__name__  + '_' + splitter.objectName()
        sizes = cache.get_value(symbol, None, list)
        if not isinstance(sizes, list) or len(sizes) != 2:
            sizes = [100, 100]
            if splitter.parent():
                if splitter.orientation() == Qt.Vertical:
                    sizes[0], sizes[1] = round(splitter.parent().height() / 2), round(splitter.parent().height() / 2)
                else:
                    sizes[0], sizes[1] = round(splitter.parent().width() / 2), round(splitter.parent().width() / 2)
        splitter.setSizes(sizes) 

def save_splitter_sizes(window: QDialog, splitter: QSplitter):
    global cache
    if cache:
        symbol = window.__class__.__name__  + '_' + splitter.objectName()
        cache.set_value(symbol, splitter.sizes()) 

def setupUi(self, Form):
        Form.setObjectName("QRangeSlider")
        Form.resize(300, 30)
        Form.setStyleSheet(DEFAULT_CSS)
        self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(Form)
        # self.gridLayout.setMargin(0)
        self.gridLayout.setSpacing(0)
        self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")

        self._splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(Form)
        self._splitter.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 0))
        self._splitter.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
        self._splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
        self._splitter.setObjectName("splitter")

        self._head = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._head.setTitle("")
        self._head.setObjectName("Head")
        self._handle = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._handle.setTitle("")
        self._handle.setObjectName("Span")

        self._tail = QtWidgets.QGroupBox(self._splitter)
        self._tail.setTitle("")
        self._tail.setObjectName("Tail")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self._splitter, 0, 0, 1, 1)

        # self.retranslateUi(Form)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(Form) 

def get_QSplitter():
    """QSplitter getter."""

    try:
        import PySide.QtGui as QtGui
        return QtGui.QSplitter
    except ImportError:
        import PyQt5.QtWidgets as QtWidgets
        return QtWidgets.QSplitter 

def splitter(items,
             stretch_factors = None,
             orientation=QtCore.Qt.Horizontal):
    
    sp = QtWidgets.QSplitter(orientation)
    
    for item in items: sp.addWidget(item)
    
    if stretch_factors:
        for i,s in enumerate(stretch_factors):
            sp.setStretchFactor(i,s)
        
    
    return sp 

def setupUi(self, failed_downloads_dialog):
        failed_downloads_dialog.setObjectName("failed_downloads_dialog")
        failed_downloads_dialog.resize(998, 512)
        font = QtGui.QFont()
        font.setPointSize(10)
        failed_downloads_dialog.setFont(font)
        icon = QtGui.QIcon()
        icon.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap("Resources/Images/failed_download.png"), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
        failed_downloads_dialog.setWindowIcon(icon)
        self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(failed_downloads_dialog)
        self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")
        self.auto_display_checkbox = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(failed_downloads_dialog)
        self.auto_display_checkbox.setObjectName("auto_display_checkbox")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.auto_display_checkbox, 1, 0, 1, 1)
        self.buttonBox = QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox(failed_downloads_dialog)
        self.buttonBox.setStandardButtons(QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
        self.buttonBox.setObjectName("buttonBox")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.buttonBox, 1, 1, 1, 1)
        self.splitter = QtWidgets.QSplitter(failed_downloads_dialog)
        self.splitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
        self.splitter.setObjectName("splitter")
        self.table_view = QtWidgets.QTableView(self.splitter)
        self.table_view.setObjectName("table_view")
        self.detail_table = QtWidgets.QTableView(self.splitter)
        self.detail_table.setObjectName("detail_table")
        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.splitter, 0, 0, 1, 2)

        self.retranslateUi(failed_downloads_dialog)
        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(failed_downloads_dialog) 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def qui(self, ui_list_string, parentObject_string='', opt=''):
        # pre-defined user short name syntax
        type_dict = {
            'vbox': 'QVBoxLayout','hbox':'QHBoxLayout','grid':'QGridLayout', 'form':'QFormLayout',
            'split': 'QSplitter', 'grp':'QGroupBox', 'tab':'QTabWidget',
            'btn':'QPushButton', 'btnMsg':'QPushButton', 'label':'QLabel', 'input':'QLineEdit', 'check':'QCheckBox', 'choice':'QComboBox',
            'txtEdit': 'LNTextEdit', 'txt': 'QTextEdit',
            'tree': 'QTreeWidget', 'table': 'QTableWidget',
            'space': 'QSpacerItem', 
        }
        # get ui_list, creation or existing ui object
        ui_list = [x.strip() for x in ui_list_string.split('|')]
        for i in range(len(ui_list)):
            if ui_list[i] in self.uiList:
                # - exisiting object
                ui_list[i] = self.uiList[ui_list[i]]
            else:
                # - string creation: 
                # get part info
                partInfo = ui_list[i].split(';',1)
                uiName = partInfo[0].split('@')[0]
                uiType = uiName.rsplit('_',1)[-1]
                if uiType in type_dict:
                    uiType = type_dict[uiType]
                # set quickUI string format
                ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType
                if len(partInfo)==1:
                    # give empty button and label a place holder name
                    if uiType in ('btn', 'btnMsg', 'QPushButton','label', 'QLabel'):
                        ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType + ';'+uiName 
                elif len(partInfo)==2:
                    ui_list[i]=ui_list[i]+";"+partInfo[1]
        # get parentObject or exisiting object
        parentObject = parentObject_string
        if parentObject in self.uiList:
            parentObject = self.uiList[parentObject]
        # process quickUI
        self.quickUI(ui_list, parentObject, opt) 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def qui(self, ui_list_string, parentObject_string='', opt=''):
        # pre-defined user short name syntax
        type_dict = {
            'vbox': 'QVBoxLayout','hbox':'QHBoxLayout','grid':'QGridLayout', 'form':'QFormLayout',
            'split': 'QSplitter', 'grp':'QGroupBox', 'tab':'QTabWidget',
            'btn':'QPushButton', 'btnMsg':'QPushButton', 'label':'QLabel', 'input':'QLineEdit', 'check':'QCheckBox', 'choice':'QComboBox',
            'txt': 'QTextEdit',
            'list': 'QListWidget', 'tree': 'QTreeWidget', 'table': 'QTableWidget',
            'space': 'QSpacerItem', 
        }
        # get ui_list, creation or existing ui object
        ui_list = [x.strip() for x in ui_list_string.split('|')]
        for i in range(len(ui_list)):
            if ui_list[i] in self.uiList:
                # - exisiting object
                ui_list[i] = self.uiList[ui_list[i]]
            else:
                # - string creation: 
                # get part info
                partInfo = ui_list[i].split(';',1)
                uiName = partInfo[0].split('@')[0]
                uiType = uiName.rsplit('_',1)[-1]
                if uiType in type_dict:
                    uiType = type_dict[uiType]
                # set quickUI string format
                ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType
                if len(partInfo)==1:
                    # give empty button and label a place holder name
                    if uiType in ('btn', 'btnMsg', 'QPushButton','label', 'QLabel'):
                        ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType + ';'+uiName 
                elif len(partInfo)==2:
                    ui_list[i]=ui_list[i]+";"+partInfo[1]
        # get parentObject or exisiting object
        parentObject = parentObject_string
        if parentObject in self.uiList:
            parentObject = self.uiList[parentObject]
        # process quickUI
        self.quickUI(ui_list, parentObject, opt) 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def __init__(self, parent=None, mode=0):
        super_class.__init__(self, parent)
        #------------------------------
        # class variables
        #------------------------------
        self.version="0.1"
        self.help = "How to Use:\n1. Put source info in\n2. Click Process button\n3. Check result output\n4. Save memory info into a file."
        
        self.uiList={} # for ui obj storage
        self.memoData = {} # key based variable data storage
        
        self.location = ""
        if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
            # frozen - cx_freeze
            self.location = sys.executable
        else:
            # unfrozen
            self.location = os.path.realpath(sys.modules[self.__class__.__module__].__file__)
            
        self.name = self.__class__.__name__
        self.iconPath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.location),'icons',self.name+'.png')
        self.iconPix = QtGui.QPixmap(self.iconPath)
        self.icon = QtGui.QIcon(self.iconPath)
        self.fileType='.{0}_EXT'.format(self.name)
        
        #------------------------------
        # core function variable
        #------------------------------
        self.qui_core_dict = {
            'vbox': 'QVBoxLayout','hbox':'QHBoxLayout','grid':'QGridLayout', 'form':'QFormLayout',
            'split': 'QSplitter', 'grp':'QGroupBox', 'tab':'QTabWidget',
            'btn':'QPushButton', 'btnMsg':'QPushButton', 'label':'QLabel', 'input':'QLineEdit', 'check':'QCheckBox', 'choice':'QComboBox',
            'txt': 'QTextEdit',
            'list': 'QListWidget', 'tree': 'QTreeWidget', 'table': 'QTableWidget',
            'space': 'QSpacerItem', 
        }
        self.qui_user_dict = {}
        #------------------------------ 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name] 

def qui(self, ui_list_string, parentObject_string='', opt=''):
        # pre-defined user short name syntax
        type_dict = {
            'vbox': 'QVBoxLayout','hbox':'QHBoxLayout','grid':'QGridLayout', 'form':'QFormLayout',
            'split': 'QSplitter', 'grp':'QGroupBox', 'tab':'QTabWidget',
            'btn':'QPushButton', 'btnMsg':'QPushButton', 'label':'QLabel', 'input':'QLineEdit', 'check':'QCheckBox', 'choice':'QComboBox',
            'txtEdit': 'LNTextEdit', 'txt': 'QTextEdit',
            'tree': 'QTreeWidget', 'table': 'QTableWidget',
            'space': 'QSpacerItem', 
        }
        # get ui_list, creation or existing ui object
        ui_list = [x.strip() for x in ui_list_string.split('|')]
        for i in range(len(ui_list)):
            if ui_list[i] in self.uiList:
                # - exisiting object
                ui_list[i] = self.uiList[ui_list[i]]
            else:
                # - string creation: 
                # get part info
                partInfo = ui_list[i].split(';',1)
                uiName = partInfo[0].split('@')[0]
                uiType = uiName.rsplit('_',1)[-1]
                if uiType in type_dict:
                    uiType = type_dict[uiType]
                # set quickUI string format
                ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType
                if len(partInfo)==1:
                    # give empty button and label a place holder name
                    if uiType in ('btn', 'btnMsg', 'QPushButton','label', 'QLabel'):
                        ui_list[i] = partInfo[0]+';'+uiType + ';'+uiName 
                elif len(partInfo)==2:
                    ui_list[i]=ui_list[i]+";"+partInfo[1]
        # get parentObject or exisiting object
        parentObject = parentObject_string
        if parentObject in self.uiList:
            parentObject = self.uiList[parentObject]
        # process quickUI
        self.quickUI(ui_list, parentObject, opt) 

def quickSplitUI(self, name, part_list, type):
        split_type = QtCore.Qt.Horizontal
        if type == 'v':
            split_type = QtCore.Qt.Vertical
        self.uiList[name]=QtWidgets.QSplitter(split_type)
        
        for each_part in part_list:
            if isinstance(each_part, QtWidgets.QWidget):
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(each_part)
            else:
                tmp_holder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
                tmp_holder.setLayout(each_part)
                self.uiList[name].addWidget(tmp_holder)
        return self.uiList[name]