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Creating a resource file to use it in Qt Designer

I want to add a background image to a widget and thus I need a resource file but I am not able to create it in Qt Designer. Here is what I did:

  1. From the widget I go to the resources browser and click on the "add new file" button then a new window pops up.

  2. I am asked to point to the .qrc file but this file does not exist and I don't know how to create it.

I googled and found that .qrc files are created using Qt Creator.

Can't I create a .qrc file in Qt Designer ? Do I need to use Qt Creator to create a .qrc file and then use it in QT Designer ?

I am using Qt Designer with PyQt in CentOS 7.0

Solution

  • I would use Qt Creator, since Qt Designer is built in and you can simply create resource files. However, if that's not possible for you, here's a simple qrc data file contents that you can use: -

    <RCC>
    <qresource prefix="/images">
    </qresource>
</RCC>

    It creates a prefix called "/images/", ready to add images to the resource. Just create a file with .qrc extension and add that.