QT-PyQt-PySide-Custom-Widgets - Customizing QCustomSpinner

QCustomSpinner

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Overview

The QCustomSpinner widget provides a customizable spinner for PyQt/PySide applications. It offers a visually appealing way to indicate that a process is ongoing. Users can customize various aspects of the spinner, including line width, line color, direction of rotation, border radius, and animation type.

Features

  • Customizable Appearance: Users can customize the line width and color of the spinner.
  • Direction of Rotation: Choose between clockwise and counterclockwise rotation.
  • Border Radius: Adjust the border radius to control the curvature of the spinner.
  • Animation Type: Select between smooth and bounce animations for the spinner.

Usage 

from Custom_Widgets.QCustomLoadingIndicators import QCustomSpinner

spinner = QCustomSpinner(
    lineWidth=2,
    lineColor=None,  # Use default color if None
    direction="Clockwise",  # or "Counterclockwise"
    animationType="Bounce"  # or "Smooth"
)
spinner.show()

Customization Options

  • Line Width: Set the width of the spinner’s lines.
  • Line Color: Specify the color of the spinner’s lines. If not provided, the default highlight color is used.
  • Direction: Choose the direction of rotation for the spinner, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
  • Animation Type: Select between smooth and bounce animations for the spinner.

Example 

# coding:utf-8
import sys

from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QPushButton
from Custom_Widgets.QCustomLoadingIndicators import QCustomSpinner


class Demo(QWidget):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

        self.vBoxLayout = QVBoxLayout(self)
        self.hBoxLayout = QHBoxLayout()

        self.spinner = QCustomSpinner(lineWidth=10, lineColor="#FF0000", animationType="Bounce")
        self.spinner2 = QCustomSpinner(lineColor="#000", animationType="Smooth")
        self.spinner.setMinimumSize(100, 100)
        self.spinner.setMaximumSize(100, 100)
        self.spinner2.setMinimumSize(100, 100)
        self.spinner2.setMaximumSize(100, 100)

        self.vBoxLayout.setContentsMargins(30, 30, 30, 30)
        self.vBoxLayout.addLayout(self.hBoxLayout)
        self.vBoxLayout.addWidget(self.spinner, 0, Qt.AlignHCenter)
        self.vBoxLayout.addWidget(self.spinner2, 0, Qt.AlignHCenter)
        self.resize(400, 400)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    w = Demo()
    w.show()
    app.exec()

Dependencies

  • PyQt or PySide
  • QT-PyQt-PySide-Custom-Widgets