Problem with QScrollArea layout and alignment

[qtmude]

As you can see I have a QScrollArea with several groupBoxes in it. Those groupboxes may or may not appear at a given time.

What do I need:
-QscrollArea fit the parent tab widget page.
-QscrollArea has a scroll bar when needed.
-All the groupboxes are piled on the top.


Whod do I have:

ScrollArea:
-vertical layout
-vertical policy maximum (or expanding)
-aligment top

GroupBoxes:
-fixed max height
-align top


can you help me please?

[Santosh Reddy]

How are you setting the QScrollArea on to the tab widget?

[qtmude]

I'm using qt designer

tabWidget = new QTabWidget(splitter);
        tabWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tabWidget"));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy2(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
        sizePolicy2.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy2.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy2.setHeightForWidth(tabWidget->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        tabWidget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy2);
        tabWidget->setMaximumSize(QSize(300, 16777215));
        General = new QWidget();
        General->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("General"));
        scrollArea = new QScrollArea(General);
        scrollArea->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("scrollArea"));
        scrollArea->setGeometry(QRect(9, 9, 276, 635));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy3(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
        sizePolicy3.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy3.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy3.setHeightForWidth(scrollArea->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        scrollArea->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy3);
        scrollArea->setMinimumSize(QSize(0, 0));
        scrollArea->setWidgetResizable(true);
        scrollArea->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop);
        scrollAreaWidgetContents = new QWidget();
        scrollAreaWidgetContents->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("scrollAreaWidgetContents"));
        scrollAreaWidgetContents->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 257, 963));
        verticalLayout_4 = new QVBoxLayout(scrollAreaWidgetContents);
        verticalLayout_4->setSpacing(6);
        verticalLayout_4->setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6);
        verticalLayout_4->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("verticalLayout_4"));
        Namebox = new QGroupBox(scrollAreaWidgetContents);
        Namebox->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("Namebox"));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy4(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
        sizePolicy4.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy4.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy4.setHeightForWidth(Namebox->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        Namebox->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy4);
        Namebox->setMaximumSize(QSize(16777215, 53));
        Namebox->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop);
        horizontalLayout_6 = new QHBoxLayout(Namebox);
        horizontalLayout_6->setSpacing(6);
        horizontalLayout_6->setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6);
        horizontalLayout_6->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_6"));

tabWidget = new QTabWidget(splitter);
        tabWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("tabWidget"));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy2(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
        sizePolicy2.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy2.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy2.setHeightForWidth(tabWidget->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        tabWidget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy2);
        tabWidget->setMaximumSize(QSize(300, 16777215));
        General = new QWidget();
        General->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("General"));
        scrollArea = new QScrollArea(General);
        scrollArea->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("scrollArea"));
        scrollArea->setGeometry(QRect(9, 9, 276, 635));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy3(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
        sizePolicy3.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy3.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy3.setHeightForWidth(scrollArea->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        scrollArea->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy3);
        scrollArea->setMinimumSize(QSize(0, 0));
        scrollArea->setWidgetResizable(true);
        scrollArea->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop);
        scrollAreaWidgetContents = new QWidget();
        scrollAreaWidgetContents->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("scrollAreaWidgetContents"));
        scrollAreaWidgetContents->setGeometry(QRect(0, 0, 257, 963));
        verticalLayout_4 = new QVBoxLayout(scrollAreaWidgetContents);
        verticalLayout_4->setSpacing(6);
        verticalLayout_4->setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6);
        verticalLayout_4->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("verticalLayout_4"));
        Namebox = new QGroupBox(scrollAreaWidgetContents);
        Namebox->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("Namebox"));
        QSizePolicy sizePolicy4(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
        sizePolicy4.setHorizontalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy4.setVerticalStretch(0);
        sizePolicy4.setHeightForWidth(Namebox->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
        Namebox->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy4);
        Namebox->setMaximumSize(QSize(16777215, 53));
        Namebox->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop);
        horizontalLayout_6 = new QHBoxLayout(Namebox);
        horizontalLayout_6->setSpacing(6);
        horizontalLayout_6->setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6);
        horizontalLayout_6->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_6"));

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thanks!

[Lesiok]

Do not use restrictions on the size of the frames. See how it looks awful on another computer.
bad_layout.jpg. Second at the end (as last widget on scroll area) put vertical spacer.