Can it be translated?

[Bernd Gehrmann]

> Sorry if it's RTFM, but could you explain to me in just a
> few words how it works?
> 
> In the source I can see on many places hardcoded label/button
> sizes in pixels or what, how this relates to the 
> layout management?

Well, it's exactly the opposite: you don't set any label
or button sizes :-) You just create widgets, set their
minimum sizes to something sensible (in most cases the
sizeHint() method provides a good default) and then put
all widgets of a dialog in a layout like a grid or a
horizontal/vertical box (or a combination of them). To 
put a bit 'sugar' on it, you can set stretch factors for 
certain grid columns or rows or add extra spacing. 

Advantages:
* If done correctly, i18n is _never_ a problem. Labels are
  automatically resized to a size where you can see all
  the text.
* Dialogs are resizable. This is especially important if
  the dialog contains list boxes or multi line editors.

Bernd.