improve GUI

fossils.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import *
 from ui_fossils import Ui_Form
 import sys
 import os
+import resources
 
 class Window(QWidget, Ui_Form):
     """Minimal GUI asking for a file and running it
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ class Window(QWidget, Ui_Form):
         super(Window, self).__init__(parent)
         self.setupUi(self)
 
+        self.inpFilePushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/document-open.png'))
+        self.wrkspPushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/document-open.png'))
+
+        self.inpFileEditPushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/system-search.png'))
+        self.wrkspExplorePushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/system-search.png'))
+
+        self.runPushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/media-seek-forward.png'))
+        self.viewPushButton.setIcon(QIcon(':/video-display.png'))
+
         # read Qt settings for the application
         settings = QSettings()
         # self.restoreGeometry(settings.value("Geometry", self.saveGeometry()))
@@ -25,8 +35,8 @@ class Window(QWidget, Ui_Form):
 
         self.action = 'cancelled'
 
-        iconfile = os.path.join('fossils.png')
-        self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(iconfile))
+        #iconfile = os.path.join('fossils.png')
+        self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/fossils.png"))
 
     def on_runPushButton_pressed(self):
         # print("runPushButton...")

fossils.ui

@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="inpFileLineEdit"/>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="2">
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="inpFilePushButton">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="inpFilePushButton">
        <property name="text">
         <string>...</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="3">
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="inpFileEditPushButton">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="inpFileEditPushButton">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Edit</string>
        </property>
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="wrkspLineEdit"/>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="2">
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="wrkspPushButton">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="wrkspPushButton">
        <property name="text">
         <string>...</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="3">
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="wrkspExplorePushButton">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="wrkspExplorePushButton">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Explore</string>
        </property>

mkqrc.bat

+:: run this script to generate resources file from .qrc
+
+pyrcc5 -o resources.py resources.qrc

resources.qrc

+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource>
+    <file alias="fossils.png">fossils.png</file>
+    <file alias="system-search.png">pics/system-search.png</file>
+    <file alias="document-open.png">pics/document-open.png</file>
+    <file alias="video-display.png">pics/video-display.png</file>
+    <file alias="media-seek-forward.png">pics/media-seek-forward.png</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>
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ui_fossils.py

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         self.inpFileLineEdit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(Form)
         self.inpFileLineEdit.setObjectName("inpFileLineEdit")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.inpFileLineEdit, 0, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.inpFilePushButton = QtWidgets.QPushButton(Form)
+        self.inpFilePushButton = QtWidgets.QToolButton(Form)
         self.inpFilePushButton.setObjectName("inpFilePushButton")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.inpFilePushButton, 0, 2, 1, 1)
-        self.inpFileEditPushButton = QtWidgets.QPushButton(Form)
+        self.inpFileEditPushButton = QtWidgets.QToolButton(Form)
         self.inpFileEditPushButton.setObjectName("inpFileEditPushButton")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.inpFileEditPushButton, 0, 3, 1, 1)
         self.wrksplabel = QtWidgets.QLabel(Form)
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         self.wrkspLineEdit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(Form)
         self.wrkspLineEdit.setObjectName("wrkspLineEdit")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.wrkspLineEdit, 1, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.wrkspPushButton = QtWidgets.QPushButton(Form)
+        self.wrkspPushButton = QtWidgets.QToolButton(Form)
         self.wrkspPushButton.setObjectName("wrkspPushButton")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.wrkspPushButton, 1, 2, 1, 1)
-        self.wrkspExplorePushButton = QtWidgets.QPushButton(Form)
+        self.wrkspExplorePushButton = QtWidgets.QToolButton(Form)
         self.wrkspExplorePushButton.setObjectName("wrkspExplorePushButton")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.wrkspExplorePushButton, 1, 3, 1, 1)
         self.verticalLayout.addLayout(self.gridLayout)