Switch from custom layout to the QMainWindow layout scheme

MessagingControls.cpp

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 
 #include "MessagingControls.h"
 
-MessagingControls::MessagingControls(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent) 
+MessagingControls::MessagingControls()
 {
 	/**
 	 * Initialize controls
 	 */
-	QVBoxLayout* everything = new QVBoxLayout;
+	//QVBoxLayout* everything = new QVBoxLayout;
 
 	//menuStuff = new QMenuBar;
-	mainWindow = new QMainWindow;
+	//mainWindow = new QMainWindow;
 
 	lblOfEncryptedBox = new QLabel(tr("Message: "));
 
@@ -23,23 +23,28 @@ MessagingControls::MessagingControls(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent)
 	encryptionButon = new QPushButton;
 
 	//Adding lbl and line edit
-	QHBoxLayout* lblAndLineEdit = new QHBoxLayout;
-	lblAndLineEdit->addWidget(lblOfEncryptedBox);
-	lblAndLineEdit->addWidget(textToEncrypt);
+	//QHBoxLayout* lblAndLineEdit = new QHBoxLayout;
+	//lblAndLineEdit->addWidget(lblOfEncryptedBox);
+	//lblAndLineEdit->addWidget(textToEncrypt);
 
 	//Adding button
-	QHBoxLayout* button = new QHBoxLayout;
-	button->addWidget(encryptionButon);
+	//QHBoxLayout* button = new QHBoxLayout;
+	//button->addWidget(encryptionButon);
 
 	//Add everything
 	//everything->addLayout(menuStuff);
-	everything->addLayout(lblAndLineEdit);
-	everything->addLayout(button);
+	//everything->addLayout(lblAndLineEdit);
+	//everything->addLayout(button);
+
+	createMenus();
 
 	QDockWidget* lblAndArea = new QDockWidget(tr("Dock Widget"));
 	lblAndArea->setWidget(textToEncrypt);
+	//lblAndArea->setWidget(lblOfEncryptedBox);
 
-	mainWindow->addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, lblAndArea);
+	addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, lblAndArea);
+	
+	//mainWindow->addDockWidget(Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, lblAndArea);
 	//mainWindow->addDockWidget(lblAndArea);
 	//mainWindow->addDockWidget(textToEncrypt);
 	//mainWindow->addDockWidget(encryptionButon);
@@ -60,3 +65,18 @@ MessagingControls::~MessagingControls()
 	//delete encryptedBox;
 
 }
+
+
+void MessagingControls::createMenus()
+{
+	fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("File"));
+	editMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("Edit"));
+
+	closeApplication = new QAction(tr("Quit Application"));
+	keyEdit = new QAction(tr("Key Edit"));
+
+	fileMenu->addAction(closeApplication);
+
+	editMenu->addAction(keyEdit);
+
+}

MessagingControls.h

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QAction>
 
 class QLabel;
 class QLineEdit;
@@ -15,26 +17,34 @@ class QTextEdit;
 class QPushButton;
 class QMenuBar;
 class QMainWindow;
+class QMenu;
+class QAction;
 
-class MessagingControls : public QDialog
+class MessagingControls : public QMainWindow
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	MessagingControls(QWidget* parent = 0);
+	MessagingControls();
 	~MessagingControls();
 
+
+
 signals:
 
 
 private slots:
 
 private:	
+	void createMenus();
+
 	QLineEdit* encryptedBox;
 	QLabel* lblOfEncryptedBox;
 	QTextEdit* textToEncrypt;
 	QPushButton* encryptionButon;
-	QMenuBar* menuStuff;
-	QMainWindow* mainWindow;
+	QMenu* fileMenu;
+	QMenu* editMenu;
+	QAction* closeApplication;
+	QAction* keyEdit;	
 };
 
 #endif