Question

Here is how to draw a button that spans 2 columns:

#include <QtGui>

int main(int argv, char **args)
{
    QApplication app(argv, args);

    QPushButton *foo = new QPushButton("foo");
    QPushButton *bar = new QPushButton("bar");
    QPushButton *baz = new QPushButton("baz");

    QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout();
    layout->addWidget(foo, 0, 0);
    layout->addWidget(bar, 0, 1);
    layout->addWidget(baz, 1, 0, 1, 2); // span 2 columns

    QWidget window;
    window.setLayout(layout);
    window.setWindowTitle("test");
    window.show();

    return app.exec();
}

Running the code gives me:

If I change the layout in order to get a button, baz, that spans 2 rows I fail:

layout->addWidget(foo, 0, 0);
layout->addWidget(bar, 1, 0);
layout->addWidget(baz, 0, 1, 2, 1); // (try to) span 2 rows

Here is what I get:

Answer 1

Your layout is fine, the baz button is spanning two rows. The problem is that it doesn’t use all the available space. You have to change the vertical resize policy of your button from Fixed to MinimumExpanding.