// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9183050/vertical-qlabel-or-the-equivalent #include "verticallabel.h" #include VerticalLabel::VerticalLabel(QWidget *parent) : QLabel(parent) { } VerticalLabel::VerticalLabel(const QString &text, QWidget *parent) : QLabel(text, parent) { } void VerticalLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) { QPainter painter(this); painter.setPen(Qt::black); painter.setBrush(Qt::Dense1Pattern); double shiftForCentering = (height() - sizeHint().height()) / 2.0; painter.translate(sizeHint().width(), sizeHint().height() + shiftForCentering); painter.rotate(270); painter.drawText(0,0, text()); } QSize VerticalLabel::minimumSizeHint() const { QSize s = QLabel::minimumSizeHint(); return QSize(s.height(), s.width()); } QSize VerticalLabel::sizeHint() const { QSize s = QLabel::sizeHint(); return QSize(s.height(), s.width()); }