- created a new custom layout based on the Grid Layout where I can set the horizontal and vertical spacings between grid items and used it throughout the app

appEditors/AppGeoEditor.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from camlib import distance, arc, three_point_circle, Geometry, FlatCAMRTreeStor
 from appTool import AppTool
 from appGUI.GUIElements import OptionalInputSection, FCCheckBox, FCLabel, FCComboBox, FCTextAreaRich, \
     FCDoubleSpinner, FCButton, FCInputDoubleSpinner, FCTree, NumericalEvalTupleEntry, FCEntry, FCTextEdit, \
-    VerticalScrollArea
+    VerticalScrollArea, FCGridLayout
 from appParsers.ParseFont import *
 
 from vispy.geometry import Rect
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class BufferSelectionTool(AppTool):
         self.buffer_tool_frame.setLayout(self.buffer_tools_box)
 
         # Grid Layout
-        grid_buffer = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid_buffer = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         grid_buffer.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid_buffer.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         self.buffer_tools_box.addLayout(grid_buffer)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class TextInputTool(AppTool):
         self.text_tools_box.addWidget(title_label)
 
         # Grid Layout
-        self.grid_text = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        self.grid_text = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.grid_text.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         self.grid_text.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         self.text_tools_box.addLayout(self.grid_text)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class PaintOptionsTool(AppTool):
                         """)
         self.layout.addWidget(title_label)
 
-        grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.layout.addLayout(grid)
         grid.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class TransformEditorTool(AppTool):
         self.layout.addWidget(FCLabel(''))
 
         # ## Layout
-        grid0 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid0 = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.layout.addLayout(grid0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
@@ -3457,7 +3457,7 @@ class AppGeoEditor(QtCore.QObject):
         self.level.setCheckable(True)
         self.title_box.addWidget(self.level)
 
-        self.grid_d = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        self.grid_d = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.grid_d.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         self.grid_d.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         self.tools_box.addLayout(self.grid_d)
@@ -3501,7 +3501,7 @@ class AppGeoEditor(QtCore.QObject):
         self.adv_frame.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.tools_box.addWidget(self.adv_frame)
 
-        grid0 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid0 = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         grid0.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)