- 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

appGUI/preferences/general/GeneralAPPSetGroupUI.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from PyQt6 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
 
 from appGUI.GUIElements import FCDoubleSpinner, FCCheckBox, FCComboBox, RadioSet, OptionalInputSection, FCSpinner, \
-    FCColorEntry, FCLabel
+    FCColorEntry, FCLabel, FCGridLayout
 from appGUI.preferences.OptionsGroupUI import OptionsGroupUI
 
 import gettext
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GeneralAPPSetGroupUI(OptionsGroupUI):
             self.resource_loc = 'assets/resources'
 
         # Create a grid layout for the Application general settings
-        grid0 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid0 = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.layout.addLayout(grid0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(1, 1)