larger buttons

src/Button.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "Button.h"
+
+Button::Button(QString text) : QPushButton(text) {
+	setMinimumHeight(30);
+	setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
+}
+
+Button::Button(QString text, QString icon) : Button(text) {
+	setIcon(QIcon(icon));
+}

src/Button.h

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+class Button : public QPushButton {
+public:
+	explicit Button(QString text);
+	explicit Button(QString text, QString icon);
+};

src/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #include <QButtonGroup>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <QDial>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include "Pendulum.h"
+#include "Button.h"
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow() {
 	simulation = new Simulation;
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ QWidget * MainWindow::buildAddUI() {
 		auto segmentButtonGrid = new QHBoxLayout;
 		lyt->addLayout(segmentButtonGrid);
 
-		auto resetMassesBtn = new QPushButton("Reset");
-		auto normalizeLengthsBtn = new QPushButton("Normalize");
-		auto resetLengthsBtn = new QPushButton("Reset");
+		auto resetMassesBtn = new Button("Reset", ":/icons/refresh.svg");
+		auto normalizeLengthsBtn = new Button("Normalize", ":/icons/compress.svg");
+		auto resetLengthsBtn = new Button("Reset", ":/icons/refresh.svg");
 
-		resetMassesBtn->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/refresh.svg"));
-		normalizeLengthsBtn->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/compress.svg"));
-		resetLengthsBtn->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/refresh.svg"));
+		resetMassesBtn->setToolTip("Reset masses to 1kg");
+		normalizeLengthsBtn->setToolTip("Normalize lengths to fit screen");
+		resetLengthsBtn->setToolTip("Reset lengths to 1m");
 
 		connect(resetMassesBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::resetMasses);
 		connect(normalizeLengthsBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::normalizeLengths);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ QWidget * MainWindow::buildAddUI() {
 		auto colorLyt = new QHBoxLayout;
 		lyt->addLayout(colorLyt);
 
-		auto colorBtn = new QPushButton("Select color");
+		auto colorBtn = new Button("Select color");
 		auto colorLabel = new QLabel;
 		colorLabel->setStyleSheet("background-color: white");
 
@@ -281,10 +281,11 @@ QWidget * MainWindow::buildAddUI() {
 	auto btnLyt = new QHBoxLayout;
 	lyt->addLayout(btnLyt);
 
-	auto addBtn = new QPushButton("Add");
-	auto removeBtn = new QPushButton("Remove all");
-	addBtn->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/add.svg"));
-	removeBtn->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/delete.svg"));
+	auto addBtn = new Button("Add", ":/icons/add.svg");
+	auto removeBtn = new Button("Remove all", ":/icons/delete.svg");
+
+	addBtn->setToolTip("Add configured pendulum");
+	removeBtn->setToolTip("Remove all pendula");
 
 	connect(addBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::add);
 	connect(removeBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::remove);
@@ -334,10 +335,11 @@ QWidget * MainWindow::buildSimulationUI() {
 	auto btnLyt = new QHBoxLayout;
 	lyt->addLayout(btnLyt);
 
-	auto reset = new QPushButton("Reset");
-	auto togglePlay = new QPushButton("Resume");
-	reset->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/refresh.svg"));
-	togglePlay->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/play.svg"));
+	auto reset = new Button("Reset", ":/icons/refresh.svg");
+	auto togglePlay = new Button("Resume", ":/icons/play.svg");
+
+	reset->setToolTip("Reset Simulation controls");
+	togglePlay->setToolTip("Pause/Resume Simulation");
 
 	connect(reset, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::resetSimulationControl);
 	connect(togglePlay, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::toggleSimulation);