Adjust GUI layout for compact header and larger plots

gui/main.py

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import serial
 import serial.tools.list_ports
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, 
                             QWidget, QLabel, QPushButton, QComboBox, QDoubleSpinBox,
-                            QGroupBox, QStatusBar, QMessageBox, QCheckBox)
+                            QGroupBox, QStatusBar, QMessageBox, QCheckBox, QScrollArea, QSizePolicy)
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QTimer, Qt
-from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont, QGuiApplication
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt5agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
 from matplotlib.figure import Figure
@@ -19,32 +19,33 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         self.serial_connection = None
         self.updating_tube_combo = False  # Flag to prevent recursive tube commands
         self.setWindowTitle("Arduino pH Controller")
-        self.setGeometry(100, 100, 900, 800)  # Larger window for plot
+        self.setMinimumSize(900, 650)
         
-        # Central Widget
+        # Scrollable central widget keeps the full UI reachable on small screens.
+        scroll_area = QScrollArea()
+        scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
         central_widget = QWidget()
-        self.setCentralWidget(central_widget)
+        scroll_area.setWidget(central_widget)
+        self.setCentralWidget(scroll_area)
         main_layout = QVBoxLayout(central_widget)
         
-        # Connection Group
+        # Connection + Status Group
-        connection_group = QGroupBox("Verbindung")
+        connection_group = QGroupBox("Verbindung & Status")
+        connection_group_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        connection_group_layout.setContentsMargins(8, 8, 8, 8)
+        connection_group_layout.setSpacing(6)
+
         connection_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        connection_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        connection_layout.setSpacing(10)
         
         self.port_combo = QComboBox()
+        self.port_combo.setMaximumWidth(180)
         self.refresh_ports()
         
         self.connect_btn = QPushButton("Verbinden")
         self.connect_btn.clicked.connect(self.toggle_connection)
         
-        connection_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Port:"))
-        connection_layout.addWidget(self.port_combo, 1)
-        connection_layout.addWidget(self.connect_btn)
-        connection_group.setLayout(connection_layout)
-        
-        # Status Group
-        status_group = QGroupBox("Status")
-        status_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-        
         self.ph_label = QLabel("pH: --")
         self.ph_label.setFont(QFont('Arial', 24))
         self.ph_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
@@ -62,16 +63,25 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         self.total_volume_label.setFont(QFont('Arial', 12))
         self.total_volume_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         self.total_volume_label.setVisible(False)  # Initially hidden
-        
+
-        status_layout.addWidget(self.ph_label)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Port:"))
-        status_layout.addWidget(self.pump_status)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.port_combo)
-        status_layout.addWidget(self.flow_rate_label)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.connect_btn)
-        status_layout.addWidget(self.total_volume_label)
+        connection_layout.addSpacing(10)
-        status_group.setLayout(status_layout)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.ph_label)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.pump_status)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.flow_rate_label)
+        connection_layout.addWidget(self.total_volume_label)
+        connection_group_layout.addLayout(connection_layout)
+        connection_group.setLayout(connection_group_layout)
+        connection_group.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Policy.Maximum)
+        connection_group.setMaximumHeight(95)
         
         # Control Group
         control_group = QGroupBox("Steuerung")
         control_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        control_layout.setContentsMargins(8, 8, 8, 8)
+        control_layout.setSpacing(6)
         
         # Pump Control
         pump_control_layout = QHBoxLayout()
@@ -91,6 +101,7 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         # Tube Selection
         tube_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self.tube_combo = QComboBox()
+        self.tube_combo.setMaximumWidth(130)
         self.tube_combo.addItems([
             "0.13 mm", "0.19 mm", "0.25 mm", "0.38 mm", "0.44 mm", 
             "0.51 mm", "0.57 mm", "0.64 mm", "0.76 mm", "0.89 mm", 
@@ -136,10 +147,11 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         control_layout.addLayout(calibration_layout)
         control_layout.addLayout(auto_mode_layout)
         control_group.setLayout(control_layout)
+        control_group.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Policy.Maximum)
+        control_group.setMaximumHeight(185)
         
         # Add groups to main layout
         main_layout.addWidget(connection_group)
-        main_layout.addWidget(status_group)
         main_layout.addWidget(control_group)
         
         # pH Plot Group
@@ -171,6 +183,7 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         plot_layout.addLayout(plot_controls_layout)
         plot_layout.addWidget(self.ph_plot)
         plot_group.setLayout(plot_layout)
+        plot_group.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
         
         main_layout.addWidget(plot_group)
         
@@ -212,8 +225,13 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         titration_layout.addLayout(titration_controls_layout)
         titration_layout.addWidget(self.titration_plot)
         titration_group.setLayout(titration_layout)
+        titration_group.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
         
         main_layout.addWidget(titration_group)
+        main_layout.setStretch(0, 0)  # Verbindung & Status
+        main_layout.setStretch(1, 0)  # Steuerung
+        main_layout.setStretch(2, 3)  # pH-Verlauf
+        main_layout.setStretch(3, 3)  # Titration
         
         # Status Bar
         self.status_bar = QStatusBar()
@@ -271,6 +289,31 @@ class PHControllerGUI(QMainWindow):
         
         # Enable/disable controls based on connection
         self.set_controls_enabled(False)
+
+        # Match the initial window size to the current screen.
+        self.fit_window_to_screen()
+
+    def fit_window_to_screen(self):
+        """Set an initial window size that fits the available screen area and center it."""
+        screen = QGuiApplication.primaryScreen()
+        if screen is None:
+            self.resize(1200, 900)
+            return
+
+        available = screen.availableGeometry()
+
+        # Use most of the available screen while staying within sensible bounds.
+        target_width = min(1500, int(available.width() * 0.95))
+        target_height = min(1000, int(available.height() * 0.95))
+
+        target_width = max(900, min(target_width, available.width()))
+        target_height = max(650, min(target_height, available.height()))
+
+        self.resize(target_width, target_height)
+
+        centered_x = available.x() + (available.width() - target_width) // 2
+        centered_y = available.y() + (available.height() - target_height) // 2
+        self.move(centered_x, centered_y)
     
     def refresh_ports(self):
         self.port_combo.clear()