from PyQt4.QtGui import * from PyQt4.QtCore import * class ZoomWidget(QSpinBox): def __init__(self, value=100): super(ZoomWidget, self).__init__() self.setButtonSymbols(QAbstractSpinBox.NoButtons) self.setRange(1, 500) self.setSuffix(' %') self.setValue(value) self.setToolTip(u'Zoom Level') self.setStatusTip(self.toolTip()) self.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter) def minimumSizeHint(self): height = super(ZoomWidget, self).minimumSizeHint().height() fm = QFontMetrics(self.font()) width = fm.width(str(self.maximum())) return QSize(width, height)