Give up on Understanding layouts????

graphic_components/board.py

@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ class MenuBoard(BoxBoard):
         super().__init__(width, height, parent)
 
         self.layout = QGraphicsLinearLayout(Qt.Horizontal)
-        self.layout.setMaximumWidth(width)
-        self.layout.setMaximumHeight(height)
+        self.layout.setMinimumWidth(width)
+        self.layout.setMinimumWidth(height)
 
+        self.diff_display = menu_grap.DifficultyDisplayer(parent=self)
+        self.layout.addItem(self.diff_display)
         self.timer_display = menu_grap.TimerDisplayer(parent=self)
-        self.timer_display2 = menu_grap.TimerDisplayer(parent=self)
-        self.timer_display3 = menu_grap.TimerDisplayer(parent=self)
         self.layout.addItem(self.timer_display)
-        self.layout.addItem(self.timer_display2)
-        self.layout.addItem(self.timer_display3)
-        self.layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.layout.setItemSpacing(0, 50)
+        self.layout.setItemSpacing(1, 0)
 
         self.setLayout(self.layout)

graphic_components/menu_graphics.py

@@ -35,3 +35,32 @@ class TimerDisplayer(QGraphicsWidget):
         painter.drawRect(box)
         painter.drawText(box, Qt.AlignCenter, "00:00")
 
+class DifficultyDisplayer(QGraphicsWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.width = 100
+        self.height = 50
+
+        self.box_pen = QPen()
+        self.box_pen.setColor(Qt.white)
+        self.pen_width = 3
+        self.box_pen.setWidth(self.pen_width)
+
+
+        self.timer_box = QRectF(0, 0, self.width, self.height)
+        self.setMinimumSize(QSizeF(self.width, self.height))
+        self.setMaximumSize(QSizeF(self.width, self.height))
+
+        self.size_policy = QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Minimum)
+        self.size_policy.setHeightForWidth(True)
+        self.setSizePolicy(self.size_policy)
+
+    def paint(self, painter, style, widget=None):
+        box = self.timer_box
+        #print(self.size().width())
+        painter.setPen(self.box_pen)
+        painter.drawRect(box)
+        painter.drawText(box, Qt.AlignCenter, "Normal")
+

main.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class SudokuWindow(QGraphicsView):
         super().__init__()
 
         # Set up the Scene to manage the GraphicItems
-        self.scene = QGraphicsScene(0, 0, 420, 500, self)
+        self.scene = QGraphicsScene(0, 0, 420, 510, self)
 
         self.setScene(self.scene)
         self.setSceneRect(self.scene.sceneRect())