So basically I want to create a GUI app using PySide and the Qt Framework. I am using the QT designer to make the initial UI design. The first version of the app will run on Mac and I want it to be like other Mac applications where the name of the app is in bold and all the way to the left with an "About", "Preferences", and "Quit". 
The problem is that whenever I add these types of strings the drop down stops working.
Any tips on this would be helpful this is my first GUI using PySide, QT Framework, andd QT Designer.
I don't know about Python; but on the Mac you create About, Preferences or Quit menu items and Qt will automatically shift them into the application menu on the left (the one with the bold text).
I'm guessing that you are trying to create your own application menu and Qt is getting confused. You don't need to create it. Put your About, Preferences or Quit menu items under File or some other menu heading and they will get shifted.
Qt not letting me create a menu item named after my app with the strings "About", "Preferences", or "Quit? Any tips?