Foundations of Qt DevelopmentAs the standard for KDE desktop environment, Trolltech's Qt is a necessary basis for all programmers who want to develop cross-platform applications on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and FreeBSD. A multitude of popular applications have been written in Qt, including Adobe Photoshop Elements, Google Earth, Perforce Visual Client, and Skype. Foundations of Qt Development is based on Qt 4.2, and is aimed at C++ programmers who want to become proficient using this excellent toolkit to create graphical applications that can be ported to all major platforms. The book is focused on teaching you to write your own code in addition to using existing code. Common areas of confusion are identified, addressed, and answered. |
Contents
PART | 2 |
CHAPTER | 3 |
CHAPTER | 8 |
CHAPTER | 11 |
CHAPTER | 14 |
CHAPTER | 16 |
Rapid Application Development Using Qt | 33 |
Widgets and Layouts | 55 |
Internationalization and Localization | 279 |
Other Considerations | 295 |
Plugins | 303 |
Doing Things in Parallel | 333 |
Databases | 371 |
Model Databases | 398 |
Networking | 403 |
Sockets | 424 |
PART 3 | 90 |
The Main Window | 95 |
Creating Widgets | 157 |
Drawing and Printing | 183 |
Files Streams and XML | 235 |
Providing Help | 257 |
Providing Whats This Help Tips | 263 |
Creating Wizards | 269 |
Assisting the User | 275 |
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