Foundations of Qt Development

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Apress, Oct 18, 2007 - Computers - 528 pages

As 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
Summary
443
Building Qt Projects
445
The CMake Build System
457
Summary
469
Unit Testing
471
APPENDIX A ThirdParty Tools
501
APPENDIX B Containers Types and Macros
507
INDEX
513
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About the author (2007)

Johan Thelin has worked with software development since 1995 and has experience ranging from embedded systems to server-side enterprise software. He started using Qt in 2000 and has loved using it ever since. Since 2002, he has provided the Qt community with tutorials, articles, and help (most notably, he wrote the "Independent Qt Tutorial"). He works as a consultant focusing on embedded systems, FPGA design, and software development.

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