Foundations of Qt Development
Johan Thelin, "Foundations of Qt Development"
Apress (August 3, 2007) | ISBN: 1590598318 | 528 pages | PDF | 5,3 Mb
Apress (August 3, 2007) | ISBN: 1590598318 | 528 pages | PDF | 5,3 Mb
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. And common areas of confusion are identified, addressed, and answered. You'll learn everything you need to know to get up and running fast, including
Widgets and layouts (including creating your own widgets!)
Dialog boxes and windows
The Interview Framework (models and views)
Drawing and printing
Internationalizing and localizing
Interacting with files, streams, and XML
Working with databases
Networking
Unit testing with Qt
Utilizing Qt as a Rapid Application Development tool
Building and using plug-ins
Utilizing timers and threading