Cross-platform development is a kind of holy grail, and
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ing to programmers who need to write cross-platform
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ming. Author Daniel Molkentin uses practical examples
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Qt Designer. And as a core KDE developer, Molkentin’s
head is full of real-world problems and solutions that he
peppers liberally throughout The Book of Qt 4, making
it a resource that you’ll consult time and again.
You’ll find coverage of:
• Tools for creating dialogs
• GUI design with the Qt Designer
• Widget layout and dialog construction
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• Data visualization using Qt’s model/view concept
• The QtSql module and the graphics library Arthur
• File handling, XML, processes, and network connections
• Databases and threading
• Event handling and using drag and drop
• Internationalization and debugging
As well as lots of useful hints on how to use Qt’s data-
types, containers, and algorithms and how to develop
user-friendly applications.
Whether you’re already a Qt developer or you’re just
considering Qt for cross-platform development, you’ll
find The Book of Qt 4 to be indispensable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniel “danimo” Molkentin has been a core developer
with the KDE project since 2000, and he’s the co-author
of the PIM application Kontact, among other applications.
He was actively involved in the development of Qt 4 as a
beta tester, and he worked with the initial port of KDE to
the new Qt version.
Qt 4. FROM THE
BASICS THROUGH
APPLICATION
DESIGN.
Qt 4. FROM THE
BASICS THROUGH
APPLICATION
DESIGN.
“I LAY FLAT.”
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Printed on recycled paper
Qt 4
Qt 4
THE ART OF BUILDING Qt APPLICATIONS
DANIEL MOLKENTIN
THE BOOK of
THE BOOK of
Qt 4
THE
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