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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

By : Eng, Lee Z Eng
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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

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By: Eng, Lee Z Eng

Overview of this book

Qt 5, the latest version of Qt, enables you to develop applications with complex user interfaces for multiple targets. It provides you with faster and smarter ways to create modern UIs and applications for multiple platforms. This book will teach you to design and build graphical user interfaces that are functional, appealing, and user-friendly. In the initial part of the book, you will learn what Qt 5 is and what you can do with it. You will explore the Qt Designer, discover the different types of widgets generally used in Qt 5, and then connect your application to the database to perform dynamic operations. Next, you will be introduced to Qt 5 chart which allows you to easily render different types of graphs and charts and incorporate List View Widgets in your application. You will also work with various Qt modules, like QtLocation, QtWebEngine, and the networking module through the course of the book. Finally, we will focus on cross-platform development with QT 5 that enables you to code once and run it everywhere, including mobile platforms. By the end of this book, you will have successfully learned about high-end GUI applications and will be capable of building many more powerful, cross-platform applications.
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Qt Widgets and Style Sheets

One of the advantages of using Qt for software development is that it's very easy to design a program's graphical user interface (GUI ) using the tools provided by Qt. Throughout this book, we will try and create a single project that involves many different components and modules of Qt. We will go through each section of the project in each chapter, so that you will eventually be able to grasp the entire Qt Framework and at the same time complete demo projects, which is a really valuable item to add to your portfolio. You can find all the source code at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-GUI-Programming-with-C-QT5.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to Qt Designer
  • Basic Qt widgets
  • Qt Style Sheets

In this chapter, we will take a deep look into what Qt can offer us when it comes to designing sleek-looking...

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