| Cross-platform development is a kind of holy grail, and
Trolltech's Qt toolkit may well be the most promising
solution yet to this development challenge. Qt is widely
used for the development of GUI applications as well as
console tools and servers, and it's especially appealing to
programmers who need to write cross-platform applications to
run on Linux/Unix, Mac, and Windows machines without having
to rewrite for each platform.
The Book of Qt 4 offers an in-depth explanation of Qt 4 that
goes beyond the common focus on C++ programming. Author
Daniel Molkentin uses practical examples to explain features
like the signal/slot concept and the event system, as he
guides you through developing applications with and without
Qt's graphical GUI builder, 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
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
datatypes, 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
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