Mastering Qt 5

Master application development by writing succinct, robust, and reusable code with Qt 5

About This Book

• Unleash the power of Qt 5 with C++14

• Integrate useful third-party libraries such as OpenCV

• Package and deploy your application on multiple platforms

Who This Book Is For

This book will appeal to developers and programmers who would like to build GUI-based applications. Knowledge of C++ is necessary and the basics of Qt would be helpful.

What You Will Learn • Create stunning UIs with Qt Widget and Qt Quick

• Develop powerful, cross-platform applications with the Qt framework

• Design GUIs with the Qt Designer and build a library in it for UI preview

• Handle user interaction with the Qt signal/slot mechanism in C++

• Prepare a cross-platform project to host a third-party library

• Build a Qt application using the OpenCV API

• Use the Qt Animation framework to display stunning effects

• Deploy mobile apps with Qt and embedded platforms

In Detail

Qt 5.7 is an application development framework that provides a great user experience and develops full-capability applications with Qt Widgets, QML, and even Qt 3D.

This book will address challenges in successfully developing cross-platform applications with the Qt framework. Cross-platform development needs a well-organized project. Using this book, you will have a better understanding of the Qt framework and the tools to resolve serious issues such as linking, debugging, and multithreading. Your journey will start with the new Qt 5 features. Then you will explore different platforms and learn to tame them. Every chapter along the way is a logical step that you must take to master Qt. The journey will end in an application that has been tested and is ready to be shipped.

Style and approach

This is an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide to building applications in Qt. Each chapter covers increasingly advanced topics, with subjects grouped according to their complexity as well as their usefulness. Packed with practical examples and explanations, Mastering Qt contains everything you need to take your applications to the next level.

© 2016 Packt Publishing (Rafbók): 9781786464606

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Rafbók: 15 december 2016