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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

You're reading from Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5 Build stunning cross-platform applications and widgets with the most powerful GUI framework

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788397827

Length 404 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Qt

Concepts

GUI Application Development

Authors (2):

Eng

Lee Z Eng

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

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Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction to Qt FREE CHAPTER

2. Qt Widgets and Style Sheets

3. Database Connection

4. Graphs and Charts

5. Item Views and Dialogs

6. Integrating Web Content

7. Map Viewer

8. Graphics View

9. The Camera Module

10. Instant Messaging

11. Implementing a Graphics Editor

12. Cloud Storage

13. Multimedia Viewers

14. Qt Quick and QML

15. Cross-Platform Development

16. Testing and Debugging

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Index

Deploying to PC platforms

Let's move on to learn how to deploy our applications on platforms such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Windows

In this section, we will learn how to deploy our application to different operating systems. Even though Qt supports all major platforms out of the box, there might be some configurations which you need to set in order to make your application easily deployable to all platforms.

The first operating system we're going to cover is the most common one, Microsoft Windows.

Note

Starting from Qt 5.6, Windows XP is no longer supported by Qt.

There could be certain plugins that may not work properly on the Windows version you're trying to deploy, so do check out the documentation before you decide to work on your project. However, it's safe to say most of the features will work out of the box on Qt.

By default, the MinGW 32-bit compiler comes together with Qt when you're installing it to your Windows PC. Unfortunately, it doesn't support 64-bit by default unless you compile...

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Authors (2)

Eng

Eng

Lee Zhi Eng is a self-taught programmer who worked as an artist and programmer at several game studios before becoming a part-time lecturer for 2 years at a university, teaching game development subjects related to Unity and Unreal Engine. He has not only taken part in various projects related to games, interactive apps, and virtual reality but has also participated in multiple projects that are more oriented toward software and system development. When he is not writing code, he enjoys traveling, photography, and exploring new technologies.

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