Chapter 13. Qt Tips and Tricks

In the previous chapters, we discussed what makes Qt great for software development: how to edit, compile, and debug applications; how to profile their execution and memory performance; how to localize them for different regions of the world; as well as how to make mobile applications that run on Android phones and tablets. In this chapter, we will discuss a collection of tips and tricks that you should know about when using Qt Creator and Qt, which will have you writing software like a pro.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

• Writing console applications with Qt Creator

• Integration with version control systems

• Configuring the coding style and coding format options

• Building projects from the command line

• Setting the Qt Quick window display options

• Learning more about Qt

• Debugging Qt's signal-slot connections