Qt 5 Blueprints: Cross-platform GUI Development with Qt 5

Develop Cross-Platform GUI Projects with the Powerful Qt 5 Framework

This comprehensive tutorial will guide you through the process of creating native graphical applications that can run across multiple platforms using one of the world's leading open-source frameworks - Qt 5.

Who is this book for? If you are a programmer seeking a truly cross-platform GUI framework to save time by overcoming the compatibility issues between different platforms, and you want to build applications targeting multiple targets using Qt 5, then this book is for you. It is assumed that you have a basic understanding of C++ programming and fundamental knowledge of Qt.

What will you learn? • Create graphical user interface applications with customized layouts and widgets • Explore the Model-View-Controller architecture and relevant classes in Qt • Develop a configurable application that can save and restore its own settings • Write both static and dynamic plugins for Qt Widgets and Qt Quick applications • Convert your single-threaded application to a non-blocking application by moving parts of the application to another thread • Enable your applications to support other languages dynamically

In Detail Qt is a cross-platform application development framework that provides great visual interfaces for users and intuitive APIs for developers. The current version, Qt 5, offers a vast array of modules, from threading to interface animations, to simplify the development of cross-platform applications.

Starting with the basic concepts and fundamentals of Qt 5, this book will guide you through the process of building and debugging a test application in Qt Creator. Along the way, you will gain an understanding of the Qt design philosophy, which will help you write more elegant code.

You will learn about signals, slots, models, and views to design a robust structure for your application. Additionally, you will explore how to create a configurable application that can save and restore its own settings, as well as how to write both static and dynamic plugins for Qt Widgets and Qt Quick applications.

Furthermore, you will discover how to convert your single-threaded application to a non-blocking application by moving part of the application to another thread, and how to enable your applications to support other languages dynamically.

By the end of this book, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the Qt 5 framework and be able to develop cross-platform GUI projects that can run anywhere.

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