Qt 6 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook - Third Edition: Practical Recipes for Cross-Platform GUI Development

Designing and Building Functional, Appealing, and User-Friendly GUIs with Qt 6

Key Features: - Learn to use Qt 6 to design and customize the look and feel of your applications - Improve the visual quality of an application by using graphics rendering and animation - Understand the balance of presentation and web content that will make an application appealing yet functional

Book Description: With the growing need to develop GUIs for multiple targets and multiple screens, improving the visual quality of your application has become pivotal in helping it stand out from your competitors. With its cross-platform ability and the latest UI paradigms, Qt makes it possible to build intuitive, interactive, and user-friendly UIs for your applications.

The third edition of Qt 6 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook will teach you how to develop functional and appealing UIs using the latest version of Qt 6 and C++. This book will guide you through a variety of topics, such as GUI customization and animation, graphics rendering, and implementing Google Maps. You'll also be taken through advanced concepts like asynchronous programming, event handling using signals and slots, network programming, and other aspects to optimize your application.

By the end of this Qt book, you'll have the confidence to design and customize GUI applications that meet your clients' expectations, and you'll have an understanding of best-practice solutions to common problems during the app development process.

What You Will Learn: - Animate GUI elements using Qt 6's built-in animation system - Draw vector shapes and bitmap images using Qt 6's powerful rendering system - Implement an industry-standard OpenGL library in your project - Build a mobile app that supports touch events and export it to devices - Parse and extract data from an XML file and present it on your GUI - Interact with web content by calling JavaScript functions from C++ - Access MySQL and SQLite databases to retrieve data and display it on your GUI

Who This Book Is For: This intermediate-level book is designed for those who want to develop software using Qt 6. If you want to improve the visual quality and content presentation of your software application, this book is for you. Prior experience with the C++ programming language is required.

Table of Contents: 1. Look-and-Feel Customization with Qt Designer 2. Event Handling - Signals and Slots 3. States and Animations with Qt and QML 4. QPainter and 2D Graphics 5. OpenGL Implementation 6. Transitioning from Qt5 to Qt6 7. Using Network and Managing Large Documents 8. Threading Basics - Asynchronous Programming 9. Building a Touch Screen Application with Qt6 10. JSON Parsing Made Easy 11. Conversion Library 12. Accessing Databases with SQL Driver and Qt 13. Develop Web Applications Using Qt WebEngine 14. Performance Optimization

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