Qt: A Cross-Platform

Application and UI Framework

Tasuku Suzuki
Qt Engineer, Nokia
 Who Am I?
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● Tasuku Suzuki
● Qt Engineer, Nokia Japan
– http://qt.nokia.com/title-jp
– http://labs.qt.nokia.co.jp/
● Qt user since 2002

● Joined Trolltech in 2006

● Nokia since 2008

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 Agenda
● Qt
● Qt / C++
● Qt / Quick

● Qt 5
● Qt Project

● Q&A

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 What is Qt?
http://qt.nokia.com/

● Application and UI Framework

● C++ Class Libraries
● Qt Quick for rapid UI creation

● Qt Creator IDE

● Cross Platform
Desktop, Embedded and Mobile
●

● Open Source Project

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 Cross Platform

Linux/X11
Linux/X11 Windows
Windows Mac
Mac OS
OS X
X

Linux/QWS
Linux/QWS Windows
Windows CE
CE T-Kernel
T-Kernel

INTEGRITY
INTEGRITY QNX
QNX vxWorks
vxWorks

MeeGo
MeeGo Symbian
Symbian iOS
iOS

Android
Android BlackBerry
BlackBerry etc
etc
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 Modular Class Library
http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/modules.html

Unit
Unit test
test

Widgets(UI)
Widgets(UI) Qt
Qt Quick(UI)
Quick(UI)

Multimedia
Multimedia WebKit
WebKit Scripting
Scripting

Network
Network Database
Database XML
XML

Core
Core
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 User Interface
● Widgets
● C++ (with UI Designer)
● for Desktop applications

● Qt Quick
● QML
● for Embedded and Mobile UIs

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 Getting Started!
http://qt-project.org/downloads

● Download and Install Qt SDK

● Qt v4.8, Qt Creator (IDE) and
more

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 Widgets/C++
http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtWhitepaper
● Traditional way to build UI
● Large scale application w/ static UIs
#include <QApplication>
#include <QLabel>

int main(int argc, char **argv)

{
QApplication app(argc, argv);

QLabel label(”Hello World”);

label.show();

return app.exec();
}

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 Qt Quick/QML
http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qml-intro.html
● Rapid UI creation
● for touch based fluid UIs

import QtQuick 1.1

Rectangle {
width: 200
height: 200
Text {
text: "Hello World"
anchors.centerIn: parent
}
}
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 Qt Everywhere
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use

● KDE SC
● Ubuntu Unity 2D

● VLC

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 Qt Everywhere
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use

● Google Earth
● Skype for Linux

● etc

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 Qt Everywhere
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use

● Home media
● IP Communication

● Automotive

● e-reader

● Refrigerator

● Coffee machine

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 Qt Everywhere
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use

twitter.com/Qt4iOS
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 Qt Everywhere

“Over 450,000 developers in more than 70

industries have chosen Qt to build
advanced applications and devices.”

http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use/

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5
 Qt History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(framework)#History
1996: Qt 1
1999: Qt 2
2001: Qt 3
2005: Qt 4

2011: Qt 4.8
2012: Qt 5
● Adapt to a world that has changed
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 Qt 5 goals
http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/05/09/thoughts-about-qt-5/

● Competitive in multiple devices

● State-of-the-art user interfaces
● Modular libraries & repositories
● Small footprint
● Qt 4.x source compatibility

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 What is new in Qt 5
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-5Features

• Code reorg: essential modules

+ add-ons

• Qt Platform Abstraction layer

• New graphics stack

• Qt Quick 2
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 Essential Modules
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-Essentials-Modules
● QtCore ● QtJSBackend ● Qt3D
● QtNetwork ● QtQml ● QtMultimedia
● QtGui ● QtQuick ● QtWebKit
● QtSql
● QtTest

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 Add-On Modules
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-Add-ons-Modules
● QtBluetooth ●
QtQuick1 ● QtWebKitWiedgets
● QtPim ●
QtScript ● QtWidgets
● QtScriptTools ● QtXml
● QtDBus
●
QtSensors
● QtXmlPatterns
● QtGraphicalEffects
● QtServiceFrame
● ActiveQt
● QtImageFormats work ● QtJsonDB
● QtOpenGL ● QtSvg ● Phonon
● QtOrganizer ●
QtSystemInfo ● QtQA
● QtPrintSupport ● QtTools
● QtLALR

QtVersit
● QtRepoTools
Qt Publish and
●
●

Subscribe
● QtTranslations
● QtWayland
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 Qt 5 Status & Plans
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt_5.0

● Alpha released on April 3

● Alpha2

● Beta1 expected in June

● Qt Contributors Summit on June 21 - 23

● Beta2 in beginning of August?
● Final in mid to end of August

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 Qt Project

http://qt-project.org

Open Development
Open Governance
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 Long story short
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(framework)#Licensing
● 1991?: FreeQt

● 1998: Free Qt Foundation

● 1999: QPL (OSI approved)
● 2000: GPL added (Linux)
● 2005: GPL added (Windows)
● 2008: Nokia acquires Trolltech
● 2009: LGPL added
● 2010: Qt Open Governance plan started
● 2011: Qt Commercial sold to Digia
● 2011: Qt Project is here!
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 Qt Project
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt_Project_Open_Governance
●
NPO that hosts the code base
●
git repository, gerrit, CI, JIRA, ML, Wiki etc...
●
Four principles

Fair
Fair Transparent
Transparent

Inclusive
Inclusive Meritocratic
Meritocratic

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 Qt Project Roles
http://qt-project.org/wiki/The_Qt_Governance_Model

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 Qt and
● Nokia is a main contributor in Qt Project

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