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An Introduction To QT: Jeremy Katz QT Development Frameworks - Nokia

This document provides an introduction and overview of Qt, an application framework for building graphical user interfaces. Some key points: - Qt is a C++ framework that started in 1993 and is used widely in industry applications like HP printers, coffee machines, and software like Autodesk Maya. - It supports development on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Symbian and other platforms. It can be licensed under GPL, LGPL, or commercially. - Qt includes tools for UI design, editing, compiling, deploying, and debugging applications. It uses C++ but has bindings for other languages. - Qt provides modules for core functionality, GUI, multimedia, networking, OpenGL, XML, web content

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An Introduction To QT: Jeremy Katz QT Development Frameworks - Nokia

This document provides an introduction and overview of Qt, an application framework for building graphical user interfaces. Some key points: - Qt is a C++ framework that started in 1993 and is used widely in industry applications like HP printers, coffee machines, and software like Autodesk Maya. - It supports development on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Symbian and other platforms. It can be licensed under GPL, LGPL, or commercially. - Qt includes tools for UI design, editing, compiling, deploying, and debugging applications. It uses C++ but has bindings for other languages. - Qt provides modules for core functionality, GUI, multimedia, networking, OpenGL, XML, web content

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An Introduction to Qt

Jeremy Katz
<jeremy.katz {at} nokia.com>
Qt Development Frameworks - Nokia
About me
Qt developer for < 1
year
Focus: Embedded Linux
development
An Oslo troll
What is Qt?

● History: Development started around 1993


● Used by KDE since inception
● Proven in industry
Qt in the field
● HP printers
● HGZ coffee machines
● Autodesk Maya 2011
● Roku Netflix player
● Videolan vlc
● Asus Skype phones
Platform support
● Linux
● Display options: X11, Qt Windowing System (QWS)
● CPU options: X86, x86_64, ARM, PPC, MIPS
● Mac OS X
● Carbon and Cocoa
● Windows
● Desktop: XP, Vista
● Mobile: CE
● Symbian
● Solaris, AIX, HPUX, vxWorks, ...
Licensing options

● GPL 3.0
● LGPL 2.1
● Commercial
Can we help you?
Support is available in several forms
● Commercial: available for all license models
● Large user community
● Qt training
● And certification

Qt Certified Developer
What is Qt?
Technical level:
● An application framework
● Written in C++
● Other language bindings exist
● An IDE for all desktop platforms
Qt Creator

An IDE built on and for Qt

●UI Design
●Edit

●Compile

●Deploy & Debug

●API Help
What is Qt?
Technical level:
● An application framework
● Written in C++
● Other language bindings exist
● An IDE for supported desktop platforms
● Platform independent build tools
Open development model
● Git access
● Transparent Development Process
● Development staff blogs
● Developers regularly available on IRC
On to the good stuff
Ready to use

Embed a web browser in an application:


Ready to use

Embed a web browser in an application:


1 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
2 #include <QWebView>
3
4 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
5 {
6 QApplication a(argc, argv);
7 QWebView webView;
8 webView.show();
9 webView.load(QUrl("http://labs.trolltech.com"));
10 return a.exec();
11 }
Capture

Capture that web page to SVG:


#include <QtSvg/QSvgGenerator>
#include <QtGui/QPainter>

...
QsvgGenerator generator;
generator.setFileName(...);
Qpainter painter(&generator);
webView.render(&painter);
The pieces you need
The pieces you need

● Core ● Scripting
● Gui ● SQL
● Multimedia ● Webkit
● Networking ● XML
● OpenGL ● SVG
UI Development options
UI Development options

Html
Javascript
QML
QML?

A declarative UI language
Javascript for logic
A Qt language binding
A Quick QML Demo

Demo source can be found under


demos/declarative/ in the Qt 4.7 technology
preview.

http://qt.nokia.com/developer/qt-qtcreator-prerelease
More information

General Information: http://qt.nokia.com

Source Code: http://qt.gitorious.org


Questions?

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