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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

By : Lee Zhi Eng
Book Image

Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5

By: Lee Zhi Eng

Overview of this book

Qt 5, the latest version of Qt, enables you to develop applications with complex user interfaces for multiple targets. It provides you with faster and smarter ways to create modern UIs and applications for multiple platforms. This book will teach you to design and build graphical user interfaces that are functional, appealing, and user-friendly. In the initial part of the book, you will learn what Qt 5 is and what you can do with it. You will explore the Qt Designer, discover the different types of widgets generally used in Qt 5, and then connect your application to the database to perform dynamic operations. Next, you will be introduced to Qt 5 chart which allows you to easily render different types of graphs and charts and incorporate List View Widgets in your application. You will also work with various Qt modules, like QtLocation, QtWebEngine, and the networking module through the course of the book. Finally, we will focus on cross-platform development with QT 5 that enables you to code once and run it everywhere, including mobile platforms. By the end of this book, you will have successfully learned about high-end GUI applications and will be capable of building many more powerful, cross-platform applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Qt Quick widgets and controls

In Qt Quick's realm, widgets and controls are known as QML types. By default, Qt Quick Designer provides us with a set of basic QML types. You can also import additional QML types that come with different modules. Furthermore, you can even create your own custom QML types if none of the existing ones fit, your needs.

Let's take a look at what QML types come with Qt Quick Designer by default. First off, here are the QML types under the Basic category:

Let's have a look at the different options:

  • Border Image: Border Image is a QML type that is designed to create scalable rectangular shapes that can maintain their corner shapes and borders.
  • Flickable: Flickable is a QML type that contains all its children types, and, displays them within its clipping area. Flickable has also been extended and used by the ListView and GridView types for...