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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)

Marker and shape display

In the previous section, we successfully created a map display, but that is just the beginning of this project. We need to be able to display custom data in the form of markers or shapes layered on top of the map, so that the user can understand the data.

Displaying position markers on a map

If I tell you my favorite restaurant is located at (40.7802655, -74.108644), you won't be able to make sense of it. However, if those coordinates are being displayed on the map view in the form of a location marker, instantly, you will have an idea of where it is. Let's see how we can add position markers to our map view!

First of all, we need a marker image that should look something like this, or even...