Cross-platform GUI Development with Qt5: Create modern UIs with the powerful Qt framework

Mastering the Complete Qt Ecosystem: Build GUI Applications for Mobile and Desktop Platforms

Key Features

• Harness the power of the latest Qt 5.9 with C++14
• Easily compile, run, and debug your applications using the robust Qt Creator IDE
• Develop multi-platform projects targeting Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, and more

Book Description

Developing applications with the Qt 5.9 framework offers a seamless user experience and the ability to create fully functional apps using Qt Widgets, QML, and Qt 3D. This comprehensive learning path showcases the versatility and strength of the Qt framework for desktop application development, demonstrating how to write an application once and deploy it across multiple operating systems. It addresses the challenges of developing cross-platform applications with the Qt framework.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the Qt framework and its tools to address critical issues like linking, debugging, and multithreading. It will enhance your skills by guiding you through the creation of a to-do style app and taking you through all the stages of building a successful project. Throughout this experience, you will develop a suite of apps, deepening your knowledge of Qt Quick's layout systems and gaining practical experience using Qt 3D and widgets. You will also work in industrial and agricultural sectors, creating a monitoring system to make sense of sensor data. Your apps will seamlessly run on various devices and operating systems and be cost-effective by integrating with existing web technologies. You will take on the role of lead developer and prototype a monitoring system, familiarizing yourself with Qt's Bluetooth and HTTP APIs, as well as the Charts and Web Engine UI modules. These projects provide a comprehensive understanding of the Qt framework.

What you will learn

• Install and configure the Qt Framework and Qt Creator IDE
• Implement a rich user interface with QML
• Master the fundamentals of QtTest and how to integrate unit testing
• Create stunning UIs with Qt Widget and Qt Quick
• Develop powerful, cross-platform applications with the Qt framework
• Design GUIs with Qt Designer and build a library for UI previews
• Build a desktop UI with widgets and Designer
• Familiarize yourself with multimedia components for visual input and output

Who this book is for

This book is ideal for developers and programmers who want to build GUI-based applications. Knowledge of C++ is necessary, and a basic familiarity with Qt would be beneficial.

Table of Contents

• Learn Qt 5
• Mastering Qt 5
• Qt 5 Projects

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