C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4
The purpose of this book is to teach you how to write GUI programs using Qt 4. The book starts with "Hello Qt" and quickly progresses to more advanced topics, such as creating custom widgets and providing drag and drop.
C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4
Part 1: Basic Qt
Chapter 1. Getting Started
- Hello Qt
- Making Connections
- Laying Out Widgets
- Using the Reference Documentation
Chapter 2. Creating Dialogs
- Subclassing QDialog
- Signals and Slots in Depth
- Rapid Dialog Design
- Shape-Changing Dialogs
- Dynamic Dialogs
- Built-in Widget and Dialog Classes
Chapter 3. Creating Main Windows
- Subclassing QMainWindow
- Creating Menus and Toolbars
- Setting Up the Status Bar
- Implementing the File Menu
- Using Dialogs
- Storing Settings
- Multiple Documents
- Splash Screens
Chapter 4. Implementing Application Functionality
- The Central Widget
- Subclassing QTableWidget
- Loading and Saving
- Implementing the Edit Menu
- Implementing the Other Menus
- Subclassing QTableWidgetItem
Chapter 5. Creating Custom Widgets
- Customizing Qt Widgets
- Subclassing QWidget
- Integrating Custom Widgets with Qt Designer
- Double Buffering
Part II: Intermediate Qt
Chapter 6. Layout Management
- Laying Out Widgets on a Form
- Stacked Layouts
- Splitters
- Scrolling Areas
- Dock Widgets and Toolbars
- Multiple Document Interface
Chapter 7. Event Processing
- Reimplementing Event Handlers
- Installing Event Filters
- Staying Responsive During Intensive Processing
Chapter 8. 2D and 3D Graphics
- Painting with QPainter
- Painter Transformations
- High-Quality Rendering with QImage
- Printing
- Graphics with OpenGL
Chapter 9. Drag and Drop
- Enabling Drag and Drop
- Supporting Custom Drag Types
- Clipboard Handling
Chapter 10. Item View Classes
- Using the Item View Convenience Classes
- Using Predefined Models
- Implementing Custom Models
- Implementing Custom Delegates
Chapter 11. Container Classes
- Sequential Containers
- Associative Containers
- Generic Algorithms
- Strings, Byte Arrays, and Variants
Chapter 12. Input/Output
- Reading and Writing Binary Data
- Reading and Writing Text
- Traversing Directories
- Embedding Resources
- Inter-Process Communication
Chapter 13. Databases
- Connecting and Querying
- Presenting Data in Tabular Form
- Implementing MasterDetail Forms
Chapter 14. Networking
- Writing FTP Clients
- Writing HTTP Clients
- Writing TCP ClientServer Applications
- Sending and Receiving UDP Datagrams
Chapter 15. XML
- Reading XML with SAX
- Reading XML with DOM
- Writing XML
Chapter 16. Providing Online Help
- Tooltips, Status Tips, and "What's This?" Help
- Using QTextBrowser as a Simple Help Engine
- Using Qt Assistant for Powerful Online Help
Part III: Advanced Qt
Chapter 17. Internationalization
- Working with Unicode
- Making Applications Translation-Aware
- Dynamic Language Switching
- Translating Applications
Chapter 18. Multithreading
- Creating Threads
- Synchronizing Threads
- Communicating with the Main Thread
- Using Qt's Classes in Secondary Threads
Chapter 19. Creating Plugins
- Extending Qt with Plugins
- Making Applications Plugin-Aware
- Writing Application Plugins
Chapter 20. Platform-Specific Features
- Interfacing with Native APIs
- Using ActiveX on Windows
- Handling X11 Session Management
Chapter 21. Embedded Programming
- Getting Started with Qtopia
- Customizing Qtopia Core
Appendix A. Installing Qt
- A Note on Licensing
- Installing Qt/Windows
- Installing Qt/Mac
- Installing Qt/X11
Appendix B. Introduction to C++ for Java and C# Programmers
- Getting Started with C++
- Main Language Differences
- The Standard C++ Library
The book is divided into three parts. Part I covers all the concepts and practices necessary for programming GUI applications using Qt. Knowledge of this part alone is sufficient to write useful GUI applications. Part II covers central Qt topics in greater depth, and Part III provides more specialized and advanced material. The chapters of Parts II and III can be read in any order, but they assume familiarity with the contents of Part I.