Mastering Qt 5

Key Features

• Unleash the power of Qt 5 with C++14
• Integrate useful third-party libraries such as OpenCV
• Package and deploy your application on multiple platforms

Book Description

Qt 5.6 is an application development framework that provides a great user experience and develops full-capability applications with OpenGl/ OpenGL ES graphics acceleration.

This book will address challenges in successfully developing cross-platform applications with the Qt framework. Cross-platform development needs a well organized project. Using this book, you will have a better understanding of the Qt framework and the tools to resolve serious issues such as linking, debugging, and multithreading. Your journey will start with the new Qt 5 features. Then you will explore different platforms and learn to tame them. Every chapter along the way is a logical step that you must take to master Qt. The journey will end in an application that has been tested and is ready to be shipped.

What you will learn

• Create stunning UIs with Qt Widget and Qt Quick
• Develop powerful, cross-platform applications with the Qt framework
• Design GUIs with the Qt Designer and build a library in it for UI preview
• Handle user interaction with the Qt signal/slot mechanism in C++
• Prepare a cross-platform project to host a third-party library
• Develop a Qt application using the OpenCV API
• Use the Qt Animation framework to display stunning effects
• Deploy mobile apps with Qt and embedded platforms

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Get Your Qt Feet Wet
Chapter 2. Discovering QMake Secrets
Chapter 3. Dividing Your Project and Ruling Your Code
Chapter 4. Conquering the Desktop UI
Chapter 5. Dominating the Mobile UI
Chapter 6. Even Qt Deserves a Slice of Raspberry Pi
Chapter 7. Third-Party Libraries Without a Headache
Chapter 8. Animations – Its Alive, Alive!
Chapter 9. Keeping Your Sanity with Multithreading
Chapter 10. Need IPC? Get Your Minions to Work
Chapter 11. Having Fun with Serialization
Chapter 12. You Shall (Not) Pass with QTest
Chapter 13. All Packed and Ready to Deploy
Chapter 14. Qt Hat Tips and Tricks