QT CORE AND WIDGETS
Schedules

Course Learning Objectives:

  • A working knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of Qt
  • Experience in programming with Qt
  • Course slides and sample programs
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    Course Availability:

  • On-site
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    Course Prerequisites:

  • Working knowledge of C++ programming
  • Basic knowledge of GUI programming
  • Previous Qt experience is not required
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    Duration:

  • 3 days
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    Course Outline:
    Qt Fundamentals:
    Fundamentals of Qt:

  • The Story of Qt
  • Developing a Hello World Application
  • Hello World using Qt Creator
  • Practical Tips for Developers
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    Objects and Core Types:
    Core Classes:

  • String Handling
  • Container Classes
  • File Handling
  • Objects:

  • Qt’s Object Model
  • Variants
  • Properties
  • Object Communication:

  • Signals & Slots
  • Event Handling
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    Widgets and Designer:
    Widgets:

  • Designer Introduction
  • Common Widgets
  • Layout Management
  • Guidelines for Custom Widgets
  • Dialogs:

  • Dialogs
  • Common Dialogs
  • Designer Forms and Code Integration
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    Applications and Painting:
    Application Creation:

  • Main Windows
  • Designer: Main Windows, Menus, and Actions
  • Settings
  • The System Clipboard
  • Drag and Drop
  • Resources
  • Translation for Developers
  • Deploying Qt Applications
  • Painting and Styling:

  • Painting on Widgets
  • Color Handling
  • Painting Operations
  • Style Sheets
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    Models and Views:
    Model/View:

  • Model/View Concept
  • Showing Simple Data
  • Proxy Models
  • Custom Models
  • Model/View II:

  • Delegates
  • Editing item data
  • Data Widget Mapper
  • Drag and Drop
  • Custom Tree Models
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    Graphics View:
    Graphics View:

  • Using GraphicsView Classes
  • Coordinate Systems and Transformations
  • Creating Custom Items
  • Graphics View 2:

  • Widgets in a Scene
  • Drag and Drop
  • Effects
  • Performance Tuning
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    Other Topics:
    Animation:

  • Starting Animation
  • Animation Groups
  • States and Animations
  • Events and Transitions