Qt5 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook / Lee Zhi Eng

Key Features

• Learn to make use of Qt5 to design and customize the look-and-feel of your application
• Improve the visual quality of your application by utilizing the graphic rendering system and animation system provided by Qt5
• A good balance of visual presentation and its contents will make an application appealing yet functional

Book Description

With the advancement of computer technology and the ever-growing software engineering field, the software market is exploding with tons of software choices for the user, making their expectations higher not only in terms of functionalities, but also the look and feel of the application. The more professional the software looks, the higher the chance of it being purchased or downloaded. Therefore, improving the visual quality of your application is vital in order to overcome the market competition and stand out from the crowd.

This book will teach you how to develop functional and appealing software using Qt5 through multiple step-by-step example projects that are both interesting and fun. This book covers a variety of topics such as look-and-feel customization, GUI animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Map, and more. You will not only learn tons of useful information, but also enjoy the process of working on the creative projects provided in this book.

What you will learn

• Customize the look and feel of your application using the widget editor provided by Qt5
• Change the states of the GUI elements to make them appear in a different form
• Animating the GUI elements using the built-in animation system provided by Qt5
• Draw shapes and 2D images in your application using Qt5's powerful rendering system
• Draw 3D graphics in your application by implementing OpenGL, an industry-standard graphical library to your project
• Build a mobile app that supports touch events and export it to your device
• Parse and extract data from an XML file, then present it on your software's GUI
• Display web content on your program and interact with it by calling JavaScript functions from C++, or calling C++ functions from the web content
• Access to MySQL and SQLite databases to retrieve data and display it on your software's GUI