Mastering Qt 5 - Second Edition: Create Cross-Platform Applications with Qt Widgets and Qt Quick

Mastering Qt 5.11: An In-depth Guide

This comprehensive guide is updated with the latest version of Qt 5.11, including new features such as Quick Controls and Qt Gamepad. It empowers you to harness the full potential of Qt 5.11 with C++ and build cross-platform applications for both mobile and desktop platforms.

Key Features: - Unleash the power of Qt 5.11 with C++ - Build applications using Qt Widgets (C++) or Qt Quick (QML) - Create cross-platform applications for mobile and desktop platforms with Qt 5

Book Description: Qt 5.11 is a robust app development framework that provides a great user experience and the ability to develop full-fledged cross-platform GUI applications with a native look and feel, using Qt Widgets, QML, and even Qt 3D. Whether you're building GUI prototypes or fully-fledged cross-platform applications, Mastering Qt 5 is your fastest, easiest, and most powerful solution.

This book guides you through various challenges and teaches you to successfully develop cross-platform applications using the Qt framework, with the help of well-organized projects. As you work through this book, you will gain a better understanding of the Qt framework, as well as the tools required to resolve serious issues, such as linking, debugging, and multithreading.

You'll start your journey by exploring the new Qt 5.11 features, followed by discovering different platforms and learning to tame them. Additionally, you'll interact with a gamepad using Qt Gamepad. Each chapter in this book is a logical step towards mastering Qt.

By the end of this book, you'll have created an application that has been tested and is ready for deployment.

What you will learn: - Create stunning UIs with Qt Widgets and Qt Quick 2 - Develop powerful, cross-platform applications with the Qt framework - Design GUIs with the Qt Designer and build a library for UI previews - Handle user interaction with the Qt signal or slot mechanism in C++ - Prepare a cross-platform project to host a third-party library - Use the Qt Animation framework to display stunning effects - Deploy mobile apps with Qt and embedded platforms - Interact with a gamepad using Qt Gamepad

Who this book is for: Mastering Qt 5 is for developers and programmers who want to build GUI-based applications. C++ knowledge is necessary, and familiarity with Qt basics will help you get the most out of this book.

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