Qt5 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook

Description

With the advancement of computer technology, the software market is exploding with tons of software choices for the user, making their expectations higher in terms of functionality and the look and feel of the application. 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 projects that are interesting and fun. This book covers a variety of topics such as look-and-feel customization, GUI animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. You will learn tons of useful information, and enjoy the process of working on the creative projects provided in this book. 1: Look and Feel Customization Introduction Use style sheets with Qt Designer Basic style sheet customization Creating a login screen using style sheets Using resources in style sheets Customizing properties and sub-controls Styling in QML Exposing QML object pointer to C++ 2: States and Animations Introduction Property animation in Qt Using easing curves to control property animation Creating an animation group Creating a nested animation group State machines in Qt States, transitions, and animations in QML Animating widget properties using animators Sprite animation 3: QPainter and 2D Graphics Introduction Drawing basic shapes on screen Exporting shapes to SVG files Coordinate transformation Displaying images on screen Applying image effects to graphics Creating a basic paint program 2D canvas in QML 4: OpenGL Implementation Introduction Setting up OpenGL in Qt Hello world! Rendering 2D shapes Render 3D shapes Texturing in OpenGL Lighting and texture filter in OpenGL Moving an object using keyboard controls 3D canvas in QML 5: Building a Touch Screen Application with Qt5 Introduction Setting up Qt for mobile applications Designing a basic user interface with QML Touch events Animation in QML Displaying information using Model View Integrating QML and C++ 6: XML Parsing Made Easy Introduction Processing XML data using stream reader Writing XML data using Stream Writer Processing XML data using the QDomDocument class Writing XML data using the QDomDocument class Using Google's Geocoding API 7: Conversion Library Introduction Data conversion Image conversion Video conversion Currency conversion 8: Accessing Databases Introduction Connecting to a database Writing basic SQL queries Creating a login screen with Qt Displaying information from a database on a model view Advanced SQL queries 9: Developing a Web Application Using Qt Web Engine Introduction Introduction to Qt WebEngine WebView and web settings Embedding Google Maps in your project Calling C++ functions from JavaScript Calling JavaScript functions from C++