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Please review the following information to +** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be +** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. +** +** If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please +** contact the sales department at qt-sales@nokia.com. +** $QT_END_LICENSE$ +** +****************************************************************************/ + +/*! + \page how-to-learn-qt.html + \brief Links to guides and resources for learning Qt. + \title How to Learn Qt + \ingroup howto + + We assume that you already know C++ and will be using it for Qt + development. See the \l{Qt website} for more information about + using other programming languages with Qt. + + The best way to learn Qt is to read the official Qt book, + \l{http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0132354160/ref=ase_trolltech/}{C++ + GUI Programming with Qt 4, Second Edition} (ISBN 0-13-235416-0). This book + provides comprehensive coverage of Qt programming all the way + from "Hello Qt" to advanced features such as multithreading, 2D and + 3D graphics, networking, item view classes, and XML. (The first edition, + which is based on Qt 4.1, is available + \l{http://www.qtrac.eu/C++-GUI-Programming-with-Qt-4-1st-ed.zip}{online}.) + + If you want to program purely in C++, designing your interfaces + in code without the aid of any design tools, take a look at the + \l{Tutorials}. These are designed to get you into Qt programming, + with an emphasis on working code rather than being a tour of features. + + If you want to design your user interfaces using a design tool, then + read at least the first few chapters of the \l{Qt Designer manual}. + + By now you'll have produced some small working applications and have a + broad feel for Qt programming. You could start work on your own + projects straight away, but we recommend reading a couple of key + overviews to deepen your understanding of Qt: \l{Qt Object Model} + and \l{Signals and Slots}. + + At this point, we recommend looking at the + \l{All Overviews and HOWTOs}{overviews} and reading those that are + relevant to your projects. You may also find it useful to browse the + source code of the \l{Qt Examples}{examples} that have things in + common with your projects. You can also read Qt's source code since + this is supplied. + + \table + \row \o \inlineimage qtdemo-small.png + \o \bold{Getting an Overview} + + If you run the \l{Examples and Demos Launcher}, you'll see many of Qt's + widgets in action. + + The \l{Qt Widget Gallery} also provides overviews of selected Qt + widgets in each of the styles used on various supported platforms. + \endtable + + Qt comes with extensive documentation, with hypertext + cross-references throughout, so you can easily click your way to + whatever interests you. The part of the documentation that you'll + probably use the most is the \link index.html API + Reference\endlink. Each link provides a different way of + navigating the API Reference; try them all to see which work best + for you. You might also like to try \l{Qt Assistant}: + this tool is supplied with Qt and provides access to the entire + Qt API, and it provides a full text search facility. + + There are also a growing number of books about Qt programming; see + \l{Books about Qt Programming} for a complete list of Qt books, + including translations to various languages. + + Another valuable source of example code and explanations of Qt + features is the archive of articles from \l {http://doc.trolltech.com/qq} + {Qt Quarterly}, a quarterly newsletter for users of Qt. + + For documentation on specific Qt modules and other guides, refer to + \l{All Overviews and HOWTOs}. + + Good luck, and have fun! +*/ |