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diff --git a/doc/src/declarative/declarativeui.qdoc b/doc/src/declarative/declarativeui.qdoc index ed8b734..506d774 100644 --- a/doc/src/declarative/declarativeui.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/declarative/declarativeui.qdoc @@ -32,28 +32,36 @@ \brief Qt Quick provides a declarative framework for building highly dynamic, custom user interfaces. -Qt Quick provides a declarative framework for building highly dynamic, -custom user interfaces from a rich set of \l{QML Elements}{QML elements}. -Qt Quick helps programmers and designers collaborate to -build the fluid user interfaces that are becoming common in portable -consumer devices, such as mobile phones, media players, set-top boxes -and netbooks. Qt Quick consists of the QtDeclarative C++ module, QML, and -the integration of both of these into the Qt Creator IDE. Using the QtDeclarative -C++ module, you can load and interact with QML files from your Qt application. - -QML is an extension to \l{About JavaScript}{JavaScript}, that provides -a mechanism to declaratively build an object tree of -\l{QML Elements}{QML elements}. QML improves the integration between -JavaScript and Qt's existing QObject-based type system, adds support for -automatic \l{Property Binding}{property bindings} and provides +\section1 Introduction + +Qt Quick is a collection of technologies that are designed to help +developers create the kind of intuitive, modern-looking, fluid user +interfaces that are increasingly used on mobile phones, media players, +set-top boxes and other portable devices. + +Qt Quick consists of a rich set of user interface elements, a declarative +language for describing user interfaces and a language runtime. A collection +of C++ APIs is used to integrate these high level features with classic +Qt applications. + +\section2 QML, Elements and the QtDeclarative Module + +User interfaces and their behavior are described using QML, an extension to +\l{About JavaScript}{JavaScript} that lets developers and designers +use a declarative syntax to specify each user interface in terms of +\l{QML Elements}{QML elements}. These elements are a sophisticated set of +graphical and behavioral building blocks that can be combined together in +\l{QML Documents}{QML documents} to build components ranging in complexity +from simple buttons and sliders, to complete Internet-enabled applications. + +QML improves the integration between JavaScript and Qt's existing +QObject-based type system, adds support for automatic +\l{Property Binding}{property bindings} and provides \l{Network Transparency}{network transparency} at the language level. -The \l{QML Elements}{QML elements} are a sophisticated set of -graphical and behavioral building blocks. These different elements -are combined together in \l{QML Documents}{QML documents} to build -components ranging in complexity from simple buttons and sliders, to -complete Internet-enabled applications like a photo browser for the -popular \l{http://www.flickr.com}{Flickr} photo-sharing site. +The QtDeclarative module implements the interface between the QML language +and the elements available to it. It also provides a C++ API that can be +used to load and interact with QML files from within Qt applications. Qt Quick builds on \l{QML for Qt programmers}{Qt's existing strengths}. QML can be be used to incrementally extend an existing application or @@ -65,33 +73,53 @@ Module. \list \o \l{Introduction to the QML language} -\o \l{QML Tutorial}{Tutorial: 'Hello World'} -\o \l{QML Advanced Tutorial}{Tutorial: 'Same Game'} -\o \l{QML Examples and Demos} \o \l{QML for Qt Programmers} \o \l{Getting Started Programming with QML} \o \l{Beginning Qt Quick} \endlist -\section1 Core QML Features +\list +\o \l{QML Tutorial}{Tutorial: "Hello World"} +\o \l{QML Advanced Tutorial}{Tutorial: "Same Game"} +\o \l{QML Examples and Demos} +\endlist + +\section1 QML Concepts + \list \o \l{QML Documents} \o \l{Property Binding} -\o \l{Network Transparency} \o \l{QML Scope} -\o \l{Integrating JavaScript} -\o \l{Data Models} +\o \l{QML Modules} \o \l{Anchor-based Layout in QML} +\endlist + +\section1 User Interaction + +\list +\o \l{Keyboard Focus in QML} \o \l{QML States} \o \l{QML Animation} -\o \l{Keyboard Focus in QML} -\o \l{QML Modules} +\endlist + +\section1 Handling Data + +\list +\o \l{Data Models} +\o \l{Network Transparency} +\endlist + +\section1 Architecture + +\list +\o \l{Qt Declarative UI Runtime} +\o \l{Integrating JavaScript} \o \l{Extending types from QML} \o \l{Dynamic Object Management in QML} -\o \l{Qt Declarative UI Runtime} \endlist \section1 Using QML with C++ + \list \o \l{Using QML in C++ Applications} \o \l{Integrating QML with existing Qt UI code} @@ -100,6 +128,7 @@ Module. \endlist \section1 Reference + \list \o \l{QML Elements} \o \l{QML Global Object} @@ -111,4 +140,12 @@ Module. \o \l{QML Performance} \o \l{QML Coding Conventions} \endlist + +\section1 Online Examples + +\list +\o Forum Nokia: +\l{http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Qt_Quick_examples_for_porting}{Qt Quick +examples for porting} +\endlist */ |