Qt is the basis for the standard Linux desktop, KDE, and is used by around 150,000 open source developers worldwide. Qt 3.2 non-commercial for Windows is being produced specifically for this book, the authors of which are Qt pioneers and members of Trolltech
Straight from Trolltech, this book covers all one needs to build industrial-strength applications with Qt 3.2.x and C++--applications that run natively on Windows, Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, and embedded Linux with no source code changes.
This guide demonstrates how to create dialog boxes, main windows, and custom widgets for a spreadsheet application, describes several of Qt's classes and APIs, and explains the intricacies of internationalization and multithreading. The Qt 4 edition adds chapters on the model-view architecture, plugins, and embedded programming. The CD-ROM contains the open source edition of Qt 4.1. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)