Qt Overviews

Qt features a wide range of different technologies. The following topics are key areas of functionality and can be used as a starting point for learning how to to get the most of Qt.

Best Practices

These pages give guidance on how to use Qt technologies best to create applications that excel in usability and software design.

Accessibility	How to make your applications accessible to those with disabilities.
Accessibility for Qt Quick Applications	How to make your applications accessible to those with disabilities.
Best Practices for QML and Qt Quick	Lists best practices for working with QML and Qt Quick
Books about GUI Design	Some recommended books about GUI design
Calling Qt Functions From Unix Signal Handlers	You can't. But don't despair, there is a way...
Coordinate System	Information about the coordinate system used by the paint system
Creating Custom Qt Types	How to create and register new types with Qt
Creating Shared Libraries	How to create shared libraries.
Creating and Using Components for Qt Designer	How to create and use custom widget plugins
Desktop Integration	Integrating with the user's desktop environment.
Exception Safety	A guide to exception safety in Qt.
How to Create Qt Plugins	A guide to creating plugins to extend Qt's applications and functionalities.
Implementing Atomic Operations	A guide to implementing atomic operations on new architectures.
Qt Test Tutorial	A short introduction to testing with Qt Test
Restoring a Window's Geometry	How to save & restore window geometry.
Rich Text Processing	An overview of Qt's rich text processing, editing and display features
Scalability	How to develop applications that scale well on devices with different screen configurations and UI conventions.
Session Management	How to do session management with Qt.
Setting the Application Icon	How to set your application's icon.
Standard Accelerator Keys	Recommended accelerator keys.
Timers	How to use Qt timers in your application
Using Qt D-Bus Adaptors	How to create and use DBus adaptors in Qt

Reference

Also see All Overviews for lists of overview articles, C modules, and QML modules on one page.

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