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**
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** This file is part of Qt Creator
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** Copyright (c) 2011 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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**
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2011-11-02 15:59:12 +01:00
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** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
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**
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**
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** GNU Free Documentation License
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**
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** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Free
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** Documentation License version 1.3 as published by the Free Software
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** Foundation and appearing in the file included in the packaging of this
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** file.
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** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
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** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
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// **********************************************************************
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// NOTE: the sections are not ordered by their logical order to avoid
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// reshuffling the file each time the index order changes (i.e., often).
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// Run the fixnavi.pl script to adjust the links to the index order.
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// **********************************************************************
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/*!
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\contentspage index.html
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\previouspage creator-qml-modules-with-plugins.html
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\page creator-using-qt-designer.html
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\nextpage creator-usability.html
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\title Developing Widget Based Applications
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Widgets and forms created with \QD are integrated seamlessly with programmed
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code by using the Qt signals and slots mechanism that allows you to easily
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assign behavior to graphical elements. All properties set in \QD can be
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changed dynamically within the code. Furthermore, features such as widget
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promotion and custom plugins allow you to use your own widgets with \QD. For
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more information, see \l{Adding Qt Designer Plugins}.
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\QC automatically opens all .ui files in the integrated \QD, in \gui Design
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mode.
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\image qtcreator-formedit.png
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For more information about \QD, see the
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\l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/designer-manual.html}{Qt Designer Manual}.
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Generally, the integrated \QD contains the same functions as the standalone
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\QD. The following sections describe the differences.
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\section1 Code Editor Integration
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To switch between forms (\gui Design mode) and code (\gui Edit mode),
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press \key Shift+F4.
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You can use \QC to create stub implementations of slot functions. In the
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\gui Design mode, right-click a widget to open a context menu, and then
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select \gui {Go to Slot}. Select a signal in the list to go to an existing
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slot function or to create a new slot function.
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\section1 Managing Image Resources
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In standalone \QD, image resources are created using the built-in
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\gui {Resource Editor}. In \QC, .ui files are usually part of a project,
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which may contain several resource files (.qrc). They are created and
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maintained by using the \QC Resource Editor. The \QD \gui {Resource Editor}
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is de-activated and the image resources are displayed in the \QD
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\gui {Resource Browser}.
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\section1 Specifying Settings for Qt Designer
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To change the layout of \QD user interface elements:
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\list 1
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\o Select \gui Tools > \gui{Form Editor} > \gui Views > \gui Locked.
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When this option is not checked, you can change the layout.
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\o Click the header of an element and drag the element to a new
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position.
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\endlist
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To specify settings for \QD:
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\list
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\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Designer.
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\o Specify settins for generating classes and code in \gui {Class
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Generation}.
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\o Specify embedded device profiles, that determine style, font, and
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screen resolution, for example, in \gui{Embedded Design}.
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\o Specify settings for the grid and previewing forms in \gui Forms.
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\o Specify an additional folder for saving templates in \gui{Template
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Paths}.
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\endlist
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To preview the settings, select \gui Tools > \gui{Form Editor} >
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\gui Preview, or press \key Alt+Shift+R.
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\section1 Previewing Forms Using Device Skins
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A \e {device skin} is a set of configuration files that describe a mobile
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device. It includes a border image that surrounds the form and depicts a
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mobile device with its buttons.
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To preview your form using device skins:
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\list 1
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\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Designer.
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\o Select the \gui{Print/Preview Configuration} check box.
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\o In the \gui {Device skin} field, select a device skin.
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\o When the form is open in \gui Design mode, press \key Alt+Shift+R.
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\o To end the preview, right-click the skin and select \gui Close in
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the context menu.
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\endlist
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*/
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