Qt/Lesson 5
In this lesson we will review IDEs that allow development of Qt applications.
Qt Creator
[edit | edit source]Qt Creator is an application development tool provided by Nokia. It can be downloaded here. It is available under GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
Installation
[edit | edit source]Ubuntu
[edit | edit source]Download the file qt-sdk-linux-x86-opensource-2009.03.1.bin for 32-bit systems or the file for 64-bit systems. Open a terminal window. Enter the commands:
cd /where_is_the_file/ chmod +x qt-sdk-linux-xxx-opensource-20xx.xx.x.bin ./qt-sdk-linux-xxx-opensource-20xx.xx.x.bin
and then follow the instructions till the IDE is completely installed.
Windows
[edit | edit source]Download the file qt-sdk-win-opensource-2009.03.1.exe. Execute it and follow the instructions.
Overview
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Qt_Creator_Welcome_Window.png/400px-Qt_Creator_Welcome_Window.png)
When the program is installed and Qt Creator is launched we see the Welcome window. In this window anyone can try out examples or make some tutorials.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Qt_Creator_Edit_window.png/400px-Qt_Creator_Edit_window.png)
Then there is the edit view where the source code of the application can be edited.