Qt Framework Development

  1. GUI Development with Qt Widgets
    1. Introduction to the Widgets Module
      1. Overview and Architecture
        1. Widget Hierarchy
          1. Event Handling in Widgets
            1. Widget Lifecycle
            2. Main Window and Dialogs
              1. QMainWindow
                1. Central Widget
                  1. Toolbars and Menus
                    1. Status Bar
                      1. Dock Widgets
                        1. Window State Management
                        2. QDialog
                          1. Dialog Result Handling
                            1. Custom Dialogs
                              1. Dialog Button Boxes
                              2. QMessageBox
                                1. Standard Message Types
                                  1. Custom Messages
                                    1. Button Configuration
                                      1. Icon Customization
                                      2. Standard Dialogs
                                        1. QFileDialog
                                          1. File Selection
                                            1. Directory Selection
                                              1. Custom File Filters
                                              2. QFontDialog
                                                1. Font Selection
                                                  1. Font Properties
                                                  2. QColorDialog
                                                    1. Color Selection
                                                      1. Custom Colors
                                                      2. QInputDialog
                                                        1. Text Input
                                                          1. Numeric Input
                                                            1. Item Selection
                                                            2. QProgressDialog
                                                              1. Progress Indication
                                                                1. Cancellation Support
                                                            3. Layout Management
                                                              1. Layout Classes
                                                                1. QHBoxLayout
                                                                  1. Horizontal Arrangement
                                                                    1. Spacing and Margins
                                                                    2. QVBoxLayout
                                                                      1. Vertical Arrangement
                                                                        1. Alignment Options
                                                                        2. QGridLayout
                                                                          1. Grid-Based Arrangement
                                                                            1. Spanning Cells
                                                                              1. Row and Column Stretching
                                                                              2. QFormLayout
                                                                                1. Label-Field Pairing
                                                                                  1. Form Validation
                                                                                  2. QStackedLayout
                                                                                    1. Layered Widgets
                                                                                      1. Widget Switching
                                                                                    2. Spacers and Stretches
                                                                                      1. QSpacerItem
                                                                                        1. Adding Spacers
                                                                                          1. Using Stretches for Resizing
                                                                                            1. Flexible Layouts
                                                                                            2. Size Policies and Hints
                                                                                              1. QSizePolicy
                                                                                                1. Minimum and Maximum Sizes
                                                                                                  1. Preferred Sizes
                                                                                                    1. Expanding Policies
                                                                                                    2. Nested Layouts
                                                                                                      1. Layout Composition
                                                                                                        1. Complex UI Structures
                                                                                                          1. Performance Considerations
                                                                                                        2. Common Widgets
                                                                                                          1. Buttons
                                                                                                            1. QPushButton
                                                                                                              1. Basic Button Usage
                                                                                                                1. Icons and Text
                                                                                                                  1. Default and Auto-Default
                                                                                                                  2. QToolButton
                                                                                                                    1. Toolbars and Icon Buttons
                                                                                                                      1. Action Integration
                                                                                                                      2. QRadioButton
                                                                                                                        1. Exclusive Selection
                                                                                                                          1. Button Groups
                                                                                                                            1. State Management
                                                                                                                            2. QCheckBox
                                                                                                                              1. Toggle States
                                                                                                                                1. Tri-State Checkboxes
                                                                                                                                  1. State Change Handling
                                                                                                                                2. Display Widgets
                                                                                                                                  1. QLabel
                                                                                                                                    1. Text and Image Display
                                                                                                                                      1. Rich Text Support
                                                                                                                                        1. Alignment and Word Wrapping
                                                                                                                                        2. QProgressBar
                                                                                                                                          1. Progress Indication
                                                                                                                                            1. Custom Styling
                                                                                                                                              1. Indeterminate Progress
                                                                                                                                              2. QLCDNumber
                                                                                                                                                1. Digital Number Display
                                                                                                                                                  1. Number Modes
                                                                                                                                                    1. Segment Styling
                                                                                                                                                    2. QCalendarWidget
                                                                                                                                                      1. Date Selection
                                                                                                                                                        1. Calendar Navigation
                                                                                                                                                          1. Custom Date Ranges
                                                                                                                                                        2. Input Widgets
                                                                                                                                                          1. QLineEdit
                                                                                                                                                            1. Single-Line Text Input
                                                                                                                                                              1. Input Masks and Validators
                                                                                                                                                                1. Placeholder Text
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Clear Button
                                                                                                                                                                  2. QTextEdit
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Multi-Line Text Input
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Rich Text Support
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Document Structure
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Find and Replace
                                                                                                                                                                          2. QPlainTextEdit
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Plain Text Editing
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Performance Benefits
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Syntax Highlighting
                                                                                                                                                                                2. QSpinBox
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Integer Input
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Range and Step Control
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Suffix and Prefix
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. QDoubleSpinBox
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Floating-Point Input
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Precision Control
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Special Values
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. QComboBox
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Editable Combo Boxes
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Item Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Custom Item Delegates
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. QSlider
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Range Selection
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Orientation and Ticks
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Handle Positioning
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. QScrollBar
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Scrolling Controls
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Range and Page Step
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Tracking Modes
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. QDial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Circular Value Selection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Angle Ranges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Notches and Wrapping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Container Widgets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. QGroupBox
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Widget Grouping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Checkable Groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Title and Alignment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. QTabWidget
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Tabbed Interface
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Tab Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Tab Positioning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. QToolBox
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Collapsible Sections
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Page Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Icon Support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. QScrollArea
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Scrollable Content
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Widget Resizing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Scroll Bar Policies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. QSplitter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Resizable Panes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Splitter Handles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Proportional Sizing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. The Model/View Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Concepts and Design Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Model-View-Controller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Separation of Data and Presentation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Roles and Responsibilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Standard Views
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. QListView
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. List Display
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Selection Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Item Spacing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. QTableView
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Table Display
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Header Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cell Editing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. QTreeView
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Hierarchical Data Display
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Expansion and Collapse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Root Decoration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. QColumnView
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Column-Based Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Preview Columns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Standard Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. QStringListModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Simple List Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. String Manipulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. QStandardItemModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Tree and Table Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Item Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hierarchical Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. QFileSystemModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. File System Representation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Directory Filtering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. File Icons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Creating Custom Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Subclassing QAbstractItemModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Implementing Required Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Data Access Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Model Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Change Notifications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Creating Custom Delegates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Subclassing QStyledItemDelegate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Custom Editors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Custom Renderers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Editor Lifecycle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Selection Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. QItemSelectionModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Selection Modes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Selection Ranges
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Selection Synchronization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Proxy Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. QSortFilterProxyModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Custom Proxy Models
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Model Chaining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Graphics and Painting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. The Paint System
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Paint Events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Double Buffering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Clipping and Regions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. QPainter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Drawing Primitives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. State Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Rendering Hints
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Composition Modes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. QPen and QBrush
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Line Styles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fill Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Gradient Brushes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Texture Brushes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Coordinate Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Logical vs Device Coordinates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Transformations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Viewport and Window
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Drawing Shapes and Text
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Basic Shapes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Complex Paths
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Text Rendering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Font Metrics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Custom Widgets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Subclassing QWidget
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Paint Events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Size Hints
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Event Handling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Styling and Theming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Qt Style Sheets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. CSS-Like Syntax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Selectors and Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Pseudo-States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Customizing Appearance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. QStyle and QProxyStyle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Platform Styles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Custom Style Implementations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Style Options
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Palettes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. QPalette Class
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Color Roles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Palette Inheritance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Dynamic Palette Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Icons and Pixmaps
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. QIcon Class
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Icon Themes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. High-DPI Support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Icon Engines

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