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<h1 align="center">How to Learn Qt<br /><small></small></h1>
<p>We assume that you already know C++ and will be using it for Qt development. See the Trolltech website</tt> for more information about using other programming languages with Qt.</p>
<p>The best way to learn Qt is to read the official Qt book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131872494/ref=ase_trolltech/">C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4</tt></a> (ISBN 0-13-187249-4). This book provides comprehensive coverage of Qt programming all the way from "Hello Qt" to advanced features like multithreading, 2D and 3D graphics, networking, item view classes, and XML.</p>
<p>If you want to program purely in C++, designing your interfaces in code without the aid of any design tools, read the <a href="tutorial.html">tutorial</tt></a>. The tutorial is designed to get you into Qt programming, with the emphasis on working code rather than being a tour of features.</p>
<p>If you want to design your user interfaces using a design tool, then read at least the first few chapters of the <a href="designer-manual.html">Qt Designer manual</tt></a>.</p>
<p>By now you'll have produced some small working applications and have a broad feel for Qt programming. You could start work on your own projects straight away, but we recommend reading a couple of key overviews to deepen your understanding of Qt: the <a href="object.html">Qt Object Model</tt></a> and <a href="signalsandslots.html">Signals and Slots</tt></a>.</p>
<p>At this point, we recommend looking at the <a href="overviews.html">overviews</tt></a> and reading those that are relevant to your projects. You may also find it useful to browse the source code of the <a href="examples.html">examples</tt></a> that have things in common with your projects. You can also read Qt's source code since this is supplied.</p>
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<tr valign="top" class="odd"><td><img src="images/qtdemo-small.png" /></td><td><b>Getting an Overview</b><p>If you run the <a href="qtdemo.html">Examples and Demos Launcher</tt></a>, you'll see many of Qt's widgets in action.</p>
<p>The Qt Widget Gallery</tt> also provides overviews of selected Qt widgets in each of the styles used on various supported platforms.</p>
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<p>Qt comes with extensive documentation, with hypertext cross-references throughout, so you can easily click your way to whatever interests you. The part of the documentation that you'll probably use the most is the <a href="index.html">API Reference</tt></a>. Each link provides a different way of navigating the API Reference; try them all to see which work best for you. You might also like to try <a href="assistant-manual.html#qt-assistant">Qt Assistant</tt></a>: this tool is supplied with Qt and provides access to the entire Qt API, and it provides a full text search facility.</p>
<p>There are also a growing number of books about Qt programming; see Books about Qt Programming</tt> for a complete list of Qt books, including translations to various languages.</p>
<p>Good luck, and have fun!</p>
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