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<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>How to Learn Qt</h1>
<p> We assume that you already know C++!
<p> Read the <a href="http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/whitepaper.html">Qt Whitepaper</a> first. This provides an overview of Qt's
facilities and has snippets of code which demonstrate the Qt approach
to programming. It gives you the 'big picture.'
<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</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> 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</a>. After this, it is
still worthwhile trying the pure C++ <a href="tutorial.html">Tutorial</a> mentioned above.
<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</a> and <a href="signalsandslots.html">Signals and Slots</a>.
<p> At this point we recommend looking at the <a href="overviews-list.html">overviews</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</a> that have things in common with
your projects. You can also read Qt's source code since this is
supplied.
<p> If you run the <tt>demo</tt> application (in <tt>$QTDIR/examples/demo</tt>)
you'll see many of Qt's widgets in action.
<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</a>. Each link provides
a different way of navigating the API Reference; try them all to
see which work best for you.
<p> You should now be ready to ground-break: good luck, and have fun!
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