Qt Creator Manual

Version 2.0

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Qt Creator provides integrated tools for both application designers and developers to create applications for multiple desktop and mobile device platforms.

For application designers, Qt Creator provides an integrated visual editor, Qt Designer, that you can use to design and develop application user interfaces.

For application developers, Qt Creator provides a cross-platform, complete integrated development environment (IDE) that is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. For more information, see Operating Systems and Supported Platforms.

Note: Please report bugs and suggestions to the Qt Bug Tracker. You can also join the Qt Creator mailing list. To subscribe, send a message with the word subscribe to qt-creator-request@trolltech.com. For more information about Qt mailing lists, visit http://lists.trolltech.com.

• Introducing Qt Creator
• Operating Systems and Supported Platforms
• Quick Tour
• Getting Started
  • Building and Running an Example Application
  • Creating a Qt C++ Application
  • Creating a Mobile Application with Nokia Qt SDK
• Using the Editor
  • Finding and Replacing
  • Refactoring
  • Searching With the Locator
  • Pasting and Fetching Code Snippets
  • Configuring the Editor
  • Using FakeVim Mode
  • Using an External Editor
• Managing Projects
  • Creating a Project
  • Setting Up a qmake Project
  • Setting Up a CMake Project
  • Setting Up a Generic Project
  • Setting Up Development Environment for Maemo
  • Setting Up Development Environment for Symbian
  • Managing Sessions
• Building and Running Applications
  • Building for Multiple Targets
  • Specifying Build Settings
  • Specifying Run Settings
  • Specifying Editor Settings
  • Specifying Dependencies
• Optimizing Applications for Mobile Devices
• Using the Maemo Emulator
• Debugging
  • Debugging Qt Applications
    • Debugging the Example Application
    • Interacting with the Debugger
    • Setting Up Debugger
    • Using Debugging Helpers
• Using Version Control Systems
• Adding Qt Designer Plugins
• Tips and Tricks
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Known Issues
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements