Qt books

[shadowmouse]

I've decided that I'd like to incorporate Qt into my course work, as my GUI I've created myself is quite unprofessional. However the guides I've found online aren't very helpful. Could anyone suggest some good books for starting using Qt with C++?

[ChajusSaib]

I would suggest C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, 2nd Edition[1]. There are no solid books for beginners on Qt 5 with C++ though little changes on the C++ side from Qt 4 to Qt 5. I would also suggest the documentation[2]. It's a great guide as well. You will likely want to start on the the widgets section. You may choose the Text Editor[3] as your first example.

[1] http://freecomputerbooks.com/Cpp-GUI-Programming-with-Qt-4-2nd-Edition.html
[2] http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtexamplesandtutorials.html
[3] http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/gettingstartedqt.html

Note: The pdf version of the book is known to have duplicate pages as it has been converted from the
chm version. You may want to delete those pages.

[shadowmouse]

Thank you for the links. I was looking on Amazon and everything was about £30 or more so those links will be very helpful.

[Moschops]

For those of you who don't mind waiting, I have found camelcamelcamel to be an excellent way to find the historical prices of books (new and second hand) on Amazon (allowing you to judge what a sensible personal price limit might be), and to have an eMail sent to you when a book you want drops below your price limit.

I got a copy of the very same "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, 2nd Edition" there for £2.06 (plus postage) in October, in "Like New" condition, having placed a watch on it at camelcamelcamel

[shadowmouse]

Oh, that's really interesting. As I'm quite busy at the moment with work for my A levels, and realistically, will continue to be for quite a while, that sort of thing could be very useful.