Featured Whitepapers

Creating Cross-Platform Visualization UIs with Qt and OpenGL [ PDF: 17 pages ] In this paper, we will discuss the common challenges faced by developers of visualization software,and present techniques for easily integrating advanced 2D and 3D graphics into native, high-performance applications. Using the Qt® application framework, we will demonstrate how these techniques speed visualization development, and enable deployment across multiple operating systems from a single codebase. Registration required.

Fast, efficient user interface development for embedded systems [ PDF: 10 pages ] This paper describes how Qt Embedded – a development of the Qt C++ desktop development framework – can help developers meet the needs of this evolving embedded systems marketplace, by offering shorter time-to-market, enhanced product performance, and the ability to target multiple software and hardware platforms. Registration required.

Putting XML to Work in Your Application with XQuery [ PDF: 6 pages ] This whitepaper discusses how to put XML and other structured data to work in your application with XQuery – the standard language for querying XML data, -- vastly simplifying the use of XML in the Qt application framework. Registration required.

User Interface Styling Made Simple [ PDF: 11 pages ] This whitepaper discusses how to easily customize your user interface using a powerful yet intuitive, cross-platform style API, HTML and JavaScript with the Qt WebKit Integration, or with a few lines of CSS-style code with widget stylesheets – all provided in the Qt application framework.   Registration required.

Web Enabling your Native Applications [ PDF: 6 pages ] Find out how Trolltech has made it easy for developers to implement web content directly into their native applciations through the integration of the WebKit rendering engine. Registration required.

Product Whitepapers

Qt Whitepaper

This whitepaper describes the Qt C++ framework.

Qt Whitepaper: PDF (A4 - 1.2 MB)

Qt Whitepaper: PDF (US Letter - 1.2 MB)

Qt for Embedded Linux® Whitepaper

This whitepaper describes the Qt for Embedded Linux framework for the development of GUI infrastructure and applications on embedded devices.

 Qt for Embedded Linux®: PDF (A4 - 3.15 KB)

Qt for Windows® CE Whitepaper

This whitepaper describes Qt for Windows CE, the port of Qt to the Windows CE platform.

Qt for Windows® CE: PDF (A4 - 3.18 KB)

WebKit in Qt and Qtopia Whitepaper

This whitepaper discusses the challenges faced when developing applications that require dynamic user interfaces based on Web technologies.

Qt WebKit Integration: PDF (A4 - 187 KB)

Qt Jambi Whitepaper

This whitepaper describes Qt Jambi, a technology that integrates the Qt cross-platform C++ framework for GUI applications with the Java programming language.

Qt Jambi Whitepaper: PDF (885 KB)

Qt Eclipse Integration Whitepaper

This whitepaper describes the beta Qt Eclipse integration, which enables programmers to create, build, debug, and run Qt applications from within the Eclipse IDE.

Qt Eclipse Integration Whitepaper: PDF (151 KB)