| 1 | This is Qt version 4.6.2.
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| 3 | Qt is a comprehensive cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt 4
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| 4 | introduces new features and many improvements over the 3.x series. See
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| 5 | http://qt.nokia.com/doc/latest/qt4-intro.html for details.
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| 6 |
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| 7 | The Qt 4.x series is not binary compatible or source compatible with
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| 8 | the 3.x series. For more information on porting from Qt 3 to Qt 4, see
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| 9 | http://qt.nokia.com/doc/latest/porting4.html.
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| 10 |
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| 11 |
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| 12 | INSTALLING Qt
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| 14 | If you have a source package (a .tar.gz, or .zip file), follow the
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| 15 | instructions in the INSTALL file.
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| 17 | On Windows and Mac OS X, if you want to install the precompiled binary
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| 18 | packages, simply launch the package and follow the instructions in the
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| 19 | installation wizard.
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| 20 |
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| 21 | For Mac OS X Carbon, the binary package requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or
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| 22 | later and GCC 4.0.1 to develop applications. Its applications will run
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| 23 | on Mac OS X 10.4 and above.
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| 24 |
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| 25 | For Mac OS X Cocoa, the binary package requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or
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| 26 | later and GCC 4.0.1 to develop applications. Its applications will run
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| 27 | on Mac OS X 10.5 and above.
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| 28 |
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| 29 | If you want to install the precompiled binary package for Symbian,
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| 30 | follow these instructions:
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| 31 | http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.6/install-symbian-installer.html
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| 34 | DEMOS AND EXAMPLES
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| 35 |
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| 36 | Once Qt is installed, we suggest that you take a look at the demos and
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| 37 | examples to see Qt in action.
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| 38 |
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| 39 | For desktop computers, run the Qt Examples and Demos either by
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| 40 | typing 'qtdemo' on the command line or through the desktop's Start
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| 41 | menu. On Mac OS X, you can find it in /Developers/Applications/Qt.
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| 42 |
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| 43 | For embedded devices, launch the Qt 'fluidlauncher' demo, either through
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| 44 | the platforms filebrowser or the built in menu system.
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| 45 |
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| 46 |
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| 47 | REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
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| 48 |
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| 49 | The Qt reference documentation is available locally in Qt's doc/html
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| 50 | directory. You can use Qt Assistant to view it; to launch Assistant,
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| 51 | type 'assistant' on the command line or use the Start menu. On Mac OS
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| 52 | X, you can find it in /Developer/Applications/Qt. The latest
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| 53 | documentation is available at http://qt.nokia.com/doc/.
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| 55 |
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| 56 | SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
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| 58 | For a complete list of supported platforms, see
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| 59 | http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.6/supported-platforms.html.
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| 62 | COMMERCIAL EDITIONS
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| 63 |
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| 64 | Desktop Edition licensees can use all the modules provided with their
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| 65 | Qt package.
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| 66 |
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| 67 | GUI Framework licensees may only use the classes contained in
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| 68 | the QtCore, QtGui (except QGraphicsView), QtTest, QtDBus and
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