Fitzek / Mikkonen / Torp Qt for Symbian

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-68273-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

Build mobile applications for Nokia's S60 phones using thehot Qt GUI tool
This vital primer--written by developers involved in thelatest release of Qt--is a must for anyone wanting to learnthis cutting-edge programming environment.
Qt is a multi-platform, C++ GUI toolkit that allows you todevelop applications and user interfaces once, then deploy themacross many desktop and embedded operating systems, withoutrewriting the source code. Now being applied to the S60 platform(Nokia's new, uniform UI), Qt promises to save developmentresources, cut costs, and get you to market faster. This uniqueguide helps you master this exciting tool with step-by-stepinstruction from some of the best developers in the S60field. Find easy-to-access tips, techniques, examples, andmuch more.
* Walks you through installation of the Qt developer platform andSDK
* Explains the basic Qt environment and how it can save youdevelopment time
* Delves into the extension of Qt for the S60, includingcommunication and sensors
* Provides plenty of examples to help you quickly graspconcepts
Help revolutionize the S60 mobile market and stay ahead of thecrowd with your own state-of-the-art applications, developed withQt and the detailed information in this unique guide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fitzek, Frank H. P.

Mikkonen, Tommi

Torp, Tony

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Abbreviations.
Acknowledgments.
Publisher's Acknowledgments.
About the Editors.
1 Introduction and Motivation (Frank H.P. Fitzek, TonyTorp and Tommi Mikkonen).
1.1 The Importance of Mobile Developers.
1.2 Symbian OS.
1.3 Qt.
Bibliography.
2 Getting Started (Morten V. Pedersen, Janus Heide,Frank H.P. Fitzek and Tony Torp).
2.1 Installing the Development Environment.
2.2 Using Carbide.c++ with Qt for Symbian.
2.3 Summary.
3 Qt in General (Andreas Jakl).
3.1 Hello World.
3.2 Basics.
3.3 Signals and Slots.
3.4 Qt Object Model.
3.5 User Interface.
3.6 System.
3.7 Communication.
Bibliography.
4 Qt Mobility APIs (Tommi Mikkonen, Tony Torp andFrank H.P. Fitzek).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Bearer Management.
4.3 Contacts.
4.4 The Contacts API.
4.5 Location.
4.6 Messaging.
4.7 Multimedia.
4.8 Publish and Subscribe.
4.9 Service Framework.
4.10 System Information.
4.11 Summary.
Bibliography.
5 Qt-Like Mobile Extensions (Tony Torp and Frank H.P.Fitzek).
5.1 Utilizing Platform Features beyond Qt APIs.
5.2 How to Use the Mobile Extensions in Your Project.
5.3 Alarms.
5.4 Calendar.
5.5 Camera.
5.6 Installer.
5.7 Landmarks.
5.8 Profile.
5.9 Sensors.
5.10 Telephony.
5.11 Utils.
5.12 Vibra.
6 Qt Apps and Native Symbian Extensions (AngeloPerkusich, Kyller Costa Gorgônio and Hyggo Oliveira deAlmeida).
6.1 Data Types and Symbian OS Class Naming Conventions.
6.2 Memory Management.
6.3 Executable Files.
6.4 Platform Security.
6.5 Active Objects.
6.6 Error Handling.
6.7 Threads.
6.8 Qt for Symbian.
6.9 Summary.
Bibliography.
7 Qt for Symbian Examples (Bertalan Forstner,András Berke, Imre Kelényi, Morten V. Pedersen and HassanCharaf).
7.1 Mobility API Examples.
7.2 Qt for Symbian and Mobile Extension Examples.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Frank H.P. Fitzek is an Associate Professor in theDepartment of Electronic Systems, University of Aalborg, Denmark,heading the Mobile Device group. He received his diploma(Dipl.-Ing.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universityof Technology - Rheinisch-Westfälische TechnischeHochschule (RWTH) - Aachen, Germany, in 1997 and his Ph.D.(Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering from the Technical UniversityBerlin, Germany in 2002 and became Adjunct Professor at theUniversity of Ferrara, Italy. He co-founded the start-up companyacticom GmbH in Berlin in 1999. He has visited various researchinstitutes including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),VTT, and Arizona State University. In 2005, he won the YRP awardfor the work on MIMO MDC and received the Young Elite ResearcherAward of Denmark. He was selected to receive the NOKIA ChampionAward in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he was awarded the NokiaAchievement Award for his work on cooperative networks. His currentresearch interests are in the areas of wireless and mobilecommunication networks, mobile phone programming, cross layer aswell as energy-efficient protocol design and cooperativenetworking.
Tommi Mikkonen is a professor at Department of SoftwareSystems at Tampere University of Technology. He has held severaldifferent positions in academia and industry, and at present hisresearch interests include mobile devices programming, webdevelopment and agile approaches to software engineering. He is awell-known author and he has pioneered mobile devices programmingin universities in Finland.
Tony Torp is a senior lecturer of software engineering atTampere University of Applied Sciences where he is heading mobilesystems education and running the smartphone lab of the University.He has a strong software development background in the industrysince the very first Symbian based smartphone projects in Nokia.During the past decade he has shared his knowledge among severalUniversities, companies and developer communities worldwide. Beingone of the top developers in the field, he received the NokiaChampion Award in 2006, 2009 and 2010. He is also running a companyoffering training and consultancy services for mobiledevelopers.