Exploring the Qt Creator UI
Qt Creator is an IDE produced by the Qt Company. It integrates multiple tools including a code editor, a Graphical UI (GUI) designer, a compiler, a debugger, Qt Designer, Qt Quick Designer, and Qt Assistant, among others.
Qt Designer helps in designing widget-based GUIs whereas Qt Quick Designer provides a UI to create and edit QML-based GUIs in Design Mode. Qt Assistant is an integrated documentation viewer that opens contents related to a given Qt class or function with the press of the F1 key.
Let's begin by launching Qt Creator. The binary can be found inside Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin. You will see a screen like that shown in Figure 2.1:
Figure 2.1 – Qt Creator interface
You can see the following GUI sections in the UI:
- IDE menu bar: This provides the user with a standard place in the window to find the majority of application-specific functions. These functions include creating a project, opening and closing...
