It is easy to appreciate the clean, native look that Qt effortlessly provides by default. But for less business-like applications, plain gray widgets and bog-standard fonts don't always set the right tone. Even the drabbest utility or data entry application occasionally benefits from the addition of icons or the judicious tweaking of fonts to enhance usability. Fortunately, Qt's flexibility allows us to take the look and feel of our application into our own hands.
In this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:
- Using fonts, images, and icons
- Configuring colors, style sheets, and styles
- Creating animations
