QT on Symbian

Useful links

The links below give you a starting point for learning about Qt on the Symbian platform.

• Getting started

  • Getting started with Qt on Nokia devices (forum.nokia.com) — is a very good place to start.

  • Nokia Qt SDK (forum.nokia.com) — the toolset you need to go from application concept to a fully tested, ready to deploy application.

  • Qt for the Symbian platform (developer.symbian.org) — describes Qt from a Symbian C++ developer perspective

  • Qt code examples (forum.nokia.com) — example applications developed and optimised for mobile devices.

  • Qt and Symbian Platform Security (developer.symbian.org) — an introduction to Symbian's security model and how it works with Qt.

  • Deploying a Qt Application (developer.symbian.org) — how to get your Qt application on other Symbian devices.

• More detailed information about Qt on Symbian devices

  • Qt's platform notes for Symbian (doc.qt.nokia.com) — describes the status of the port of Qt 4.6 to the Symbian platform.

  • Qt and Symbian C++ together (developer.symbian.org) — provides technical details about how to make Qt and Symbian C++ cooperate.

  • qmake extensions for Symbian (doc.qt.nokia.com) — Qt's qmake tool has some Symbian-specific extensions.

  • Smart installer for Symbian (forum.nokia.com) — a tool to package with an application installation file. The tool checks the version of Qt on the device and downloads the latest version of Qt if necessary.

• Support

  • Qt Developer Zone (qt.nokia.com) — Qt's main page for developers.

  • Qt's main support page (qt.nokia.com) — official support options from Qt.

  • Forum Nokia's Qt wiki (forum.nokia.com) — wiki articles about Qt on Symbian and MeeGo devices.

  • Qt discussion board (forum.nokia.com) — find help from other developers using Qt on Symbian devices.

  • Forum Nokia knowledge base (forum.nokia.com) — code snippets, technical solutions, and known issues.

  • Qt Developer Network (qt.nokia.com) — beta version of the Qt support network.

  • New Qt APIs (qt.nokia.com) — information about the latest updates to Qt.

  • New Qt APIs for mobile development (qt.nokia.com) — information about QT's latest mobile-related APIs.

• Qt books

  • C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, Second Edition (qt.nokia.com) — the official Qt book.

  • C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, First Edition (www.qtrac.eu) — this older version of the official Qt book is available online.

  • Qt for Symbian (eu.wiley.com) — goes into depth about how Qt works on the Symbian platform.