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< p > Having created a window in < a href = "tutorial1-01.html" > Chapter 1,< / a > we will
now go on to make the application quit properly when the user tells it to.
< p > We will also use a font that is more exciting than the default one.
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#include < < a href = "qapplication-h.html" > ntqapplication.h< / a > >
#include < < a href = "qpushbutton-h.html" > ntqpushbutton.h< / a > >
#include < < a href = "qfont-h.html" > ntqfont.h< / a > >
int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
< a href = "ntqapplication.html" > TQApplication< / a > a( argc, argv );
< a href = "ntqpushbutton.html" > TQPushButton< / a > quit( "Quit", 0 );
quit.< a href = "ntqwidget.html#resize" > resize< / a > ( 75, 30 );
quit.< a href = "ntqwidget.html#setFont" > setFont< / a > ( TQFont( "Times", 18, TQFont::Bold ) );
TQObject::< a href = "ntqobject.html#connect" > connect< / a > ( & quit, SIGNAL(< a href = "ntqbutton.html#clicked" > clicked< / a > ()), & a, SLOT(< a href = "ntqapplication.html#quit" > quit< / a > ()) );
a.< a href = "ntqapplication.html#setMainWidget" > setMainWidget< / a > ( & quit );
quit.< a href = "ntqwidget.html#show" > show< / a > ();
return a.< a href = "ntqapplication.html#exec" > exec< / a > ();
}
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< p > < h2 > Line-by-line Walkthrough
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< a name = "1" > < / a > < p > < pre > #include < < a href = "qfont-h.html" > ntqfont.h< / a > >
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< p > Since this program uses < a href = "ntqfont.html" > TQFont< / a > , it needs to include ntqfont.h. TQt's font
abstraction is rather different from the horror provided by X, and
loading and using fonts has been highly optimized.
< p > < pre > < a href = "ntqpushbutton.html" > TQPushButton< / a > quit( "Quit", 0 );
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< p > This time, the button says "Quit" and that's exactly what the program
will do when the user clicks the button. This is not a coincidence.
We still pass 0 as the parent, since the button is a top-level window.
< p > < pre > < a name = "x2292" > < / a > quit.< a href = "ntqwidget.html#resize" > resize< / a > ( 75, 30 );
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< p > We've chosen another size for the button since the text is a bit
shorter than "Hello world!". We could also have used < a href = "ntqfontmetrics.html" > TQFontMetrics< / a >
to set right size.
< p > < pre > < a name = "x2293" > < / a > quit.< a href = "ntqwidget.html#setFont" > setFont< / a > ( TQFont( "Times", 18, TQFont::Bold ) );
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< p > Here we choose a new font for the button, an 18-point bold font from
the Times family. Note that we create the font on the spot.
< p > It is also possible to change the default font (using < a href = "ntqapplication.html#setFont" > TQApplication::setFont< / a > ()) for the whole application.
< p > < pre > < a name = "x2291" > < / a > < a name = "x2290" > < / a > < a name = "x2288" > < / a > TQObject::< a href = "ntqobject.html#connect" > connect< / a > ( & quit, SIGNAL(< a href = "ntqbutton.html#clicked" > clicked< / a > ()), & a, SLOT(< a href = "ntqapplication.html#quit" > quit< / a > ()) );
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< p > connect() is perhaps < em > the< / em > most central feature of TQt.
Note that connect() is a static function in < a href = "ntqobject.html" > TQObject< / a > . Do not confuse it
with the connect() function in the socket library.
< p > This line establishes a one-way connection between two TQt objects (objects
that inherit TQObject, directly or indirectly). Every TQt object can have
both < tt > signals< / tt > (to send messages) and < tt > slots< / tt > (to receive messages). All
widgets are TQt objects. They inherit < a href = "ntqwidget.html" > TQWidget< / a > which in turn inherits
TQObject.
< p > Here, the < em > clicked()< / em > signal of < em > quit< / em > is connected to the < em > quit()< / em > slot of < em > a< / em > , so that when the button is clicked, the
application quits.
< p > The < a href = "signalsandslots.html" > Signals and Slots< / a > documentation
describes this topic in detail.
< p > < h2 > Behavior
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< a name = "2" > < / a > < p > When you run this program, you will see an even smaller window than in
Chapter 1, filled with an even smaller button.
< p > (See < a href = "tutorial1-01.html#compiling" > Compiling< / a > for how to create a
makefile and build the application.)
< p > < h2 > Exercises
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< a name = "3" > < / a > < p > Try to resize the window. Press the button. Oops! That connect()
would seem to make some difference.
< p > Are there any other signals in < a href = "ntqpushbutton.html" > TQPushButton< / a > you can connect to quit?
Hint: The TQPushButton inherits most of its behavior from < a href = "ntqbutton.html" > TQButton< / a > .
< p > You're now ready for < a href = "tutorial1-03.html" > Chapter 3.< / a >
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