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<h1 align=center>Chapter 2: Calling it Quits</h1><br clear="all">
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Having created a window in <a href="t1.html">chapter one,</a> we will
now go on to make the application quit properly when the user tells it to.
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We will also use a font that is more exciting than the default one. <pre>/****************************************************************
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#include <<a href="qapplication-h.html">qapplication.h</a>>
#include <<a href="qpushbutton-h.html">qpushbutton.h</a>>
#include <<a href="qfont-h.html">qfont.h</a>>
int main( int argc, char **argv )
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<a href="qapplication.html">QApplication</a> a( argc, argv );
<a href="qpushbutton.html">QPushButton</a> quit( "Quit", 0 );
quit.<a href="qpushbutton.html#13fb8e">resize</a>( 75, 30 );
quit.<a href="qwidget.html#c52788">setFont</a>( <a href="qfont.html">QFont</a>( "Times", 18, QFont::Bold ) );
<a href="qobject.html#7f8e37">QObject::connect</a>( &quit, SIGNAL(clicked()), &a, SLOT(quit()) );
a.<a href="qapplication.html#7ad759">setMainWidget</a>( &quit );
quit.<a href="qwidget.html#200ee5">show</a>();
return a.<a href="qapplication.html#84c7bf">exec</a>();
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#include <<a href="qfont-h.html">qfont.h</a>>
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Since this program uses QFont, it needs to include qfont.h. Qt's font
abstraction is rather different from the horror provided by X, and
loading and using fonts has been highly optimized. <pre>
<a href="qpushbutton.html">QPushButton</a> quit( "Quit", 0 );
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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. <pre>
quit.<a href="qpushbutton.html#13fb8e">resize</a>( 75, 30 );
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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="qfontmetrics.html">QFontMetrics</a>
to set right size. <pre>
quit.<a href="qwidget.html#c52788">setFont</a>( <a href="qfont.html">QFont</a>( "Times", 18, QFont::Bold ) );
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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.
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It is also possible to change the default font (using <a href="qapplication.html#3d926a">QApplication::setFont())</a> for the whole application. <pre>
<a href="qobject.html#7f8e37">QObject::connect</a>( &quit, SIGNAL(clicked()), &a, SLOT(quit()) );
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connect() is perhaps <em>the</em> most central feature of Qt.
Note that connect() is a static function in QObject. Do not confuse it
with the connect() function in the socket library.
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This line establishes a one-way connection between two Qt objects (objects
that inherit QObject, directly or indirectly). Every Qt object can have
both <code>signals</code> (to send messages) and <code>slots</code> (to receive messages). All
widgets are Qt objects. They inherit QWidget which in turn inherits
QObject.
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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.
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The <a href="signalsandslots.html">Signals and Slots</a> documentation
describes this topic in detail.
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<h2>Behavior</h2>
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When you run this program, you will see an even smaller window than in
chapter one, filled with an even smaller button.
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<h2>Exercises</h2>
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Try to resize the window. Press the button. Oops! That connect()
would seem to make some difference :)
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Are there any other signals in QPushButton you can connect to quit?
Hint: The QPushButton inherits most of its behavior from QButton.
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You may now go on to <a href="t3.html">chapter three.</a>
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