February 2008
Intermediate to advanced
752 pages
19h 5m
English
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22. Application Scripting
- Overview of the ECMAScript Language
- Extending Qt Applications with Scripts
- Implementing GUI Extensions Using Scripts
- Automating Tasks through Scripting
Scripts are programs written in an interpreted language that extend the facilities of an existing system. Some scripts are run as stand-alone applications, whereas others execute embedded in applications. Starting with version 4.3, Qt includes QtScript, a module that can be used to make Qt applications scriptable using ECMAScript, the standardized version of JavaScript. This module is a complete rewrite of the earlier Trolltech product Qt Script for Applications (QSA) ...