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diff --git a/doc/addressbook-sdk.qdoc b/doc/addressbook-sdk.qdoc index 586b9b3a1d..259512694f 100644 --- a/doc/addressbook-sdk.qdoc +++ b/doc/addressbook-sdk.qdoc @@ -895,9 +895,26 @@ and writing to it is as simple as opening the stream - with the respective device as a parameter - and reading from or writing to it. + \section1 Placing Widgets on The Form + To load and save files containing contact details, we need two push + buttons. Drag them and name them accordingly. Their \c objectName + properties should be \c loadButton and \c saveButton, respectively. Then, + similar to \l{Address Book 5 - Adding a Find Function}{Chapter 5}, we place + these buttons in our layout simply by dragging and dropping them. + + The \c text property of our push buttons are \gui{Load...} and + \gui{Save...} respectively. Ideally, it would be more user-friendly to set + the push buttons' labels to \gui{Load contacts from file} and + \gui{Save contacts to file}. However, due to the size of our push buttons, + we set the labels to \gui{Load...} and \gui{Save...} instead. Fortunately, + Qt Creator's \QD plugin provides a simple way to set tooltips with the + \c toolTip property. To test your tooltip, use \key{Ctrl+Alt+R} and hover + your mouse cursor on the push buttons. + + # screenshot of property editor \section1 The AddressBook Class @@ -908,16 +925,7 @@ # code In our constructor, we instantiate \c loadButton and \c saveButton. - Ideally, it would be more user-friendly to set the push buttons' labels to - "Load contacts from a file" and "Save contacts to a file". However, due to - the size of our push buttons, we set the labels to \gui{Load...} and - \gui{Save...}. Fortunately, Qt Creator's \QD plugin provides a simple way - to set tooltips with the \gui{Property Editor}. Simply fill in your tool - tips in the \gui{toolTip} property. To test your tooltip, use - \key{Ctrl+Alt+R} and hover your mouse cursor on the \gui{Load...} and - \gui{Save...} push buttons. - # screenshot of property editor Now lets look at the \c saveToFile() and \c loadFromFile() functions in detail. @@ -1010,6 +1018,8 @@ \section1 Placing Widgets on The Form + We add + \section1 The AddressBook Class */ |