Workshop "KDevelop"

Special Linux and KDE Tutorials at
2004 KDE Community World Summit

(in Ludwigsburg/Germany, Region of Stuttgart, 21^st to 29^th of August)

KDevelop -- the most powerfull IDE for Linux and Unix

Instructors: Ian Reinhart Geiser and Harald Fernengel (KDE Developers)

Tutorial Language: English
Tutorial Day: Thursday, 26th of August 2004
Tutorial Timing: 9:00 h - 17:00 h

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Registration available via our online web form

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1) Introduction to Templates
   - An overview of what ones do what things
     and how to work with them for the first time.
2) Managing Your Project
   - How to setup make environment
   - How to tweak C/C++ environment variables and compilers
     This also covers details of crosscompilers and such.
   - Introduction to the QMake project manager, things
     project types, manipulation etc..
   - Introduction to the Automake project manager
     more of the same only with automake.
   - Managing non code files inside of your project.
     adding icons, support files, documentation sources etc...
   - Using CVS integration with your project files.
   - Overview of the ClassWizard.
   - Overview of the Qt Designer integration (subclass ui etc...)
   - Overview of the newfile templates.
   - Overview of the katepart and how to get your work done.
   - Q&A for the above.
3) Qt Designer
   - Overview of the UI.
   - Modifying widget properties.
   - Getting the hang of layouts.
   - Advanced features: signal slots, icon and layout functions, etc...
   - Q&A for the above.
4) Advanced Features
   - Doxygen integration and use.
   - The documentation browser.
   - Using the Debugger, break points, watchvarables
   - RegExp Designer/Debugger, Grep tool tricks, the ever
     popular F2( member shortcut...), KTrader Tool,
     Code formatting, valgrind part, diffpart... this
     is a long section but developers act like they are in
     a candy store here
   - Packaging the project.
   - Abbriviation expansion.
   - Q&A for the above.
5) Expanding KDevelop
   - How to construct templates for internal needs.
   - How to add and modify documentation shortcuts in
     the browser.
   - How to add new file templates.
   - Adding new parts and tools to KDevelop
6) Overall Q&A period.

About the instructors:

Ian Reinhart Geiser has developed using KDE for 6 years, C++ for 8, PyQt for 3 and KDevelop for 5. He has taught computing classes on a consulting basis for 2 years.

Harald Fernengel has developed using KDE for xx years, C++ for xx, PyQt for xx and KDevelop for xx. He has taught computing classes for xx years.

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