ICS Insight Blog (blog)

Dynamic Language Selection in Qt

In this blog post, we will show an example of how to support dynamic language selection in an application using Qt.

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

20 years ago today, the first public version of Qt was uploaded to the ftp site sunsite.unc.edu on May 20, 1995. This was the first public release of Qt and was identified as version 0.90. It was announced six days later on the comp.os.linux.announce Usenet newsgroup.

Qt, QML, C++

Internet of Things: Connecting Intelligent Systems with MRAA

A recent project related to the Internet of Things gave us a chance to highlight some of ICS' capabilities.

Internet of Things, IoT, user interface

Internet of Things: Are Your User Experience Design Skills Up to Speed?

Internet of Things, IoT, User Experience

The Touchscreen Construction Process: Things to Consider Beyond the Interface

The demand for touchscreen-related services has grown by leaps and bounds as organizations realize the myriad engineering and design elements necessary to truly deliver on a world-class touchscreen interface.

interactive, touchscreen, ICS

Usability and Modern Visual Design: An Effective Harmony

UX, UI, user interface

Qt on the Raspberry Pi 2

The Raspberry Pi 2 computer, released in February 2015, is the latest generation of Raspberry Pi hardware.

Qt, QML, Raspberry Pi

Does Your User Experience Deal with Connectivity Failures Gracefully?

Users find it frustrating and reluctantly accept the fact that connection to the Internet sometimes has glitches. Wait times are the norm.

IoT, User Experience, UX

Designing the Future of Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)

Demand for connected devices in automobiles is accelerating as mobile ecosystems are maturing.

IVI, Intel, automotive IVI

Internet of Things: Content Strategies Require Innovation

Digital signane (DS) is one of the emerging Internent of Things (IoT) technologies that are invading our lives, forbetter or worse.

IoT, Content Strategies, Innovation

Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 2

Continuing with our series of blog posts on some of the lesser known Qt commands, this time we will look at some tools related to Qt and D-Bus.

Qt, D-Bus

Planning an Effective Surge Strategy

At some point in any extended-length development project, you're going to need to surge.

development project, strategy, Agile development

It’s All About the (Customer) Experience

“The Times They Are a Changin’” – Bob Dylan, 1964

Customer Experience, touch-enabled devices, digital signage

A QML Quick Reference

Qt, QML, quick reference

Internet of Things: Living in the Periphery of User Attention

When designing a user experience, we usually assume we are engaging a user's center of attention, albiet short.

Internet of Things, IoT, User Experience

Some Lesser Known Qt Tools and Commands - Part 1

Every Qt developer should be familiar with the common tools like qmake, Qt Designer and Assistant, but looking in your Qt installation's bin directory will reveal a few more programs there. In this and future blogs, we'll look at some of the lesser known Qt development tools.

Qt, tools, lconvert