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The QML Canvas Element
Perhaps you have been trying to do more with QML than just using the basic elements like rectangles, text and images, or maybe you have been strugg
Building QtWebEngine
QtWebEngine (1) is a new web rendering engine that is planned to replace QtWebKit in Qt.
The BeagleBone Black - A Low-Cost Embedded Platform, Part 3
In part one of this series I introduced the Beag
Color Theory and the User Experience
Color theory is often referenced when creating or viewing traditional works of art.
What's New In Qt 5.2: QTimeZone
In this post, I will briefly describe a new class, QTimeZone (1), one of several that were introduced in Qt 5.2, and
Crime + Design
Skills as these are invaluable to a designer. The issue designers often face is clients don’t always know what problem a user may face while using a product, they then will need to solve.
The BeagleBone Black - A Low-Cost Embedded Platform, Part 2
In part one of this series I introduced the BeagleBone Black, a low-cost embedded computer platform that supports Qt. In this second blog post, I'll look at how to get Qt 4 up and running on this hardware.
Workflow Analysis, Swim Lanes and UX
There are several ways to display a workflow, one of which is the swim lane diagram. These diagrams visually describe how a process works, including the people involved and the handover of information. Another advantage of workflow analysis is that it e
Building Qt 5 on the Toradex T30
The Toradex Colibri T30 is an ARM development platform distributed by Toradex, a company in Switzerland that provides a number of ARM and Intel based development products. Their web site is here.
KDE Frameworks 5 - Taking KArchive for a Test Drive
In this blog post, I present a tutorial on setting up and using one of the libraries from the new KDE Frameworks 5, a collection of add-ons to Qt.
The Blue Landscape of Our Imagination
Generations of operating systems have heavily utilized shades of blue and gray. On my current Mac desktop, I can set a preference for the “Appearance” to be “blue” or “gray.” However, even if I choose gray, the folder icons are light blue.
The Role of Visual Design in UX
Visual design has the potential to make or break a user experience.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module
In this post we'll look at the Raspberry Pi camera module, a low cost hardwar module that supports still picture and video recording.
Of Cars and Connectivity: The Next Generation of (IVI) In Vehicle Infotainment
The area of IVI, or more generally the Connected Car (mirrorlink.com)(1), seems poised to be a hot market for 2014 and beyond.
What's New in Qt 5.2: QCommandLineParser
After several failed attempts in the past, thanks to the efforts of Qt and KDE developer David Faure, command line parsing support is now in Qt 5.2.0.
Visceral Appeal in UX – Part 4: The Design
To understand how to create visceral appeal in a user experience (UX) it helps to compare and contrast other forms of media that preceded the digital medium.
Using Self-Signed Certificates in Qt Code
This article will show how to create a self-signed SSL key for Apache and how the Qt code will use it.
On Justifying User Experience Design
A few months ago, we put on a webinar about usability testing.
What's New in Qt 5.2?
Qt 5.2.0 is now out! In this blog post, we'll look at some of the highlights of this new release.
Building Qt and QtWayland for Raspberry Pi
This document will explain how to build Qt 5.2.0 beta1 and QtWayland for Raspberry Pi.
Design at DevDays
Welcome to the post Qt DevDays 2013 edition of the UX Blog. I suspect that many of you who follow this blog also attended DevDays and I hope
Report on Qt Developer Days 2013 San Francisco
We've just returned from the Qt Developer Days San Francisco conference last week and I wanted to share a brief report on some of the highlights of the show.
So You Did a Usability Test – Now What?
Congratulations! You've finished your usability test. What's the next step? How do you organize, analyze and present your finding