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36<p> The Visual Studio Integration Plugin is currently available only to users of
37Visual Studio 6, it offers simple ways of doing common tasks when writing a
38Qt application.
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41<li><a href="#1"> How to install the Visual Studio Integration Plugin
42</a>
43<li><a href="#2"> How to uninstall the Visual Studio Integration Plugin
44</a>
45<li><a href="#3"> What can the Visual Studio Integration Plugin do?
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48<li><a href="#3-1"> Using the 'New Qt Project' button
49</a>
50<li><a href="#3-2"> Using the 'New Qt Dialog' button
51</a>
52<li><a href="#3-3"> Using the 'Qt Designer' button
53</a>
54<li><a href="#3-4"> Using the 'Open Qt Project' button
55</a>
56<li><a href="#3-5"> Using the 'Write Qt Project' button
57</a>
58<li><a href="#3-6"> Using the 'Use Qt In Current Project' button
59</a>
60<li><a href="#3-7"> Using the 'Add MOC' button
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66<p> <h2> How to install the Visual Studio Integration Plugin
67</h2>
68<a name="1"></a><p> When you install Qt, the integration plugin should be installed for you,
69and ready for use. However, sometimes this does not happen properly, so
70you need to manually carry out the following steps.
71<p> <ul>
72<li> Ensure that the file '%MSDevDir%&#92;addins&#92;qmsdev.dll' exists.
73<li> Start Visual Studio, if it isn't already running.
74<li> Select Tools|Customize|Add-ins and Macro Files.
75<li> Ensure the checkbox to the left of the "QMsDev Developer Studio-Add-In" add-in is checked.
76<li> Click Close.
77</ul>
78<p> Now the integration plugin should be properly installed. If this doesn't
79work, then contact Trolltech technical support giving details of
80what went wrong.
81<p> <h2> How to uninstall the Visual Studio Integration Plugin
82</h2>
83<a name="2"></a><p> When you want to uninstall the integration plugin, just carry out the
84following steps.
85<p> <ul>
86<li> Close down any instances of Visual Studio.
87<li> Delete the file '%MSDevDir%&#92;addins&#92;qmsdev.dll'
88</ul>
89<p> <h2> What can the Visual Studio Integration Plugin do?
90</h2>
91<a name="3"></a><p> The integration plugin adds the following options to Visual Studio:
92<p> <ul>
93<li> New Qt Project
94<li> New Qt Dialog
95<li> Qt Designer
96<li> Open Qt Project
97<li> Write Qt Project
98<li> Use Qt In Current Project
99<li> Add MOC
100</ul>
101<p> <h3> Using the 'New Qt Project' button
102</h3>
103<a name="3-1"></a><p> The 'New Qt Project' button allows you to create a simple Qt project
104ready for development. Simply fill in the form and if you select
105'Dialog' or 'Main Window' without MDI support then it will
106automatically start up <em>Qt Designer</em>. When you have finished with
107the form in <em>Qt Designer</em> just save it and it will appear in a
108ready made Qt project.
109<p> If you select 'Main Window' with 'MDI Support' then it will simply
110give you a code skeleton in a project ready for you to populate with
111your own code.
112<p> <h3> Using the 'New Qt Dialog' button
113</h3>
114<a name="3-2"></a><p> The 'New Qt Dialog' button works in two ways: You can use it to create a new
115dialog for your project; or you can use it to insert an existing
116dialog into your project.
117<p> If you want to create a new dialog then all you need to do is specify where
118the dialog file should be saved and give it a name. This will start up
119<em>Qt Designer</em> to allow you to design your new dialog, and will add it to
120the existing project.
121<p> If you want to add an existing dialog to your project, then just select the
122relevant <tt>.ui</tt> file. This will then add it to your existing project and add
123the relevant steps to create the generated code.
124<p> <h3> Using the 'Qt Designer' button
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126<a name="3-3"></a><p> The 'Qt Designer' button simply starts up <em>Qt Designer</em>, it has no ties to
127your existing project so whatever you do with it will not affect your
128existing projects. It can also be started up by using the Ctrl+Shift+D key
129combination in Visual Studio.
130<p> <h3> Using the 'Open Qt Project' button
131</h3>
132<a name="3-4"></a><p> The 'Open Qt Project' button allows you to convert an existing <tt>qmake</tt> project file into a <tt>.dsp</tt> file which you can insert into
133your existing workspace. When you click the 'Open Qt Project'
134button, just select an existing <tt>qmake</tt> project file (a <tt>.pro</tt>
135file) and then click OK. You will get a message box at the end
136which asks you to insert the newly created <tt>.dsp</tt> file into your
137existing workspace.
138<p> <h3> Using the 'Write Qt Project' button
139</h3>
140<a name="3-5"></a><p> The 'Write Qt Project' button creates a <tt>qmake</tt> project (<tt>.pro</tt>)
141file for your current project so that you can easily copy the files
142onto another platform and be able to use <tt>qmake</tt> to create a Makefile
143on that other platform. All you need to do is make the project you
144want to create a <tt>.pro</tt> file for, and click on the button. Just
145name your <tt>qmake</tt> project file and click Save.
146<p> <h3> Using the 'Use Qt In Current Project' button
147</h3>
148<a name="3-6"></a><p> The 'Use Qt In Current Project' button simply adds in the necessary
149information for the current project so that it links against Qt and
150sets any other settings needed to use Qt in that project.
151<p> <h3> Using the 'Add MOC' button
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153<a name="3-7"></a><p> The 'Add MOC' button will add in the custom build step for the selected file
154so that it creates any needed MOC files and it will add these generated
155files to the project. All you need to do to use it is click on a file that
156has <a href="metaobjects.html#Q_OBJECT">Q_OBJECT</a> and click the button.
157<p> You only need to use this button if you added a file that has <a href="metaobjects.html#Q_OBJECT">Q_OBJECT</a> in it by hand, you don't need to use this if you used any
158of the previously mentioned buttons. It can also be invoked by using
159the Ctrl+Shift+M key combination in Visual Studio.
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