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Lee Zhi Eng
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Lee Zhi Eng is a self-taught programmer who worked as an artist and programmer at several game studios before becoming a part-time lecturer for 2 years at a university, teaching game development subjects related to Unity and Unreal Engine. He has not only taken part in various projects related to games, interactive apps, and virtual reality but has also participated in multiple projects that are more oriented toward software and system development. When he is not writing code, he enjoys traveling, photography, and exploring new technologies.
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Writing your first embedded program

In Qt, there is no difference between building an application for the desktop, mobile, or an embedded device. You can create your project, as usual, but the only difference will be the building process. Let's create a Qt Quick project by going to File | New Files or Project and selecting Qt Quick Application – Empty. Make sure that you tick the Use Virtual Keyboard option when creating your Qt Quick project.

Open up main.qml when you're done. By default, the code contains an InputPanel item, which is the virtual keyboard:

InputPanel {
id: inputPanel
z: 99
x: 0
y: window.height
width: window.width

states: State {
name: "visible"
when: inputPanel.active
PropertyChanges {
target: inputPanel
y: window.height - inputPanel.height
}
}
transitions: Transition...
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Lee Zhi Eng

Lee Zhi Eng is a self-taught programmer who worked as an artist and programmer at several game studios before becoming a part-time lecturer for 2 years at a university, teaching game development subjects related to Unity and Unreal Engine. He has not only taken part in various projects related to games, interactive apps, and virtual reality but has also participated in multiple projects that are more oriented toward software and system development. When he is not writing code, he enjoys traveling, photography, and exploring new technologies.
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