Running the application on the Target

In Chapter 2, Writing Your First Qt Application, you learned how to use the Run icon () to compile and run the program, but this time, we will use a slightly different way:

1. Open an SSH connection to the Target:

$ ssh root@raspberrypi

2. Execute the application directly from the command line:

root@raspberrypi:~# /opt/ch03-HelloFromQt/bin/ch03-HelloFromQt

3. Using the mouse and keyboard connected to the Target, type in your name and click Enter Name:

Once again, we find that the application doesn't display correctly. Apparently, the Target and the host use different sizes for the main window and fonts. That's okay; we can fix it.

Making a more flexible display using layouts

When...