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  1. Qt Project Website
  2. QTWEBSITE-495

http://qt-project.org/downloads is quite confusing for greenhorns

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      I am new to Qt and wanted to install the complete SDK on Windows XP using MinGW. After browsing to http://qt-project.org/downloads I wasn't sure what to download. There is a section 'Qt Library' and a section 'Qt Creator'. I wanted both.
      The description of the 'Qt Creator' section states: "Qt Creator IDE can also be downloaded as a standalone application, although we recommend to get it via the SDK above if you need a complete Qt development environment." That is the only occurence of the word 'SDK' on the entire page. So, where do I download that SDK installer then?
      I scrolled back to the top and downloaded the Qt Lib 4.8.4 installer (because there is no 5.0 MinGW installer). This now complains that my MinGW's w32api.h is not the expected version. This is allready filed as a bug here [1], but maybe it should explicitly added to the download page to avoid confusion.

      As a first time user I'd wish for a layout something like this:
      1) Complete all-in-one SDK
      1.1) Qt 5.0

      • List different OS versions here
        1.2) Qt 4.8.4
      • List different OS versions here

      2) Standalone downloads
      2.1) Qt Libs
      2.1.2) Qt 5.0

      • List different OS versions here
        2.1.3) Qt 4.8.4
      • List different OS versions here
        2.2) Qt Creator
        2.2.2) Qt 5.0
      • List different OS versions here
        2.2.3) Qt 4.8.4
      • List different OS versions here
        2.3) Qt Designer
        ...

      If necessary each section should have detailed instructions on how to set up my environment.

      [1] https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-26137

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            seahumad [BB] Sergio Ahumada (Inactive)
            wooosh Kai Falkenberg
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