README: Update the README file

Change-Id: I33d73c7af46a22beb082b16d5b0775e9cdfd0f27
Reviewed-by: Iikka Eklund <iikka.eklund@digia.com>
Reviewed-by: Sergio Ahumada <sergio.ahumada@digia.com>
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The default top-level installation directory is the directory "Qt<version>" in
your home directory, but you can specify another directory (<install_dir>). Each
Qt version is installed in the <install_dir>/<version> directory. This
directory contains subdirectories for the Qt libraries (<compiler>),
documentation (doc), and sources (src). The <compiler> directory contains
subdirectories for development tools (bin) and examples.
your home directory, but you can specify another directory (<install_dir>). On
Windows, however, the default top-level installation directory is "C:\Qt\Qt<version>".
Each Qt version is installed in the <install_dir>/<version> directory. This directory
contains subdirectories for the Qt libraries (<compiler>) and sources (Src).
The <compiler> directory contains subdirectories for development tools (bin) and
examples.
Starting Development Tools
@ -80,25 +81,21 @@ the command line. You can also launch some of them as standalone applications.
For example:
- Qt Assistant, the Qt documentation reader
- qmlscene, the viewer for Qt Quick2 declarative QML applications
- QMLViewer, the viewer for Qt Quick1 declarative QML applications
- Qt Designer, the GUI designer for Qt widgets-based applications
- Qt QML Scene, the viewer for Qt Quick 2 files
- Qt QML Viewer, the viewer for Qt Quick 1 files
and - Qt Designer, the GUI designer for Qt widgets-based applications
You can use Qt Creator to develop with other Qt versions as well:
http://qt-project.org/doc/qtcreator-2.6/creator-project-qmake.html
Running Example Applications
----------------------------
You can open example applications in the Qt Creator Welcome mode to build and
run them.
The QML based Quick 2 examples are located in
<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/examples/qtdeclarative. You can load them
using the qmlscene application.
The QML based Quick 1 examples are located in
<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/examples/qtquick1. You can view them with the
QMLViewer application.
You can open most example applications in the Qt Creator Welcome mode to build
and run them. Additional examples can be opened by browsing
<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/examples.
Building Qt 5 from Source
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