From kde-core-devel  Tue Jan 22 20:11:59 2002
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:11:59 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Qt-only KDE applications
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On Tuesday 22 January 2002 04:45 am, Matthias Ettrich wrote:
> An application using libQtKDE is somewhere in the middle between a stan=
dard
> Qt-only application and a true KDE application using the KDE API. But t=
his
> is seeing it from the programmer's perspective. For the user, it will m=
uch
> closer to a true KDE application. Just that the same binary will run
> without having KDE installed - with a slightly different look and feel =
and
> less functionality.
>
> Opinions? Do you think that would be useful at all?

Yes, I think this is very important. We are currently in the unfortunate=20
position that we basically have to compete with Qt itself to get third pa=
rty=20
KDE applications. That's not healthy. For the same reason I would like to=
 see=20
basic parts of the KDE framework extended to other platforms, kde-cygwin=20
plays an important role in that I think, but that route will take a long=20
time.

Cheers,
Waldo
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