'Re: Qt-only KDE applications'

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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Qt-only KDE applications
From:       Henrik Johnson <hpj () globecom ! se>
Date:       2002-01-22 23:12:05
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Waldo Bastian wrote:

>On Tuesday 22 January 2002 04:45 am, Matthias Ettrich wrote:
>
>>An application using libQtKDE is somewhere in the middle between a standard
>>Qt-only application and a true KDE application using the KDE API. But this
>>is seeing it from the programmer's perspective. For the user, it will much
>>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 
>position that we basically have to compete with Qt itself to get third party 
>KDE applications. That's not healthy. For the same reason I would like to see 
>basic parts of the KDE framework extended to other platforms, kde-cygwin 
>plays an important role in that I think, but that route will take a long 
>time.
>
The problem with this is that when you distribute applications on the 
other desktop environment you would need to distribute the kde-cygwin 
part as well and I wouldn't get my hopes up on many application 
developers actually jumping on this bandwaggon, distributing Qt is a big 
enough hassle in itself as it is. Just my 2c worth.

/Mauritz
GlobeCom AB

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Waldo Bastian wrote:<br>
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  <pre wrap="">On Tuesday 22 January 2002 04:45 am, Matthias Ettrich wrote:<br></pre>
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    <pre wrap="">An application using libQtKDE is somewhere in the middle between a \
standard<br>Qt-only application and a true KDE application using the KDE API. But \
this<br>is seeing it from the programmer's perspective. For the user, it will \
much<br>closer to a true KDE application. Just that the same binary will \
run<br>without having KDE installed - with a slightly different look and feel \
and<br>less functionality.<br><br>Opinions? Do you think that would be useful at \
all?<br></pre>  </blockquote>
    <pre wrap=""><!----><br>Yes, I think this is very important. We are currently in \
the unfortunate <br>position that we basically have to compete with Qt itself to get \
third party <br>KDE applications. That's not healthy. For the same reason I would \
like to see <br>basic parts of the KDE framework extended to other platforms, \
kde-cygwin <br>plays an important role in that I think, but that route will take a \
long <br>time.<br></pre>  </blockquote>
The problem with this is that when you distribute applications on the other
desktop environment you would need to distribute the kde-cygwin part as well
and I wouldn't get my hopes up on many application developers actually jumping
on this bandwaggon, distributing Qt is a big enough hassle in itself as it
is. Just my 2c worth.<br>
    <br>
/Mauritz<br>
GlobeCom AB<br>
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