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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] QT/KDE Applications - preffered way
From:       Sean McGlynn <sean () tmiau ! com>
Date:       2003-04-12 18:17:22
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On Saturday 12 April 2003 18:25, Stelian Iancu wrote:
> Hi!

Hello Stelian,

> I've just started developing my first QT/KDE application. So far, so
> good :-).

Good stuff, but the preferred list for development questions is 
kde-devel@mail.kde.org. You might want to ask your question over there.

[not that you wouldn't/won't get an answer here, it's just that most people 
here are users, not developers :-]

Cheers,
Sean

> I am using KDevelop (gideon) and QT Designer. When developing the user
> interface with the designer, I saw that there are two ways to do it:
> 1. By extending the class that the designer generates from the .ui
> file. The base class is regenerated every time, so customization has
> to be done in the subclass.
> 2. By using the .ui.h file for editing the slots.
>
> I must say that I tend to prefer the second approach, mainly because I
> will have a large number of dialogs in my application, thus a large
> number of classes and children of the classes.
>
> But using the second approach also seems to have some disadvantages.
> If I want to add some more methods to my class, I assume I can safely
> add them to the .ui.h file, since the contents will be preserved. But
> what happens if I want to add some member variables? My solution is
> to add them to another .h and include it in .ui.h. Is this the right
> method of doing this?
>
> I would like very much to hear your thoughts about all this stuff
> (which of the two methods is recommended, why, other practices for
> programming QT/KDE, etc.).
>
> Thank you very much!

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Sean McGlynn
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