Qt-contributors-summit-2012-QtWidgets

Notes of QWidget session, June 22, 2012

General

• Great interest in QtWidgets
• Code base actively ported to Qt 5, far from dead.
• Present company considering maintainership

Candidates for new widgets

• Breadcrumb navigation
• Progress spinner
• Make use of KDE Frameworks 5
  • Clear button in QLineEdit
  • URL button, etc.
• Check out widget galleries from other toolkits
• Be aware of platform-specific IP protection

Help with migration from Qt 3/4 to 5

• Desktop QML components (using QStyle)
• Wrap QWidgets in QML container element
• Educate developers about UI/backend separation
• Converter of .ui files to QML?

Open Issues

• Regressions in QGraphicsView
• Fixes needed for Mac OS X Lion
• Investigate Windows 8 Metro
• Get message out about QWidgets being alive