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==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 <span class="caps">KDE</span> Frameworks 5
** Clear button in QLineEdit
** <span class="caps">URL</span> 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 <span class="caps">QML</span> components (using QStyle)
* Wrap QWidgets in <span class="caps">QML</span> container element
* Educate developers about UI/backend separation
* Converter of .ui files to <span class="caps">QML</span>?
===Open Issues===
* Regressions in QGraphicsView
* Fixes needed for Mac OS X Lion
* Investigate Windows 8 Metro
* Get message out about QWidgets being alive

Revision as of 14:05, 25 February 2015

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