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Trolltech Releases Qt 3.1
Isle writes "Trolltech has today released Qt 3.1. Qt is the C++ library behind KDE and this release means that the road is paved for the KDE 3.1 RC4 monday to become final. Here is a list of major new features. Among those are Qt Script for Applications, better integration with Mofit and an improved build system."
It's already posix compliant.
I've heard that before, but I still find it silly. There are several levels to the POSIX standards, and NT/XP meet only a few of them.
The point i was making is that QT claims to be a cross platform dev environment of which KDE is the flagship so the natural step should be cross platform KDE.
Qt does more than claim, it IS an crossplatform development environment. It's the best I have every seen. But KDE requires more than Qt. It also requires X11, since some display stuff appropriate for a desktop is not appropriate for a widget library. It also assumes a POSIX and UNIX infrastructure.
Some stuff could be ported relatively easily though. Other stuff would be impossible or would need to be rewritten from scratch. Most stuff would be inbetween, and difficult but not impossible. I can envision a Konqueror port. I cannot envision a KWin or Kicker port.
I'm an Enlightenment and plan9 user anyway. I like my desktops empty not crammed with silly little pictures.
Last time I used Enlightenment, it had more silly little pictures than KDE ever dreamed of. Of course you can make Enlightenment as bare as plan9, but you can also make KDE equally spartan.
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You get all that with wx and it's GPL.