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Qt 3.2 beta Released

Posted by Hemos on from the get-out-the-new dept.

e8johan writes "The toolkit that KDE is based upon, Trolltech's Qt , has been released in a new version. Version 3.2 has better database support, better support for porting Motif applications, and more. The original announcement can be found in the Trolltech newsroom , and the download is in Trolltech's download area ."

2 of 11 comments (clear)

  1. Speed of Open source by cbcbcb · · Score: 4, Informative

    KDE has already benefitted from this release!

  2. Features by makapuf · · Score: 2, Informative

    the new features include : (from QT site)

    The SQL support in Qt 3.2 includes drivers for IBM's DB2, complete support for stored procedures, and improved connection parameters.

    The addition of Indic script input and rendering means that Qt 3.2 now supports all major script-based languages, including advanced languages such as Hindi and Bengali. Qt 3.2 is also more efficient at font rendering.

    Qt Designer has two new, major features added in 3.2: A menu editor that provides the ability to add, edit and remove menus and menu items directly in the menubar and the popup menu; and enhanced support for adding complex, custom container widgets (such as custom tab widgets). Qt Designer also features improved ActiveQt integration.

    Qt Motif integration has been enhanced by additional documentation and code samples.

    Qt Assistant has been has been made more customizable. Developers can integrate Qt Assistant into their applications to provide a powerful a help system.

    The Qt library now also includes several new classes, including:
    - QSplashScreen (add splash screens to applications)
    - QToolBox (a toolbox that provides a column of tabbed widgets)
    - QThreadStorage (thread data storage support)