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QT 3.2 Released
GlennZ writes "Today, Trolltech has released version 3.2 of QT. This release includes a completely rewritten, faster font-rendering engine and a lot more.
Go download it today!"
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Not out yet :(.
why not just use freetype and be done with it?
* QSplashScreen (add splash screens to applications)
:P
I really hope that one will be able to disable this by a standard Qt-argument (--no-splash) or by a env-variable because I'm afraid this will be abused..
My other account has a 3-digit UID.
Is it "free"?
Isn't Quicktime 4 already out? And who's Trolltech? I thought Apple made Quicktime...
3.2 is out you say? Sure, if you want to spend $1550 to use it under Windows.
The newest version available for "free" use on Windows is 2.3. So much for QT being cross platform!
Trolltech has made QT useless for many people who need to be able to run their programs under linux and/or windows, and can't afford Trolltech's rediculous licences.
QT isn't free, far from it. It's far more expensive than the alternatives. If I'm not mistaken, a single QT licence even costs more than a copy of Visual Studio.NET!
when you have *free* alternatives ... utterly *free*, suddenly that $1500 is a whole lot of money.
... well if you wanted to start coding with QT... guess what? you just *DOUBLED* your expenses!
you say you have "more than $1550 of development software on my machine"
instead of buying qt, use a free toolket and buy yourself whole other build machine and a KVM switch and watch your productivity rise.
this whole "$1500 is nothing" argument is doublethink to the Nth degree.
"But stop the idiot idea that because something is free it makes it better"
i never said: "becasue others are free they must be better." what i said was: "stop the idiot idea that $1500 doesnt matter." its a stupid suggestion. $1500 is a lot of money, especially when there *ARE* free alternatives that compete.
When are they dumping the Meta Object Compiler (moc) and switch over to Boost.Signals?
http://www.trolltech.com/newsroom/investors.html?c id=10
Damn the bastards !!
What's your problem with letting them stay in business? To my knowledge, the majority of their income is from Windows licences. Qt gets purchased to develop Windows progs, the mutli-platform nature helps persuade the Boss, but mostly people like it because it's a fabulous set of classes.
:)
They know what they have to do to keep the money rolling in so that they can continue to release new versions of Qt. I can only assume you have your attitude because you don't trust them, you feel they are swindling you.
I trust them, so I supose we must agree to differ
Too bad the guys that own Trolltech own SCO too.
QT was a good product. I'm going with
WxWindows
for now. GTK's okay too, but their Windows
support sucks.
You people really struggle with the concept of "cross-platform", don't you?
its being worked on. considering it long track record of being cross platform (linux/gtk, motif, windows, mac os9) it seems *you* have trouble with the concept, troll.
"wxWindows 2 can be used to develop and deliver applications on Classic Mac OS (e.g. Mac OS 8.x/9.x) both as Carbon and non-Carbon applications.
A Mac OS X port is in progress in order to be able to build wxWindows applications using the Apple Developer Tools that are delivered with every copy of Mac OS X. The Mac OS X port is based on and, for the most part, merged with the Carbon code for Classic Mac OS. "
no one is fooled by your weak as efforts to astroturf support for your insanely broken "thought process" by pretending this AC that i'm replying to isnt you. try again jackass.
and Wx are *free* *free* *free* ... i get so tired of reading this insane "$1500 is not real money" bullshit argument
This guy's funnier than I am!
to them a $1500 charge is *huge* ... take a look around and you'll see tons and tons of utilities coded up by indivduals in their spare time hoping ot earn a little spare cash... and power to 'em
Sure the boost syntax is a bit gnarlier, but not much. As on the flexibility of Qt it has a lot of limitations (http://doc.trolltech.com/3.2/moc.html).
/* ... */}
o st::bind(
/* ... */}
l ot_holder_object,
// Boost.Signals usage:
class boost_signal_holder
{
public:
void send_signal(int i)
{
boost_signal(i);
}
void connect_slot(const boost_signal_type::slot_type& slot)
{
boost_signal.connect(slot);
}
typedef boost::signal<void (int)> boost_signal_type;
boost_signal_type boost_signal;
} boost_signal_holder_object;
class boost_slot_holder : public boost::signals::trackable
{
public:
void boost_slot(int) {
} boost_slot_holder_object;
// Connect signal to slot.
boost_signal_holder_object.connect_slot(bo
&boost_slot_holder::boost_slot, &boost_slot_holder_object, _1));
// Qt usage:
class qt_signal_holder : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
void send_signal(int i)
{
emit qt_signal(i);
}
void connect_slot(const QObject* receiver, const char* receiver_slot)
{
QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(qt_signal(int),
receiver, receiver_slot);
}
signals:
void qt_signal(int);
} qt_signal_holder_object;
class qt_slot_holder : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
public slots:
void qt_slot(int) {
} qt_slot_holder_object;
// Connect signal to slot.
qt_signal_holder_object.connect_slot(&qt_s
SLOT(qt_slot(int)));
Open source advocates?! What Open source advocates?
If you use Linux, please help development of Autopac
I assume freetype is GPLed...
QT is available under multilpe licences..
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