User: MartinJ

Re:How does Qt acheive its system native look?

On: Cross-Platform GUI Toolkits (Again)?

It is a combination of 1 and 2. If 2 is available (Win XP, OS/X) then it is used, otherwise it is emulated. In most cases it is impossible to tell a Qt application from an application using native widgets.

The advantage of Qt's approach is that you can actually change/extend a widget by subclassing. You are also not limited to the lowest common denominator offered by all supported platforms - a serious problem with the third approach.

Martin.

Re:If it's resource constrained, why run X?

On: Matchbox -- a Small Footprint Window Manager

First of all, QT/embedded is just as bloated as X (maybe even more).

You can't compare X11 alone to Qt/Embedded. Qt/Embedded is a cross-platform application framework, widgets, file/socket abstractions, etc. X is practically useless without a toolkit. If you compare the size of Qt/Embedded's graphics, window mangement and device io code to X11 then you'll see why Qt/Embedded makes sense.

Re:Innovation has left Palm in the dust

On: PalmOS 5 Turns Gold

Sharp's Zaurus has a fatal flaw: they require a licensing fee for every application developed

If you want to write Free (GPL) software you can get a free SDK here.

Re:ANyone know where i can find pictures of ipaq/k

On: Linux PDAs in the Field

Probably thinking of Qt Palmtop with Konqueror

Qt Palmtop Environment URL

On: TrollTech Releases Embedded Qt PDA environment

See lots of nice screenshots and download it here:

http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/embedded/qpe. html