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Month: March 2012

Re: [trinity-devel] QT API renaming! Why?!

From: Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@...>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 22:25:57 -0800 (PST)
> I have addressed this issue multiple times on this mailing
> list.  It is impossible to use Qt4-based libraries in TDE, such as
> Webkit, while the symbols from Qt3 conflict with those from Qt4.
> 
> You can blame the developers of C++ and Qt if you like, but
> unless we want TDE to remain niche by never integrating well, and also not
> being able to take advantage of all the work put into Qt4-based libraries,
> this renaming had to be done.
> 
> It isn't hard to adapt BTW, just tack a "t" onto the front
> of the old "q<foo>" functions and static members.
> 
> "Stock" Qt3 is available if it is needed, but I am
> personally using TQt3 so that I can take advantage of Qt4-based system libraries
> in the future.

Jeepers, Tim, You just gotta get around to writing that TQt Interface technical article for the wiki.... ;)

Jiving aside, when you do I'll be ready to help edit and proofread. :)

Darrell