OpenEuphoria

Re: Qt4, Windows, and Euphoria

• Posted by Patrick Barnes <mrtrick at gmail.com> Jul 05, 2005
• 560 views

That would indeed be interesting. Sign me up scotty!

On 7/5/05, Travis Beaty <listaddy at technomajian.net> wrote:
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> Hello all.
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> As you may be aware, version 4 of Trolltech's Qt toolkit has recently
> been released.  One of the big differences is the fact that unlike the
> previous versions, an Windows version has been released with a license
> which allows its use for free, as long as the resulting application is
> released under the GNU General Public License.
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> Previously, there did not seem to be a lot of support for a Qt-based
> Euphoria widget library, perhaps due to the fact that, in previous
> versions, it would have been difficult to make a Windows version
> (difficult to the tune of $1,800).  That is no longer the case.  Such a
> toolkit should now be usuable under both Windows and Linux (assuming
> compatibility within the user's Euphoria code), as the only difference
> would be how the shared library is built ... .dll in Windows or .so in
> Linux, with some transparent internal differences.  In addition to
> widgetry, Qt also provides other features which could be built into the
> library in time, such as networking, openGL, and possibly (I haven't
> explored this to see if it would be viable in Euphoria yet) even
> threading capabilities.
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> I have downloaded the Windows version of Qt4, and I'm currently testing
> it.  It is doing quite well, and in my opinion is better than GTK or
> wxWidgets in a Windows environment.  Again, that is my opinion only,
> yours may differ considerably.
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> My question is this:  based upon this latest release, and the
> possibility of being truly cross-platform, would there be interest in
> such a library?  If such an interest exists, then I'll start working on
> it, and get some sort of time line set up.  I will get the basics
> fleshed out, and then ask for volunteers in terms of alpha testing,
> debugging, etc.  Otherwise, I don't see the sense in investing the time
> in a library that will be unused.
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> Please think about it and let me know.
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> Regards,
> Travis.
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