@sparkymat Having played with that ListView example code, I'm not as impressed. It's great if you have canned data (like the recipe app), but now try to connect it to a live C++ application running the QMLViewer instance inside of it. Not so easy.
Having developed Qt-based embedded apps for the last 5 years, I'm worried about Declarative/Quick on two levels.
One, the support for embedded platforms will quickly decline. I've asked for bugfixes from Trolltech/Nokia on some important things and have basically been told "Sorry, QML has got focus." It's understandable, but as an embedded developer that means I need to start finding solutions elsewhere if I can't get QWS working the way I want.
Second, QML means turning everything into Flash all over again. You run a canned player to show content, with very little access to the platform underneath. Dedicated developers will create custom players with hardware support, just like some flash players do, but most everyone else will run the standard player on their phone and that's it. Even the Qt Creator app is looking more and more like the Flash IDE.
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I am finding Qt Quick quite slick. Here's a ListView example that totally bowled me over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x_bS4M3jhY
@sparkymat well said.
@sparkymat
That clip was impressive.
I found another that shows similar tools being used and check out at 2:40 the range of compatible platforms.
@fledge
And here's the link for ^ haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcGTNyq9b0s
@sparkymat Having played with that ListView example code, I'm not as impressed. It's great if you have canned data (like the recipe app), but now try to connect it to a live C++ application running the QMLViewer instance inside of it. Not so easy.
Having developed Qt-based embedded apps for the last 5 years, I'm worried about Declarative/Quick on two levels.
One, the support for embedded platforms will quickly decline. I've asked for bugfixes from Trolltech/Nokia on some important things and have basically been told "Sorry, QML has got focus." It's understandable, but as an embedded developer that means I need to start finding solutions elsewhere if I can't get QWS working the way I want.
Second, QML means turning everything into Flash all over again. You run a canned player to show content, with very little access to the platform underneath. Dedicated developers will create custom players with hardware support, just like some flash players do, but most everyone else will run the standard player on their phone and that's it. Even the Qt Creator app is looking more and more like the Flash IDE.