[Development] Qt 5.1 feature set and freeze date

[Joseph Crowell]

On 02/14/2013 05:58 AM, André Pönitz wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:08:31AM +0100, Friedemann Kleint wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> we also plan to start Qt Windows Extras to bring at least the missing
>> image conversion  functions ( QTBUG-27103 ) back provided we can find
>> someone to create the repository ;-) .
> I think the approach of per-platform add-ons for stuff that can be
> _somehow_ formulated as plattform-independent problem is wrong.

It can't be formulated as a platform-independent problem.. The image  
conversion functions in question for Windows are only applicable to 
Windows. IIRC there are other image conversion issues that are 
applicable to OS X but in completely different circumstances. The 
functions being discussed are for converting BITMAP and ICON handles 
internal to Windows functions only, in my case, file icon handles for 
the system's icon for different file types.

>
> "QPlatformPixmapHandle" with suitable per-platform typedefs or
> best-effort approximations are much easier to use in user code
> than platform specific #ifdef chains, or worse library additions
> to the build system.
>
> Andre'
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