[Development] Input events handling ideas and feedback

[Sze Howe Koh]

On 27 June 2016 at 17:28, Uwe Rathmann <Uwe.Rathmann at tigertal.de> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:39:42 +0000, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
>
> > We have mostly stopped working on QtQuick Controls 1, because the
> > implementation of Controls 2 is much more performant ...
>
> Controls 2 are for "embedded" - what at least means to me: not being for
> desktop applications.
>
> > It was achieved by implementing behavior in C++ ...
>
> ... and by dropping desktop specific features.
>
> But does your statement imply, that Qt development has mostly given up QML
> as a technology for the desktop ?
>
> If true, was it done because of:
>
> a) seeing Controls 1 as complete and satisfying
> b) something is wrong with the implementation of Controls 1
> c) the overhead of QML is too big for such large projects
> d) nobody is interested in the desktop at all
>
> And what is recommended for us users: better starting off with widgets
> for new desktop applications ?
>
> Uwe

Hi,

I suggest reading the comments section of
https://blog.qt.io/blog/2016/06/10/qt-quick-controls-2-0-a-new-beginning/
for detailed comments about Desktop support.


Regards,
Sze-Howe