[Interest] 5.8 Features?

[Matthias Degenkolb]

I fully agree to ekke's and Jason's wishes. The features mentioned are all
topics I also miss urgently since our first app development tests with Qt ..
Not having cross-platform access to those "standard" mechanisms for mobile
OS really makes me wonder whether my next projects will be based on Qt ...

Highest prio from my personal perspective:
>> - Background processing API
>> - In-app Notifications: local, remote
+ add Windows Store to Qt Purchasing module


2016-06-22 10:45 GMT+02:00 ekke <ekke at ekkes-corner.org>:

> Am 22.06.16 um 10:36 schrieb Bo Thorsen:
> > Den 21-06-2016 kl. 22:55 skrev Jason H:
> >> I feel like the last few releases have been run by the trolls, and
> >> not the users of Qt. I was hoping open governance would enable the
> >> community to direct Qt development, but I seem to have misinterpreted
> >> what it means. I'm looking for what's going into 5.8.. not much
> >> listed on the releases page.
> >>
> >> I'd like to suggest that mobile get some much needed love.
> >> - Application state transitions; Foreground, background
> >> - Background processing API
> >> - Screen wake lock API
> >> - In-app Notifications: local, remote
> >>
> >> While I have those characterized as "mobile" there are things like
> >> notifications occurring on desktop platforms.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts?
> >
> > There's only one reason why you don't see more features for the mobile
> > parts: There are not enough developers on it. And that's not because
> > QtCompany is doing anything wrong, they just have their priorities
> > different from what you have.
> >
> > Personally I don't care about mobile at all. I haven't had a mobile
> > customer since 2011 and I don't see that changing. My focus is almost
> > entirely on Linux embedded and Windows desktop. Those are the areas
> > where a lot of applications are written.
> >
> > I'd love to see the mobile platforms thrive. But unless you Qt users
> > start becoming Qt developers and contribute to it, I don't see that
> > happening.
> hmmm
> the only reason for me to use Qt is mobile
> using new Qt Quick Controls 2 Qt is a great platform for mobile app
> development and I hope many new developers will start with Qt on mobile
> to make this easier I'm writing example apps and a blog series
> http://j.mp/qt-x
>
> I really hope that there will be development on the topics Jason H
> mentioned above
>
> ekke
>
> >
> > Bo Thorsen,
> > Director, Viking Software.
> >
>
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