[Interest] Qt "Desktop App" for Microsoft Store

Robert Iakobashvili coroberti at gmail.com
Tue May 2 09:16:59 CEST 2017


On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Maurice Kalinowski
<Maurice.Kalinowski at qt.io> wrote:
>>
>> > it might also remove features
>> > which are not allowed for store applications (eg. regular file access).
>>
>> Is it correct to say that a Store app cannot be an editor opening files in any
>> location permitted, writing texts, Save As for the files etc. - complete sand-
>> boxing like at iOS?
> [Maurice Kalinowski]
> Only at locations the user selects, via a file dialog. Meaning you cannot open "arbitrary" files.
>>
>> Is there a way to get permissions to function as a simple editor?
>>
>> Is there Clipboard text/image exchange still allowed?
> [Maurice Kalinowski]
> Clipboarding should be allowed, at least it exists on both (classic and WinRT) and has to work for merging both types of apps.
>
> BR,
> Maurice

Thank you so much.

It seems that making Qt WinRT build could be a better testable path
with less risks.

Kind regards,
Robert



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