[Qt-interest] A couple of questions about QML

[Bob Hood]

Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Hi Bob

Hi, Thiago.  Thanks for the swift reply.

>> First, before QML was introduced, I've seen custom Qt-based interfaces
>> (i.e., custom controls, like dial-knobs and equalizer sliders).  Are
>> those controls created using straight C++, or are they using some
>> Qt-based tech that QML is designed to replace?
>
> They're all implemented in C++. Depending on the control, much of it is 
> implemented actually in the style, which is a C++ class deriving from QStyle 
> and implementing the look-and-feel. On Windows, Mac and Symbian, it tries to 
> use the platform functions to obtain the look of the platform.

Ah, good to know.  That will always be an available alternative, then.

>> Second, if I write a stand-alone Qt-based C++ application that leverages
>> QML for its UI, can the QML elements (*.qml, *.js, etc.) be distributed
>> along with the application in such a form that they cannot be modified
>> by the end user?  Compiled into binary form, perhaps, or embedded as Qt
>> resources?
>
> Yes, they can. You can also download any updates from the network.

Is that "yes" to "Compiled into binary form", "embedded as a Qt
resource", or both?  :)


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