[Qt-qml] Fw: Why can't I stylesheet a font?

[warwick.allison at nokia.com]

> If that doesn't work, how about this: "Think of the children!"
> ...
> Anyway, its 3:40am here, I am rambling. But let's not forget the
> desktop. Mmm kay?

Fear not Mr Mackey, if we forget the desktop then THE TERRORISTS HAVE ALREADY WON!

The desktop is undergoing the same UI design revolution. The "system palette" on Windows 7 is in some sort of legacy settings panel somewhere, IIRC. Google Chrome is one of the nicest app running on my Linux desktop... at it ignores the "theme".

There are some extra challengers on the desktop - screen size variability mainly, but also accessibility requirements, etc.

Fortunately, the desktop is a little behind the curve compared to phones etc, so regular Qt widgets give the 1990's generic toolkit functionality that is still the desktop norm, and we all have time to ensure QML is perfect on devices before the wave really hits the desktop. Ironically, cool styling on the desktop is currently seen most in small-window apps like Plasmoids, Windows Gadgets, Media Players, and little popup-apps like Skype... all of which are perfect targets for QML exactly as it is right now.

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Warwick