[Qt-qml] QStyle & QML - bloat?

[michael.brasser at nokia.com]

Hi,

On 02/11/2010, at 12:58 AM, ext Ville M. Vainio wrote:

> A QML application still loads up the "old fashioned" QStyle (e.g.
> QGtkStyle or QMaemo5Style).
> 
> This appears to be useful in some ways (e.g. when loading up a file
> selection dialog or for providing correct font), but otherwise it
> seems like bloat. Esp. in the case of QGtkStyle & friends where Gtk
> libs have to be mapped for the process.
> 
> I just worked around a bug in meego plain qt style (NB#196944 for
> those that can see it) by using the "motif" style in my QML
> application. This made the default font too small, and I'm lead to
> think that we would do well to have some mechanism for providing style
> information without using QStyle.
> 
> What's the story on this? Are there plans to make QStyle unnecessary
> for QML apps, and provide a "lighter weight" mechanism for e.g. the
> default font? Or is it all in the domain of Qt Components project
> alone?

As far as I know there aren't any concrete plans regarding this. Note that for changing the default font, QApplication::setFont() should also work (we have discussed in the past a way of making the default font easier to deal with, but with no concrete conclusions that I remember). 

Regards,
Michael