[Qt-qml] Timer without animation ?

[Alan Alpert]

On Monday, January 10, 2011 08:05:26 pm ext Attila Csipa wrote:
> Is it possible to have a Timer without having a visual item that brings in
> the animation timer ? Think
> 
> QtObject {
>     Component.onCompleted: console.log("hello world");
>     Timer {
>              interval: 500; running: true; repeat: true;
>              onTriggered: console.log("tick");
>     }
> }
> 
> This gives somewhat cryptic Component is not ready error, but does work if
> I replace QtObject with Item. Now, you will be asking well, why don't you
> just use Item, and the answer is that it feels a bit weird - I'm
> experimenting with GUIless QML (think custom structured QtObject creation,
> textual UIs, etc).
> 

Timer is part of the QtQuick module, and that entire module is designed for 
GUI creation. If you don't want a GUI, but want to use QML, then just don't 
import the QtQuick module and use items from elsewhere. An example of this is 
that .qmlproject files import the QmlProject module to store the project 
description in QML, entirely GUI-less.

Since non-GUI modules are not common yet, this means that you may have to 
write your own Timer element which does not synchronize with the animation 
Timer.

-- 
Alan Alpert
Software Engineer
Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks