[Qt-qml] QtQuick 2.0?

[Alan Alpert]

On Wed, 4 May 2011 03:39:22 ext Jason H wrote:
> I thought with modularization, that what is in "qt 4.8" should matter less
> and less.
> 
> For instance, there is a QML2 plugin that will work with QML1
> http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/05/03/qml-shadereffectitem-on-qgraphicsview/
> If everything except the core is a plug in, then what is in 4.8 should be
> less relevant.
> 

That plugin is a QML1 plugin designed to emulate a QML2 element. As far as I'm 
aware, it is a completely different element (C++-wise). But it does aim for QML 
source compatibility, like the QML2 elements designed to act like the QML1 
elements we all know and love. Modularization doesn't do anything to solve 
this problem, alas, as QtQuick 1 and QtQuick 2 will still be incompatible.

Plugins may contain just QML1 or QML2 items, and while they can contain both 
it is likely that you'd have to implement each one semi-separately in C++. So 
this is not the most graceful version bump. On the plus side, it's still a 
ways away (still a 'research' stage project and so not tied to any release). I 
don't know when 4.8 is being released, so I can't say it won't end up in 4.8, 
but right now it's not in any release.

-- 
Alan Alpert
Senior Engineer
Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks