[Qt5-feedback] merging code from kdelibs into Qt

[Konrad Rosenbaum]

Hi,

On Friday 13 May 2011, Davide Bettio wrote:
> I have a question for Qt-only developers: what would you like to see in
> Qt merged from kdelibs [0]?
> KLineEdit::clickMessage [1] or KDateTime [2] can be good examples.

I just did a quick browsing of kdelibs:

Yes, KDateTime along with KTimeZone and KCalendarSystem is a good candidate. 
I haven't looked too closely at the API, but I suspect it could use at least 
some renames.

KArchive is the kind of utility that I regularly look for when dealing with 
all manner of zipped files (at the moment I use a ZIP specific class ported 
over from Qt 3.x).

KColor* classes might be interesting for color selection and conversion. I 
haven't used color management myself before, but it is a question that pops 
up from time to time on qt-interest.

Some features of KTabWidget are rather intriguing (tearing tabs off, re-
ordering them, close buttons, etc.). I have re-created that functionality in 
at least one Qt-only project. There are probably more utility widgets that 
would be useful in Qt.

I'm not certain whether it would be a good idea to attempt porting KIO - the 
question gets asked regularly, but then again if you want KIO you probably 
drag in dependencies on 80% of KDE.

Is Kross stable and extend-able? It sounds VERY intriguing. Ok, it kind of 
conflicts with QtScript in purpose, but then again it is geared towards more 
generic and less fast scripting.




	Konrad
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