[Qt5-feedback] C++ api to use for UI in addition to QML

[Mihail Naydenov]

This is my personal №1 request for 5. [a c++ API (for everything)]


MihailNaydenov


----- Original Message ----
> From: Serhiy <4bugzilla at gmail.com>
> To: qt5-feedback at qt.nokia.com
> Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 12:03:30 PM
> Subject: [Qt5-feedback] C++ api to use for UI in addition to QML
> 
> Hello,
> 
> There is a set of widgets which are created specially for QML.  And
> that's the "recommended" way to develop applications for QT5.
> See  http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/03/10/qml-components-for-desktop/
> 
> But many  people complain that they are forced to use JavaScript for this.
> 
> I  believe that a public C++ api to work with the same QML widgets will
> address  these complaints. Ok, I agree that QML will be less verbose to
> express such  GUIs. But what people want is to be able to do the same
> but with C++.
> I am  talking about the same thing that JavaFx 2 will provide compared
> to JavaFx  1.x.
> 
> The idea is that there could be a set of widgets created on top of  new
> architecture and you as a developer should be able to work with  them
> both ways - using QML (you get less verbose declarative approach)  and
> using good old C++ since QT is written in C++ anyway.
> 
> So my point  is that since QT itself uses C++ why not to have C++ api
> for new features as  well.
> 
> Thanks,
> Serhiy
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