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FYI: Qt is rather ancient C++ by now.
Is Qt C++? AFAIK it has some sort of custom preprocessor, does it work with a naive vanilla C++ compiler?
It parses your C++ headers to generate helpful metadata used for runtime reflection and slot-and-signals. All the generated code is C++.
The latest versions of CMake support moc out of the box, so developers hardly notice the moc step.
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Is Qt C++? AFAIK it has some sort of custom preprocessor, does it work with a naive vanilla C++ compiler?
It is called the Meta Object Compiler (moc). You can read more about it here: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/why-moc.html It parses your C++ headers to generate helpful metadata used for runtime reflection and slot-and-signals. All the generated code is C++. The latest versions of CMake support moc out of the box, so developers hardly notice the moc step.
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On the other hand (ha) it does not require any aiming. I can super+drag windows into "aero snap" targets in milliseconds because I don't have to spend any time on finding the header bar.
Which makes it a great addition to title bar dragging but not a replacement.
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I presume things like making screenshots, browsing files, looking up contacts, maintaining a calendar, reading and sending emails, calculating some quick numbers, making backups and so on. Stuff that, regardless of your niche, is needed. Whether you are a programmer or a plumber, you'll be doing many of these tasks on a daily basis.
Oh OK. Nit picking, but more like "core functions" then right? Put two or more together and it's a workflow.
Core workflows would then be composed of core functions. E.g. "look up a contact to schedule a meeting" would be a core workflow, composed of core functions addressbook + calendar + email.
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> Some Linux distro provides really good visual, but it only applies to its built–in programs. If you'd like to switch to the external programs, the system visual might be fragmented. I've noticed that this has improved considerably when using KDE; on both Slackware and openSUSE, KDE and non-KDE applications both seem to look and work equivalently great. There are of course some applications I use that don't match th…
Agreed, KDE is great. I like Kubuntu and KDE Neon. A little bit frustrated when I have to use a Gtk application; it's sometimes not working well in a KDE environment.
My best experience so far has been manjaro KDE. The defaults seem fine and work. Pacman is so nice. The AUR, snaps, flatpaks, appimages... Tick some checkboxes and they're all there. I don't feel troubled trying to find software anymore. My GTK and QT apps look fairly consistent by picking matching themes for both.
I love it so far.
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It is called the Meta Object Compiler (moc). You can read more about it here: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/why-moc.html It parses your C++ headers to generate helpful metadata used for runtime reflection and slot-and-signals. All the generated code is C++. The latest versions of CMake support moc out of the box, so developers hardly notice the moc step.
So Qt doesn't work without moc, right?
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> If the thin widget is directly against the edge of the viewport, maybe. It is. Visually there's space between the scroll handle and the window edge, but if you actually point the cursor in that space it'll highlight the handle.
This feels pretty weird on macOS in a way I never realized, because I thought you were wrong but you're actually right -- you can slam the cursor right against the right edge of the screen and the scroll handle lights up and you can click and drag it if you start an up/down mouse motion -- but the cursor changes to the left-right resize one and if you start by moving left/right it resizes the window instead and the s…
It ... doesn't work for any Linux desktop, most especially those using Focus Follows Mouse (certainly for strict, often for lazy) policy.
Though that's useful to know.
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It is called the Meta Object Compiler (moc). You can read more about it here: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/why-moc.html It parses your C++ headers to generate helpful metadata used for runtime reflection and slot-and-signals. All the generated code is C++. The latest versions of CMake support moc out of the box, so developers hardly notice the moc step.
So Qt doesn't work without moc, right?