Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by gaspard » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 5:32 PM UTC

Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript
doc.qt.nokia.com

Re: Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by joe_the_user » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 7:55 PM UTC

As a QT programmer already, I'm excited by this approach to creating 'hybrid' applications.

Re: Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by gaspard » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 9:26 PM UTC

Install Qt 4.7, download Qt Creator 2.1 (http://qt.nokia.com/developer/qt-qtcreator-prerelease/) and follow the tutorial (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-2.1-snapshot/creator-qml-a...), it's really a great tool.

Re: Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by AndyKelley » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 9:38 PM UTC

Not immediately clear:

Where and how could I deploy an app like this? What are its dependencies? Does it run in the browser or an OS? How do I set up the environment to compile it?

Re: Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by gaspard » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 9:55 PM UTC

AndyKelley wrote: post #4

Not immediately clear: Where and how could I deploy an app like this? What are its dependencies? Does it run in the browser or an OS? How do I set up the environment to compile it?

You need the QML runtime (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qmlruntime.html) which you can embed in any Qt C++ app or deploy on mobile devices. The idea is that you code the app in C++ and code the user experience with this language, writing bindings to your models on the way.

Re: Qt Quick, create Qt apps with Javascript

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Post by vog » Fri, Nov 26, 2010, 10:43 PM UTC

Another interesting connection between Qt and JavaScript is QWebKit which allows you to run web applications (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) within a GUI widget.

QWebKit also allows you to add custom GUI handlers to events like clicks to certain links, or to prefix each loaded page with a certain piece of JavaScript.