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diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc index 5b76a86..443c8b8 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc @@ -30,336 +30,334 @@ \title Support for Windows \brief Platform support for Windows. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Windows - - Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing Windows - applications that can also be deployed across many other desktop and - embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. Use the - code from one single code-base and rebuild for all - \l{Supported Platforms}{supported Windows versions and other platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on Windows - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Windows platforms} - Qt - supports a wide range of Windows platforms. - \o \l{Qt for Windows Requirements}{Qt for Windows Requirements} - - Requirements for developing with Qt on Windows. - \o \l{Installing Qt for Windows}{Installing Qt for Windows} - - Build Qt for Windows development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows}{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows} - - Windows platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Windows + + Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing Windows + applications that can also be deployed across many other desktop and + embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. Use the + code from one single code-base and rebuild for all + \l{Supported Platforms}{supported Windows versions and other platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on Windows + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Windows platforms} - Qt + supports a wide range of Windows platforms. + \o \l{Qt for Windows Requirements}{Qt for Windows Requirements} + - Requirements for developing with Qt on Windows. + \o \l{Installing Qt for Windows}{Installing Qt for Windows} + - Build Qt for Windows development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows}{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows} + - Windows platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - Getting started developing for Windows - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Windows Development - - \section2 Rich Class Library - - The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build - advanced GUI applications. - - \list - \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI - controls/widgets} - \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL} - or Direct3D - \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features - \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of - handling millions of items - \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia - framework} - \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration - \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} - {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality - \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine - \endlist - - \section2 Integrated Development Tools - - Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed - development on the Windows platform. - - \list - \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop - visual GUI builder. - \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization - and translation features. - \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help - file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. - \endlist - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - \section2 Visual Studio Add-in. - - The Qt Visual Studio Add-in allows programmers to create, build, debug - and run Qt applications from within Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008 - and 2010. The add-in contains project wizards, Qt project import/export - support, integrated Qt resource manager and automated build setup for - the Qt Meta-Object Compiler, User Interface Compiler, and Resource - Compiler. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - - + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Windows Development + + \section2 Rich Class Library + + The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build + advanced GUI applications. + + \list + \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI + controls/widgets} + \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL} + or Direct3D + \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features + \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of + handling millions of items + \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia + framework} + \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration + \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} + {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality + \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine + \endlist + + \section2 Integrated Development Tools + + Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed + development on the Windows platform. + + \list + \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop + visual GUI builder. + \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization + and translation features. + \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help + file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. + \endlist + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + \section2 Visual Studio Add-in. + + The Qt Visual Studio Add-in allows programmers to create, build, debug + and run Qt applications from within Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008 + and 2010. The add-in contains project wizards, Qt project import/export + support, integrated Qt resource manager and automated build setup for + the Qt Meta-Object Compiler, User Interface Compiler, and Resource + Compiler. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. */ /*! \page linuxX11-support.html - \title Support for Linux/X11 + \title Support for Linux/X11 \brief Platform support for Linux/X11. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Linux/X11 - - Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing - Linux/X11 applications that can also be deployed across many other - desktop and embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. - Use the code from one single code-base and rebuild for all - \l{Supported Platforms}{supported X11 versions and other platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on Linux/X11 - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Linux/X11 platforms} - Qt - supports a wide range of Linux/X11 platforms. - \o \l{Qt for X11 Requirements}{Qt for X11 Requirements} - - Software required to run Qt on Linux/X11. - \o \l{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms}{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms} - - Build Qt for Linux/X11 development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - X11}{Platform and Compiler Notes - X11} - - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Linux/X11 + + Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing + Linux/X11 applications that can also be deployed across many other + desktop and embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. + Use the code from one single code-base and rebuild for all + \l{Supported Platforms}{supported X11 versions and other platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on Linux/X11 + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Linux/X11 platforms} - Qt + supports a wide range of Linux/X11 platforms. + \o \l{Qt for X11 Requirements}{Qt for X11 Requirements} + - Software required to run Qt on Linux/X11. + \o \l{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms}{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms} + - Build Qt for Linux/X11 development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - X11}{Platform and Compiler Notes - X11} + - Platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Linux/X11 Development - - \section2 Integrated Development Tools - - Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed development - on X11 platforms. - - \list - \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop - visual GUI builder. - \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization - and translation features. - \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help - file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. - \o Integration with - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-eclipse-1.6/index.html}{Eclipse} - and KDevelop IDEs are also available. - \endlist - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - \section2 Rich Class Library - - The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build - advanced GUI applications. - - \list - \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI - controls/widgets} - \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL - integration} - \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features - \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of - handling millions of items - \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia - framework} - \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration - \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} - {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality - \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine - \endlist - - \section2 Qt is the Foundation of KDE - - Qt is best known in the Linux community as the basis for the KDE - desktop environment. Almost everything in KDE is based on Qt, and - Qt forms the foundation for thousands of open source KDE applications - developed by community members worldwide. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Linux/X11 Development + + \section2 Integrated Development Tools + + Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed development + on X11 platforms. + + \list + \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop + visual GUI builder. + \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization + and translation features. + \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help + file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. + \o Integration with + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-eclipse-1.6/index.html}{Eclipse} + and KDevelop IDEs are also available. + \endlist + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + \section2 Rich Class Library + + The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build + advanced GUI applications. + + \list + \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI + controls/widgets} + \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL + integration} + \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features + \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of + handling millions of items + \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia + framework} + \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration + \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} + {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality + \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine + \endlist + + \section2 Qt is the Foundation of KDE + + Qt is best known in the Linux community as the basis for the KDE + desktop environment. Almost everything in KDE is based on Qt, and + Qt forms the foundation for thousands of open source KDE applications + developed by community members worldwide. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. */ /*! \page mac-support.html - \title Support for Mac - \brief Platform support for Mac. + \title Support for Mac OS X + \brief Platform support for Mac OS X. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Mac - - Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing Mac - applications that can also be deployed across many other desktop and - embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. Use the - code from one single code-base and rebuild for all - \l{Supported Platforms}{supported Windows versions and other platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on Mac - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Mac OS X platforms} - Qt supports - a wide range of Mac platform variants. - \o \l{Qt for Mac OS X Requirements}{Qt for Mac OS X Requirements} - - Software required to run Qt on Mac OS X. - \o \l{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms}{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms} - - Build Qt for Mac OS X development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Mac OS X}{Platform and Compiler Notes - Mac OS X} - - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Mac OS X + + Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing Mac + applications that can also be deployed across many other desktop and + embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. Use the + code from one single code-base and rebuild for all + \l{Supported Platforms}{supported Windows versions and other platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on Mac + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Mac OS X platforms} - Qt supports + a wide range of Mac platform variants. + \o \l{Qt for Mac OS X Requirements}{Qt for Mac OS X Requirements} + - Software required to run Qt on Mac OS X. + \o \l{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms}{Installing Qt for X11 Platforms} + - Build Qt for Mac OS X development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Mac OS X}{Platform and Compiler Notes - Mac OS X} + - Platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Mac OS X Development - - \section2 Integrated Development Tools - - Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed development - on the Mac platform. - - \list - \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop - visual GUI builder. - \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization - and translation features. - \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help - file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. - \endlist - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - \section2 Rich Class Library - - The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build - advanced GUI applications. - - \list - \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI - controls/widgets} - \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL - integration} - \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features - \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of - handling millions of items - \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia - framework} - \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration - \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} - {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality - \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine - \endlist - - \section3 Supports Intel Hardware and Universal Binaries - - Qt is written without making assumptions about the number representation, - endianness or architecture of the underlying processor. To support Intel - hardware on the Apple platforms, Qt customers simply need to recompile - their apps. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - - \note Qt also provides support for 64-bit applications on top of Cocoa APIs. + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Mac OS X Development + + \section2 Integrated Development Tools + + Qt includes a set of integrated development tools to speed development + on the Mac platform. + + \list + \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} provides a drag and drop + visual GUI builder. + \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization + and translation features. + \o \l{Qt Assistant Manual}{Qt Assistant} is a customizable HTML help + file reader providing the complete Qt documentation offline. + \endlist + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + \section2 Rich Class Library + + The Qt class library includes all the functionality needed to build + advanced GUI applications. + + \list + \o Complete set of customizable \l{UI Design with Qt}{UI + controls/widgets} + \o 3D graphics support with \l{QtOpenGL Module}{OpenGL + integration} + \o Powerful \l{Thread Support in Qt}{multi-threading} features + \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of + handling millions of items + \o Integrated \l{Phonon multimedia framework}{Phonon multimedia + framework} + \o \l{WebKit in Qt}{WebKit} integration + \o \l{Network programming with Qt}{Networking}, \l{QtXml Module} + {XML} and \l{SQL in Qt}{database} functionality + \o \l{ECMAScript Reference}{ECMA standard} scripting engine + \endlist + + \section3 Supports Intel Hardware and Universal Binaries + + Qt is written without making assumptions about the number representation, + endianness or architecture of the underlying processor. To support Intel + hardware on the Apple platforms, Qt customers simply need to recompile + their apps. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. + + \note Qt also provides support for 64-bit applications on top of Cocoa APIs. */ /*! \page windowsCE-Mobile-support.html \title Support for Windows CE and Windows Mobile \brief Platform support for Windows CE and Windows Mobile. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Windows CE and Windows Mobile - - Qt is a C++ application and UI framework. You can use Qt to write - rich and high performance applications using an intuitive API - available for a wide range of devices. Use the code from one single - code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms}{supported - Windows CE/Mobile versions as well as other other platforms}. - - Supporting most existing Windows CE configurations and with minimal - hardware dependencies, Qt is easy to build even for custom hardware - configurations. Unused components and features can even be compiled out. - - \section1 Getting Started on Windows CE/Mobile - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Windows CE/Mobile platforms} - - Qt supports a wide range of Windows CE/Mobile platform variants. - \o \l{Qt for Windows CE Requirements}{Qt for Windows CE/Mobile - Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Windows CE/Mobile. - \o \l{Installing Qt for Windows CE}{Installing Qt for - Windows CE/Mobile Platforms} - Build Qt for Windows CE/Mobile - development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows CE}{Platform and - Compiler Notes - Windows CE/Mobile} - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Windows CE and Windows Mobile + + Qt is a C++ application and UI framework. You can use Qt to write + rich and high performance applications using an intuitive API + available for a wide range of devices. Use the code from one single + code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms}{supported + Windows CE/Mobile versions as well as other other platforms}. + + Supporting most existing Windows CE configurations and with minimal + hardware dependencies, Qt is easy to build even for custom hardware + configurations. Unused components and features can even be compiled out. + + \section1 Getting Started on Windows CE/Mobile + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Windows CE/Mobile platforms} + - Qt supports a wide range of Windows CE/Mobile platform variants. + \o \l{Qt for Windows CE Requirements}{Qt for Windows CE/Mobile + Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Windows CE/Mobile. + \o \l{Installing Qt for Windows CE}{Installing Qt for + Windows CE/Mobile Platforms} - Build Qt for Windows CE/Mobile + development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Windows CE}{Platform and + Compiler Notes - Windows CE/Mobile} - Platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Windows CE/Mobile Development - - On top of all the tools and API and class libraries that Qt offers, - Qt for Windows CE provides you with added functionality for an - optimized embedded development environment. - - \section2 Native and Customizable Look and Feel - - Windows Mobile and Windows CE styles are available with Qt. At runtime, - Qt applications will detect which style to use. The look and feel of - your applications can also be easily customized in a fraction of - the time and lines of code required for traditional UI styling with - Qt Style Sheets. - - \section2 Advanced Text Layout Engine - - Qt for Windows CE supports TrueType® and raster fonts. Qt also has - extended Unicode support and right-to-left languages. Qt’s rich text - engine adds capabilities for complex text layouts including tables, - path tracing and text which flows around shapes. - - \section2 Qt for Windows CE/Mobile also provide support for: - - \list - \o Graphics Acceleration using \l{Qt for Windows CE and OpenGL - ES}{OpenGL ES} - \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of - handling millions of items. - \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} for GUI layout and - forms builder. - \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization - and translation features. - \endlist - - Applications created with Qt for Windows CE/Mobile can be ported to - Symbian, Maemo and any other OS that Qt supports. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Windows CE/Mobile Development + + On top of all the tools and API and class libraries that Qt offers, + Qt for Windows CE provides you with added functionality for an + optimized embedded development environment. + + \section2 Native and Customizable Look and Feel + + Windows Mobile and Windows CE styles are available with Qt. At runtime, + Qt applications will detect which style to use. The look and feel of + your applications can also be easily customized in a fraction of + the time and lines of code required for traditional UI styling with + Qt Style Sheets. + + \section2 Advanced Text Layout Engine + + Qt for Windows CE supports TrueType® and raster fonts. Qt also has + extended Unicode support and right-to-left languages. Qt’s rich text + engine adds capabilities for complex text layouts including tables, + path tracing and text which flows around shapes. + + \section2 Qt for Windows CE/Mobile also provide support for: + + \list + \o Graphics Acceleration using \l{Qt for Windows CE and OpenGL + ES}{OpenGL ES} + \o \l{Graphics View Framework}{2D graphics canvas} capable of + handling millions of items. + \o \l{Qt Designer Manual}{Qt Designer} for GUI layout and + forms builder. + \o \l{Qt Linguist Manual}{Qt Linguist} provides internationalization + and translation features. + \endlist + + Applications created with Qt for Windows CE/Mobile can be ported to + Symbian, Maemo and any other OS that Qt supports. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. + */ /*! @@ -367,233 +365,232 @@ \title Support for Embedded Linux \brief Platform support for Embedded Linux. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Embedded Linux - - Qt is the leading application and UI framework for devices powered - by embedded Linux. You can use Qt to create highly memory efficient - devices and applications that have completely unique user experiences. - - Qt runs anywhere Linux runs. Qt’s intuitive API means fewer lines of - code and higher level functionality in less time. Use the code from - one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} - {supported platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on Embedded Linux - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Linux platforms} - - Qt supports a wide range of Linux platform variants. - \o \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Requirements}{Qt for Embedded Linux - Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Embedded Linux. - \o \l{Installing Qt for Embedded Linux}{Installing Qt for Embedded - Linux} - Build Qt for development on Embedded Linux. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Embedded Linux}{Platform and - Compiler Notes - Embedded Linux} - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Embedded Linux + + Qt is the leading application and UI framework for devices powered + by embedded Linux. You can use Qt to create highly memory efficient + devices and applications that have completely unique user experiences. + + Qt runs anywhere Linux runs. Qt’s intuitive API means fewer lines of + code and higher level functionality in less time. Use the code from + one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} + {supported platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on Embedded Linux + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Linux platforms} + - Qt supports a wide range of Linux platform variants. + \o \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Requirements}{Qt for Embedded Linux + Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Embedded Linux. + \o \l{Installing Qt for Embedded Linux}{Installing Qt for Embedded + Linux} - Build Qt for development on Embedded Linux. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Embedded Linux}{Platform and + Compiler Notes - Embedded Linux} - Platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Embedded Linux Development - - On top of all the tools and API and class libraries that Qt offers, - such as WebKit, Qt for Embedded Linux provides you with key components - for an optimized embedded development environment. - - \section2 Compact and Efficient Windowing System \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Classes}{QWS} - - Qt builds on the standard API for embedded Linux devices with its own - compact window system. Qt-based applications write directly to the - Linux framebuffer, eliminating the need for the X11 windowing system. - - \section2 Virtual Frame Buffer (QVFb) - - Qt for Embedded Linux provides a \l{The Virtual Framebuffer}{virtual - frame buffer} that will match the physical device display, pixel for - pixel. This gives the developer a realistic testing infrastructure - testing on the desktop where the frame buffer simulates the physical - device display’s width, height and color depth. - - \section2 Inter-Process Communication (IPC) - - IPC allows for creation of rich multi-application user experiences. - Two main concepts define inter-process communication: channels and - messages. - - \section2 Extended Font Format - - Qt supports a wide range of font formats on embedded Linux including: - TrueType®, Postscript® Type1 and Qt pre-rendered fonts. Qt has - extended Unicode support including automatic data extraction at build - time and automatic update at runtime. - - Plug-ins for custom font formats are also available allowing new font - engines to be easily added at runtime. Font sharing capabilities - between applications allow for increased memory efficiency. - - Applications created with Qt for Embedded Linux can be ported to - Windows CE and any other OS that Qt supports. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Embedded Linux Development + + On top of all the tools and API and class libraries that Qt offers, + such as WebKit, Qt for Embedded Linux provides you with key components + for an optimized embedded development environment. + + \section2 Compact and Efficient Windowing System \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Classes}{QWS} + + Qt builds on the standard API for embedded Linux devices with its own + compact window system. Qt-based applications write directly to the + Linux framebuffer, eliminating the need for the X11 windowing system. + + \section2 Virtual Frame Buffer (QVFb) + + Qt for Embedded Linux provides a \l{The Virtual Framebuffer}{virtual + frame buffer} that will match the physical device display, pixel for + pixel. This gives the developer a realistic testing infrastructure + testing on the desktop where the frame buffer simulates the physical + device display’s width, height and color depth. + + \section2 Inter-Process Communication (IPC) + + IPC allows for creation of rich multi-application user experiences. + Two main concepts define inter-process communication: channels and + messages. + + \section2 Extended Font Format + + Qt supports a wide range of font formats on embedded Linux including: + TrueType®, Postscript® Type1 and Qt pre-rendered fonts. Qt has + extended Unicode support including automatic data extraction at build + time and automatic update at runtime. + + Plug-ins for custom font formats are also available allowing new font + engines to be easily added at runtime. Font sharing capabilities + between applications allow for increased memory efficiency. + + Applications created with Qt for Embedded Linux can be ported to + Windows CE and any other OS that Qt supports. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. + */ /*! \page symbian-support.html \title Support for Symbian \brief Platform support for Symbian. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Symbian - - Qt provides support for the Symbian platform with integration - to the S60 framework. If you are developing apps for the Symbian, - Maemo or MeeGo platforms in most cases, you can use Qt under the - free LGPL licensing option. Qt is cross-platform, and that means - that you can use the code from one single code-base and rebuild - for all \l{Supported Platforms}{supported platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on Symbian - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported platform} - - Details on the Qt support for Symbian. - \o \l{Qt for the Symbian platform Requirements}{Qt for the - Symbian platform Requirements} - Software required to run Qt - on Symbian. - \o \l{Installing Qt for the Symbian platform}{Installing Qt - for the Symbian platform} - Build Qt for Symbian development. - \o \l{Platform Notes - Symbian}{Platform Notes - Symbian} - - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section1 Qt on Symbian + + Qt provides support for the Symbian platform with integration + to the S60 framework. If you are developing apps for the Symbian, + Maemo or MeeGo platforms in most cases, you can use Qt under the + free LGPL licensing option. Qt is cross-platform, and that means + that you can use the code from one single code-base and rebuild + for all \l{Supported Platforms}{supported platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on Symbian + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported platform} + - Details on the Qt support for Symbian. + \o \l{Qt for the Symbian platform Requirements}{Qt for the + Symbian platform Requirements} - Software required to run Qt + on Symbian. + \o \l{Installing Qt for the Symbian platform}{Installing Qt + for the Symbian platform} - Build Qt for Symbian development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Symbian}{Platform Notes - Symbian} + - Platform specific notes. \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Symbian Development - - On top of all the tools and the API and class libraries that Qt - offers, Qt provides you with added functionality for an optimized - Symbian development experience. - - \section2 Native Look and Feel - - Qt will detect which theme the phone is running and applies the - style at runtime to your Qt application. The look and feel of your - applications can also be easily customized in a fraction of the - time and lines of code required for traditional UI styling with - Qt Style Sheets. - - \section2 Graphics Features - - Qt for Symbian contains a powerful paint engine that provides - features such as anti, aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. - It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. It - is already targeting future device technology by supporting hardware - acceleration using OpenVG. - - \section2 Device Configurations - - Using Qt for Symbian all supported Symbian devices provides automatic - support for swiching between landscape and portrait mode, different - screen resolutions as well as touch screen and key pad input. - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - \section3 Licensing - - Qt for Symbian is available under the Qt Commercial License, the LGPL - v. 2.1 "LGPL") and the GPL v. 3.0. Symbian currently licenses their - software products under either the Symbian Foundation License or the - Eclipse Public License ("EPL"). While the LGPL and the EPL are not - compatible and may not be combined on a file-by-file basis, they may - be used in a common environment provided that the interaction between - Qt and Symbian is limited to: dynamic linking, inter-process - communication and data exchange. Therefore, most Symbian developers - can use Qt for Symbian under the LGPL. - - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Symbian Development + + On top of all the tools and the API and class libraries that Qt + offers, Qt provides you with added functionality for an optimized + Symbian development experience. + + \section2 Native Look and Feel + + Qt will detect which theme the phone is running and applies the + style at runtime to your Qt application. The look and feel of your + applications can also be easily customized in a fraction of the + time and lines of code required for traditional UI styling with + Qt Style Sheets. + + \section2 Graphics Features + + Qt for Symbian contains a powerful paint engine that provides + features such as anti, aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. + It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. It + is already targeting future device technology by supporting hardware + acceleration using OpenVG. + + \section2 Device Configurations + + Using Qt for Symbian all supported Symbian devices provides automatic + support for swiching between landscape and portrait mode, different + screen resolutions as well as touch screen and key pad input. + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + \section3 Licensing + + Qt for Symbian is available under the Qt Commercial License, the LGPL + v. 2.1 "LGPL") and the GPL v. 3.0. Symbian currently licenses their + software products under either the Symbian Foundation License or the + Eclipse Public License ("EPL"). While the LGPL and the EPL are not + compatible and may not be combined on a file-by-file basis, they may + be used in a common environment provided that the interaction between + Qt and Symbian is limited to: dynamic linking, inter-process + communication and data exchange. Therefore, most Symbian developers + can use Qt for Symbian under the LGPL. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. */ /*! - \page maemo-support.html \title Support for Maemo \brief Platform support for Maemo. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on Maemo - - Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing - Maemo applications that can also be deployed across major - device and desktop operating systems without rewriting the source code. - If you are developing apps for the Symbian, Mameo platforms - in most cases, you can use Qt under the free LGPL licensing option. - Qt is cross-platform, and that means that you can use the code from - one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} - {supported platforms}. Maemo 6 is now MeeGo. - - \section1 Getting Started on Maemo - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Maemo platforms} - - Qt support for Maemo versions. - \o \l{Qt for Maemo Requirements}{Qt for Maemo - Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Maemo. - \o \l{Installing Qt for Maemo}{Installing Qt for - Maemo} - Build Qt for Maemo development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Maemo}{Platform and - Compiler Notes - Maemo} - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section2 Qt on Maemo + + Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing + Maemo applications that can also be deployed across major + device and desktop operating systems without rewriting the source code. + If you are developing apps for the Symbian, Mameo platforms + in most cases, you can use Qt under the free LGPL licensing option. + Qt is cross-platform, and that means that you can use the code from + one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} + {supported platforms}. Maemo 6 is now MeeGo. + + \section1 Getting Started on Maemo + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported Maemo platforms} + - Qt support for Maemo versions. + \omit + \o \l{Qt for Maemo Requirements}{Qt for Maemo + Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on Maemo. + \o \l{Installing Qt for Maemo}{Installing Qt for + Maemo} - Build Qt for Maemo development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - Maemo}{Platform and + Compiler Notes - Maemo} - Platform specific notes. + \endomit \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for Maemo Development - - \section2 Native Look and Feel - - Qt will detect which theme the device is running and applies the - style at runtime to your Qt application. Widgets are optimized - for touch screen usage. - - \section2 Graphics Features - - Qt for Maemo provides a powerful paint engine that cotain - features such as anti aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. - It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. Qt - for Maemo also supports hardware acceleration using ARM NEON - and OpenGL ES 2.0. - - \section2 Device Configurations - - Applications developed with Qt for Maemo will across all - supported Maemo devices provide automatic support for switching - between landscape and portrait mode. They will support input methods, - including predictive text input and on-screen keyboard. The - applications will also have support for one finger touch events and - gestures, and have configurable kinetic scrolling. - - \section2 Maemo - Linux/X11 - - Qt supports a wide range of X11 platform variants, such as: Solaris, - AIX, HP-UX, Maemo 5 and MeeGo. Qt for Maemo contains all Qt modules - and features the same functionality as the Qt on X11 version. - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for Maemo Development + + \section2 Native Look and Feel + + Qt will detect which theme the device is running and applies the + style at runtime to your Qt application. Widgets are optimized + for touch screen usage. + + \section2 Graphics Features + + Qt for Maemo provides a powerful paint engine that cotain + features such as anti aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. + It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. Qt + for Maemo also supports hardware acceleration using ARM NEON + and OpenGL ES 2.0. + + \section2 Device Configurations + + Applications developed with Qt for Maemo will across all + supported Maemo devices provide automatic support for switching + between landscape and portrait mode. They will support input methods, + including predictive text input and on-screen keyboard. The + applications will also have support for one finger touch events and + gestures, and have configurable kinetic scrolling. + + \section2 Maemo - Linux/X11 + + Qt supports a wide range of X11 platform variants, such as: Solaris, + AIX, HP-UX, Maemo 5 and MeeGo. Qt for Maemo contains all Qt modules + and features the same functionality as the Qt on X11 version. + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. */ /*! @@ -602,115 +599,115 @@ \title Support for MeeGo \brief Platform support for MeeGo. \ingroup platform-specific - \ingroup platform-details - - \section2 Qt on MeeGo - - Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing - MeeGo applications that can also be deployed across major - device and desktop operating systems without rewriting the source code. - If you are developing apps for the Symbian, MeeGo platforms - in most cases, you can use Qt under the free LGPL licensing option. - Qt is cross-platform, and that means that you can use the code from - one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} - {supported platforms}. - - \section1 Getting Started on MeeGo - - \list - \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported MeeGo platforms} - - Qt support for MeeGo versions. - \o \l{Qt for MeeGo Requirements}{Qt for MeeGo - Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on MeeGo. - \o \l{Installing Qt for MeeGo}{Installing Qt for - MeeGo} - Build Qt for MeeGo development. - \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - MeeGo}{Platform and - Compiler Notes - MeeGo} - Platform specific notes. + \ingroup platform-details + + \section2 Qt on MeeGo + + Qt is a comprehensive application and UI framework for developing + MeeGo applications that can also be deployed across major + device and desktop operating systems without rewriting the source code. + If you are developing apps for the Symbian, MeeGo platforms + in most cases, you can use Qt under the free LGPL licensing option. + Qt is cross-platform, and that means that you can use the code from + one single code-base and rebuild for all \l{Supported Platforms} + {supported platforms}. + + \section1 Getting Started on MeeGo + + \list + \o \l{Supported Platforms}{Supported MeeGo platforms} + - Qt support for MeeGo versions. + \omit + \o \l{Qt for MeeGo Requirements}{Qt for MeeGo + Requirements} - Software required to run Qt on MeeGo. + \o \l{Installing Qt for MeeGo}{Installing Qt for + MeeGo} - Build Qt for MeeGo development. + \o \l{Platform and Compiler Notes - MeeGo}{Platform and + Compiler Notes - MeeGo} - Platform specific notes. + \endomit \o \l{Getting Started Guides}{Getting started} - \endlist - - \section1 Key Features for MeeGo Development - - \section2 Native Look and Feel - - Qt will detect which theme the device is running and applies the - style at runtime to your Qt application. Widgets are optimized - for touch screen usage. - - \section2 Graphics Features - - Qt for MeeGo provides a powerful paint engine that cotain - features such as anti aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. - It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. Qt - for MeeGo also supports hardware acceleration using ARM NEON, x86, - and OpenGL ES 2.0. - - \section2 Device Configurations - - Qt is the foundation of MeeGo UI and application development and - therefore Qt will be present in all upcoming MeeGo devices. Qt - can provide automatic support for: - \list - \o Switching between landscape and portrait mode - \o Input Methods, including predictive text input and on-screen - keyboard - \o Configurable kinetic scrolling - - \section2 Maemo - Linux/X11 - - Qt supports a wide range of X11 platform variants, such as: Solaris, - AIX, HP-UX, Maemo 5 and MeeGo. Qt for MeeGo contains all Qt modules - and features the same functionality as the Qt on X11 version. - - \section2 Cross-platform development using Qt Creator - - \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is - a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows - programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all - supported platforms. - - Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development - }{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} information. - - + \endlist + + \section1 Key Features for MeeGo Development + + \section2 Native Look and Feel + + Qt will detect which theme the device is running and applies the + style at runtime to your Qt application. Widgets are optimized + for touch screen usage. + + \section2 Graphics Features + + Qt for MeeGo provides a powerful paint engine that cotain + features such as anti aliasing, gradients, curves and transparency. + It also has animation support with timelines and easing curves. Qt + for MeeGo also supports hardware acceleration using ARM NEON, x86, + and OpenGL ES 2.0. + + \section2 Device Configurations + + Qt is the foundation of MeeGo UI and application development and + therefore Qt will be present in all upcoming MeeGo devices. Qt + can provide automatic support for: + \list + \o Switching between landscape and portrait mode + \o Input Methods, including predictive text input and on-screen + keyboard + \o Configurable kinetic scrolling + + \section2 Maemo - Linux/X11 + + Qt supports a wide range of X11 platform variants, such as: Solaris, + AIX, HP-UX, Maemo 5 and MeeGo. Qt for MeeGo contains all Qt modules + and features the same functionality as the Qt on X11 version. + + \section2 Cross-Platform Development using Qt Creator + + \l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator-snapshot/index.html}{Qt Creator} is + a complete Cross-platform IDE included in the Qt SDK. The IDE allows + programmers to create, build, debug and run Qt applications accross all + supported platforms. + + Additional \l{Cross-Platform and Platform-Specific Development} + information. */ - + /*! \page supported-platforms.html \title Supported Platforms \brief The platforms supported by Nokia for Qt. \ingroup platform-specific - \group platform-details - - Qt is a cross-platform application and UI framework. Using Qt, - you can write web-enabled applications once and deploy them - across desktop, mobile and embedded operating systems without - rewriting the source code. - - \section1 Qt is available for the following platforms: - - \table - \header - \o {2,1} Qt Cross Platform Support - \header - \o {1,1} Desktop - \o {1,1} Mobile/Embedded - \row - \o \l{Support for Windows}{Windows} - \o \l{Support for Windows CE and Windows Mobile.}{Windows CE and Windows Mobile.} - \row - \o \l{Support for Linux/X11}{Linux/X11} - \o \l{Support for Embedded Linux}{Embedded Linux} - \row - \o \l{Support for Mac}{Mac OS X} - \o \l{Support for Symbian}{Symbian} - \row - \o - \o\l{Support for MeeGo}{MeeGo} - \o\l{Support for Maemo}{Maemo} - \endtable - - \section1 Supported platform details + \group platform-details + + Qt is a cross-platform application and UI framework. Using Qt, + you can write web-enabled applications once and deploy them + across desktop, mobile and embedded operating systems without + rewriting the source code. + + \section1 Qt is Available for the Following Platforms + + \table + \header + \o {2,1} Qt Cross Platform Support + \header + \o {1,1} Desktop + \o {1,1} Mobile/Embedded + \row + \o \l{Support for Windows}{Windows} + \o \l{Support for Windows CE and Windows Mobile}{Windows CE and Windows Mobile} + \row + \o \l{Support for Linux/X11}{Linux/X11} + \o \l{Support for Embedded Linux}{Embedded Linux} + \row + \o \l{Support for Mac OS X}{Mac OS X} + \o \l{Support for Symbian}{Symbian} + \row + \o + \o\l{Support for MeeGo}{MeeGo} + \o\l{Support for Maemo}{Maemo} + \endtable + + \section1 Supported Platform Details The Qt team strives to provide support for the platforms most frequently used by Qt users. We have designed our internal testing procedure to @@ -751,7 +748,7 @@ \o MSVC 2008 \row \o Microsoft Windows 7 \o MSVC 2008 - \row \o Apple Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" + \row \o Apple Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" \o As provided by Apple \row \o Apple Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" x86_64 (Cocoa 32 and 64bit) \o As provided by Apple @@ -770,9 +767,9 @@ \section1 Tier 2 Platforms Tier 2 platforms are subject to ad hoc and internal testing. However, Qt users - should note that errors may be present in released product versions for Tier 2 - platforms and, subject to resource availability, known errors in Tier 2 platforms - may or may not be corrected prior to new version releases. + should note that errors may be present in released product versions for Tier 2 + platforms and, subject to resource availability, known errors in Tier 2 platforms + may or may not be corrected prior to new version releases. \table \header \o Platform @@ -805,9 +802,9 @@ \o RVCT 2.2 [build 686 or later], WINSCW 3.2.5 [build 482 or later], GCCE (for applications) \endtable - \note The PPC architecture on Mac has been downgraded from tier 1 to tier 2 for 4.7. - - \section1 Tier 3 Platforms (Not supported by Nokia) + \note The PPC architecture on Mac has been downgraded from tier 1 to tier 2 for 4.7. + + \section1 Tier 3 Platforms (Not Supported by Nokia) All platforms not specifically listed above are not supported by Nokia. Nokia does not run its unit test suite or perform any other internal tests on platforms not @@ -830,7 +827,7 @@ warranties and conditions, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement with regard to the Licensed Software. - + \section1 Planned Changes for Qt 4.8 The following changes to the list of supported platforms are at time of publishing |