diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc | 103 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/platforms/symbian-support.qdoc | 135 |
3 files changed, 97 insertions, 143 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc index 9896b08..68015a6 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/platform-notes.qdoc @@ -406,17 +406,102 @@ \page platform-notes-symbian.html \title Platform Notes - Symbian \contentspage Platform Notes + \ingroup platform-specific + \brief Information about the state of support for the Symbian platform. - This page contains information about the Symbian platforms Qt is currently known - to run on. More information about the combinations of platforms and compilers - supported by Qt can be found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. + As with any port, the maturity for Qt for Symbian has not yet reached the + same level as other established Qt ports. This page documents the current + notes for the Symbian port. + + \section1 Source Compatibility + + Qt for Symbian provides the same level of source compatibility guarantee as + given for other platforms. That is, a program which compiles against a given + version of Qt for Symbian will also compile against all future versions of the + same major release. + + \section1 Binary Compatibility + + As with every supported platform, we will strive to maintain + application behavior and binary compatibility throughout the lifetime of + the Qt 4.x series. However, due to the fact that Symbian support is newly + added in 4.6.0, there is a slight possibility that minor corrections to the + application binary interface (ABI) might be required in 4.6.1, in order to + ensure compatibility going forward. Any such change will be clearly + documented in the release notes for 4.6.1. + + \section1 Supported Devices + + Qt is designed to work on any device which runs one of the following + versions of Symbian: + + \table + \header \o Symbian Version + \row \o S60 3.1 + \row \o S60 3.2 + \row \o S60 5.0 (Symbian ^1) + \endtable + + Qt has received \l{Tier 1 Platforms}{Tier 1} testing on the following phone models: + + \table + \header \o Phone + \row \o Nokia 5800 + \row \o Nokia E71 + \row \o Nokia E72 + \row \o Nokia N78 + \row \o Nokia N95 + \row \o Nokia N97 + \row \o Samsung i8910 + \endtable + + \section1 Supported Functionality + + The following technologies and classes are not currently supported: + + \table + \header \o Technology + \o Note + \row \o QtConcurrent + \o Planned for future release. + \row \o QtDBus + \o No current plans to support this feature. + \row \o QtOpenGL ES + \o Planned for future release. + \row \o Printing support + \o No current plans to support this feature. + \row \o Qt3Support + \o No current plans to support this feature. + \endtable + + The following technologies have limited support: + + \table + \header \o Technology + \o Note + \row \o QtSql + \o The only driver supported is SQLite. + \row \o QtMultimedia + \o Although the module itself is supported, no backend for Symbian + is currently available. However, there is a backend available + for Phonon. + \endtable + + \section1 Known Issues + + Known issues can be found by visiting the + \l{http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/pages/Qt460KnownIssues}{wiki page} with an + up-to-date list of known issues, and the list of bugs can be found by + \l{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG/component/19171}{browsing} the + S60 component in Qt's public task tracker, located at + \l{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/}{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/}. - For information about mixing exceptions with Symbian leaves, - see \l{Exception Safety with Symbian} + For information about mixing exceptions with Symbian leaves, see + \l{Exception Safety with Symbian}. \section1 Multimedia and Phonon Support - Qt provides a backend for Qt's multimedia module, Phonon, which supports + Qt provides a backend for Qt's Phonon module, which supports video and sound playback through Symbian's Multimedia Framework, MMF. In this release the support is experimental. Video playback may have @@ -429,7 +514,11 @@ In addition, there exists a backend for the Helix framework. However, due to it not shipping with Qt, its availability depends on the Symbian - platform in use. If available, it is loaded instead of the MMF plugin. + platform in use. If available, it is loaded in preference over the MMF + plugin. The Helix plugin requires Symbian signed capabilities. If the + application does not have those capabilities, the MMF plugin, if present on + the device, will be loaded instead. The capabilities the Helix backend + requires are AllFiles, DiskAdmin and MultimediaDD. */ diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc index 2b4792f..560ddfe 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/supported-platforms.qdoc @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \o gcc (\l{http://www.codesourcery.com/}{Codesourcery version)} \row \o Windows CE 5.0 (ARMv4i, x86, MIPS) \o MSVC 2005 WinCE 5.0 Standard (x86, pocket, smart, mipsii) - \row \o \l {Qt for Symbian} {Symbian (S60 3.1, 3.2 and 5.0)} + \row \o Symbian (S60 3.1, 3.2 and 5.0) \o RVCT, GCCE, WINSCW \endtable diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/symbian-support.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/symbian-support.qdoc deleted file mode 100644 index 916eda5..0000000 --- a/doc/src/platforms/symbian-support.qdoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -/**************************************************************************** -** -** Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). -** All rights reserved. -** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com) -** -** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit. -** -** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$ -** No Commercial Usage -** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed. -** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions -** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying -** this package. -** -** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage -** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser -** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software -** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the -** packaging of this file. Please review the following information to -** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements -** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html. -** -** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional -** rights. These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception -** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package. -** -** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact -** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com. -** -** -** -** -** -** -** -** -** $QT_END_LICENSE$ -** -****************************************************************************/ - -/*! - \page symbian-support.html - \title Qt for Symbian - \ingroup platform-specific - \brief Information about the state of support for the Symbian platform. - - Qt for Symbian is not yet fully on a par with other platforms with respect - to stability and feature support. This page documents the current shortcomings - of the Symbian port. - - \section1 Source Compatibility - - Qt for Symbian provides the same level of source compatibility guarantee as - given for other platforms. That is, a program which compiles against a given - version of Qt for Symbian will also compile against all future versions of the - same major release. - - \section1 Binary Compatibility - - As with every supported platform, we will strive to maintain - application behavior and binary compatibility throughout the lifetime of - the Qt 4.x series. However, due to the fact that Symbian support is - newly added in 4.6.0, it is possible that minor corrections to the - behavior and to the ABI in 4.6.1 will be required in order to ensure - compatibility going forward. If we break the binary compatiblity promise, - we will document such changes in the 4.6.1 release. - - \section1 Supported Devices - - Qt should generally work on any device which runs one of the following - versions of Symbian: - - \table - \header \o Symbian Version - \row \o S60 3.1 - \row \o S60 3.2 - \row \o S60 5.0 (Symbian ^1) - \endtable - - Qt has received Tier 1 testing on the following phone models: - - \table - \header \o Phone - \row \o Nokia 5800 - \row \o Nokia E71 - \row \o Nokia E72 - \row \o Nokia N78 - \row \o Nokia N95 - \row \o Nokia N97 - \row \o Samsung i8910 - \endtable - - \section1 Supported Functionality - - The following technologies and classes are not currently supported: - - \table - \header \o Technology - \o Note - \row \o QtConcurrent - \o - \row \o QtDBus - \o No current plans to support this feature. - \row \o QtOpenGL - \o Support for OpenGL ES planned for a future release. - \row \o Printing support - \o No current plans to support this feature. - \row \o Qt3Support - \o No current plans to support this feature. - \endtable - - The following technologies have limited support: - - \table - \header \o Technology - \o Note - \row \o QtSql - \o The only driver supported is SQLite. - \row \o QtMultimedia - \o Although the module itself is supported, no backend for Symbian - is available. However, there is a backend available for Phonon. - \endtable - - \section1 Known Issues - - Known issues can be found by visiting the - \l{http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/pages/Qt460KnownIssues}{wiki page} with an - up-to-date list of known issues, and the list of bugs can be found by - \l{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG/component/19171}{browsing} the - S60 component in Qt's public task tracker, located at - \l{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/}{http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/}. - -*/ - |