Re: [linrad] Trolltech/Qt

[Richard Hosking <richardh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

OK - I didnt get to the point of downloading
Well back to the drawing board...

Richard


Robert McGwier wrote:

> The Trolltech/Qt embedded version is not free and may not be
> distributed.  Only Qt/X11 run on Linux is free.
>
> This is all reasonably clear if you actually read the licenses
> when you download and install the code.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Leif Asbrink
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:11 PM
> To: linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [linrad] Trolltech/Qt 
>
> Hi Richard and all,
>
>  
> > Trolltech/Qt has an embedded version which is designed to run on cut 
> > down embedded Linux Platforms. This does not
> > use the X graphics server but rather uses direct graphics routines 
> > similar to svgalib.
> > To the programming experts - Could Linrad be easily adapted to use these?
> >    
> I do not know what it would take to have Trolltech/Qt routines
> linked into Linrad instead of the svgalib package. 
> Once the routines are in place it should not be difficult at all
> to change Linrad so it will use them rather than the svgalib 
> package.
>
>  
> > If and when I get up to speed I would be willing to do some work on 
> > this. However it may well be a gigantic task.
> >    
> Have a look at vgatest. Are you able to convert this program 
> to Trolltech/Qt? Then there is a need for mousetest as well.
> If this conversion can be done and if Trolltech/Qt will be an 
> improvement, converting Linrad should not be difficult.
>
> 73
>
> Leif
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