On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:36 AM, Abdul Mateen <abmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the quick answers, I got a initial idea to start with Qt > development for N900 and onwards. I think Qt should be the official UI > framework because of its designers support also, it is easy and > straightforward for development in C/C++. > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Paul Drummond <paul.drumm...@iode.co.uk>wrote: > >> Hi Abdul, >> >> I am in the same position - I also have Android experience and am new to >> Maemo. >> >> I have been doing a bit of research over the last few days and my feeling >> at the momemt is that the Maemo community is in a state of transistion so >> it's a confusing time for new developers to jump in! >> >> Currently, GTK+ is the official tookit for Maemo 5 and Qt is a "community >> supported" alternative. But for Maemo 6, the roles will be swapped - Qt >> will become the official UI framework and GTK+ will still be available as a >> "community supported" alternative. >> >> Qt is the preferred UI framework because of it's cross-platform support. >> The idea being you will be able to develop a single app and deploy it on >> many mobile platforms (at least Symbian and Maemo). >> >> So what is the recommended approach if you want to develop a N900 app >> right now? Well, Qt 4.6 is still only a technoloy preview for Maemo but it >> sounds as if it's still the recommended framework for new development. Can >> a more experience maemo confirm this please? >> >> 2009/12/3 Abdul Mateen <abmat...@gmail.com> >> >>> Hi, >>> I am a newbie for maemo , having extensive experience developing for >>> Android platform, I want to ask here, should I start with Qt ? or GTK+ or >>> they will have the same impact, is there any difference in between the two >>> considered with maemo development, officially GTK+ is supported? can we do >>> everything with Qt we can do with GTK+ ? >>> >>> Thank You,. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> maemo-developers mailing list >>> maemo-developers@maemo.org >>> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Iode Software Ltd, registered in England No. 6299803. >> >> Registered Office Address: 3 Copper Beech Close, Dunnington, York, North >> Yorkshire, YO19 5PY. >> >> This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("the intended >> recipient(s)") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is >> privileged and confidential within the meaning of applicable law. If you are >> not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. >> The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views >> held by The Company. >> > >
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