Alan Alpert wrote: > On Wed, 4 May 2011 19:33:55 ext Stephen Kelly wrote: >> Alan Alpert wrote: >> > On Wed, 4 May 2011 03:39:22 ext Jason H wrote: >> >> I thought with modularization, that what is in "qt 4.8" should matter >> >> less and less. >> >> >> >> For instance, there is a QML2 plugin that will work with QML1 >> >> http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/05/03/qml-shadereffectitem-on- >> >> qgraphicsview/ >> >> >> If everything except the core is a plug in, then what is in 4.8 should >> >> be less relevant. >> > >> > That plugin is a QML1 plugin designed to emulate a QML2 element. As far >> > as I'm aware, it is a completely different element (C++-wise). But it >> > does aim for QML source compatibility, like the QML2 elements designed >> > to act like the QML1 elements we all know and love. Modularization >> > doesn't do anything to solve this problem, alas, as QtQuick 1 and >> > QtQuick 2 will still be incompatible. >> >> Will it be possible to import QtQuick 1.0 while QtQuick 2.0 is shipped? >> > > The theory (and there's no answer 'in practice' yet because QtQuick isn't > shipped) is that when QtQuick 2.0 comes, you can still import QtQuick 1.0 > and it works fine. Since they're incompatible QtQuick 1.0 elements and > QtQuick 2.0 elements will not be able to coexist in the same application, > but your QtQuick 1.0 application will not stop working when 2.0 arrives - > you'll have the option to upgrade it to 2.0 when you're ready. > >> Wouldn't that mean complete duplication if they are so incompatible? > > Depends on your application. This is a major version change though, and so > they are not merely different (and incompatible) backends. You will likely > need to make changes throughout your code to use the new features > effectively. We are investigating ways to make this process easier, > particularly for applications where it is nearly identical. >
Ok, thanks for the info. Sounds comparable to a Qt 3 to 4 change in scope though not in scale. Cheers, Steve. _______________________________________________ Qt-qml mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt.nokia.com/mailman/listinfo/qt-qml
