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Am 29 Samstag, November 2003 06:41 vormittags schrieb Vaughn Treude:
I'm not too worried about buying the license for QT to sell Windows apps. I=
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buy the license and I can sell to my hearts content.
Thanks all.
Nathan
> That brings up another issue. I don't know about Gtk, but QT is extremely
> cross-platform, you get libraries for and recompile it on Mac and Windows.
> But if I'm not mistaken, the non-Linux platforms don't have free versions,
> and all of the commerical licenses are quite expensive - somewhere around=
a
> thousand bucks. A cheaper alternative for commercial QT projects is to
> use Borland's Kylix, which embeds the QT libraries. Kylix has a free
> version and a commercial version (around $300 or so) and you can use eith=
er
> C++ or their Delphi-style Object Pascal. Support is pretty crappy, though
> - you have to pay extra for just about everything, and good Kylix books a=
re
> hard to find. Even so, it's fairly powerful, and with a little digging you
> can usually find solutions on the Web. Another downside is that Kylix ap=
ps
> have a pretty big memory footprint, starting at 8MB when you first fire
> them up. Despite the fact that Kylix is a reasonably good IDE, I'll
> probably try something else on my next project. I'd like to go with Qt,
> especially since I prefer C++ - but due to cost issues, if it's a
> commercial thing I'd be inclined to go with Gtk+.
>
> Vaughn Treude
> Nakota Software, INc.
>
> On Friday 28 November 2003 21:17, you wrote:
> > Another thing regarding QT:
> > It is one of the most common GUI systems in embedded apps..Sharp
> > Zarious, for instance, uses QT..though they are using the Embedded
> > versoin, which costs dollars.
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 17:38, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> > > On Nov 28, 2003, at 12:26 AM, Nathan England wrote:
> > > > Has anyone come across any comparative articles discussing benefits
> > > > of Gtk+,
> > > > QT, and the benefits of one over the other?
> > > > I'm interested in any good articles. Any recommendations?
> > > > I'm not talking about KDE vs. Gnome. I want just the library
> > > > information.
> > >
> > > There are lots of reasons for going with one or the other.. but in my
> > > experience, it always comes down to the these two:
> > >
> > > 1. Gtk+ is C, Qt is C++
> > > 2. Gtk+ is free to use for commercial projects, Qt isn't
> > >
> > > For instance, I tend to always gravitate towards C++ given a choice.
> > > I've done some Gtk+ programming over the years (mostly back in the day
> > > during my attempts at cross-desktop interoperability) and I've always
> > > found it extremely frustrating. It's a PITA to do any kind of
> > > programming using Gtk+ while Qt makes it nearly trivial... to me. I'=
ve
> > > run across scores of people that had the exact opposite reaction,
> > > though. C is the only language to use while C++ just adds unnecessary
> > > cruft. I haven't run across all that many people that have liked BOTH
> > > Gtk+ and Qt, though.
> > >
> > > Really, both a very full-featured. Get a few tutorials on programming
> > > for both and try them out yourselves. I'd bet that you'd discover
> > > pretty quickly which one you preferred.
> > >
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