Yes, the new "worker object" method is not ideal. Its main weakness is the extra complexity and overhead. I guess we'll need to ask ourselves which poison is more tolerable for the scenario at hand: A lengthy approach, or a counter-intuitive approach?
Unfortunately, the documentation update did not pass the review process in time for the Qt 5 release -- there were more pressing issues for the reviewers to take care of, and I think not all the higher-ups are interested in making the change. Let's see if they get through for the Qt 5.0.1 release, scheduled for late January 2013.