[quote author="bkamps" date="1339785531"]Too bad QtQuick doesn't offer some handy stuff to do something simple like showing a wait dialog...
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Well, with QML still being relatively new, you will have to wait for it (pun very much intended :P). Right now QML consists mostly of the basic building blocks. You are free to take it anywhere, but you have to do the "taking" yourself. Or look into some material from other people, like the desktop components, etc. Over time number of available components and add-ons will grow (if there is enough interest in QML).