Qt + Windows Phone 7
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WP7 doesn't have a native SDK; you can only use SilverLight. That means that at the moment, you can not port Qt to WP7. However, Nokia is supposed to have full access to WP can do whatever they like with it in terms of customization. I am not saying they will, as they announced they would not, but I suspect that is they really wanted, they could.
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The view of most developers that I have spoken to is that the market is only really willing to adopt two Mobile Operating Systems and unless something seismic happens those are going to be iPhone and Android. My big concern is not whether QT will be supported on Windows 7 Phone, but what will happen to QT in the long term. In my opinion, Nokia have backed the also ran and in this day and age, that may prove to be a terminal mistake! If Nokia have any sense they would get an Android port out for QT ASAP and then pray that they can make some money that way - Will Microsoft really let them do that - What do you think? - I am not sure things really look good for QT any more in the mobile space.
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I think that this scare level is too high for the current state-of-the-art.
I develop far from 1980 and I saw a lot of changes. When the only mobile phone was the only you those used by Scott to ask Spock to return on Enterprise these changes all was involving only the PC. What this has taught? that is the software is done in a right way, consciously, it can be ported without great difficulties.
The real question / hope is if other platforms have same features for interface development, but the answer is - with something already not clear - yes. Exploring several development platforms like X-Code and not only, as a matter of fact almost the major platforms are aligning their capabilities, because we see similar features on apps developed on apparently very different environments.Consider also that back the scene there is always Nokia: this means that I can expect on different platforms from the same producer similar methods and porting.
No one has never worked on web frameworks like ZEO? They work with python, integrated with java, css, html, xml dialects, c/c++ and more. But a lot of people develop and create good products. Here the situation is a bit simplified: we all work with c++ and some java. Qml ... We can hope for some similar scripting support, sure!
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In future,When Windows Phone 7 for Nokia available, Nokia definitely want their Qt applications and products to run in WP7 based Nokia devices.
Currently Qt is ported only in Symbian, maemo and meego.
After 11-2-11, Nokia has changed their strategy, and want to go with WP7, So they will definitely thinking of porting Qt in Windows Phone 7.
Otherwise Qt will find less audience.
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So, They want to use Qt only for Symbian, Maemo and Meego based devices.
Ya, At 11-2-11 ,they send one letter to all developer this "developer letter":http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nokia-developer-news/2011/02/11/letter-to-developers
I am talking about after one year.
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[quote author="qtrahul" date="1300719924"]So, They want to use Qt only for Symbian, Maemo and Meego based devices.
Ya, At 11-2-11 ,they send one letter to all developer this "developer letter":http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nokia-developer-news/2011/02/11/letter-to-developers
I am talking about after one year.
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qtrahul, so at this point I have no clear what do you mean. You write that Nokia port Qt on W7 but as is wrote in the letter you cite too, Andre is right. I thought too that Nokia opened a new way that names W7 that shortly coexist with Qt.
What seems a little illusion is the words about meego, if you read more about on the net. It is not ready yet for commercial devices and his destiny seems to be the same of maemo platform... but this last is only my opinion. -
@Gerolf: you anticipated of seconds what I was writing. Qt is for a lot of platforms, and Nokia is only one of the (big) players that works in Qt. The Qt community is opensource, and Nokia had the agreement to manage this but the prior condition is to leave Qt open and independent. As you can imagine thinking beyond Nokia devices to KDE desktop and embedded.
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Exactly. I tink that this "point" had been written in all colours and fonts here and not only. Is possible that someone think that with and intense thought that this can be ... then it became real ? :)
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[quote author="Gerolf" date="1320874639"]If you get a C++ compiler and the C++SDK for WP7, it would be possible. AFAIK, MS does not give that out....[/quote]
There are rumors that the next release of "Windows Phone called Tango will bring C++ support.":http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-Tango-will-speak-120-languages-might-bring-native-C-support_id26391
Having in mind also several recent blog posts from Digia about Qt Commercial on Windows 8 tablets I hope that Qt will be running on Windows Phone in (near) future :)
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[quote author="Gerolf" date="1320874639"]If you get a C++ compiler and the C++SDK for WP7, it would be possible. AFAIK, MS does not give that out....[/quote]
Apparently (I haven't looked into this much yet), it is possible to build (homebrew) C++ libraries for WP7 already:
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Well, but you can't publish them using the app store, can you?
There is already a "thread":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/forums/viewthread/13919/ discussing native code support on Windows Phone 7; it may qualify for a merger.
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Yes, I have the first hand info that C++ support is coming in the upcoming WP7 update. Apart from external factors if Qt is ported to WP7 then there will be more apps to its WP7. It is a value addition.
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WP7 to support C++
http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_phone_tango_to_bring_additional_languages_c_support-news-3739.php
Can someone confirm this news??
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[quote author="q8phantom" date="1328173411"]Can someone confirm this news??[/quote]
I haven't seen anything official yet. May be Nokia and Microsoft will announce it during Nokia developer day at MWC.
