Am 22.06.16 um 10:36 schrieb Bo Thorsen: > Den 21-06-2016 kl. 22:55 skrev Jason H: >> I feel like the last few releases have been run by the trolls, and >> not the users of Qt. I was hoping open governance would enable the >> community to direct Qt development, but I seem to have misinterpreted >> what it means. I'm looking for what's going into 5.8.. not much >> listed on the releases page. >> >> I'd like to suggest that mobile get some much needed love. >> - Application state transitions; Foreground, background >> - Background processing API >> - Screen wake lock API >> - In-app Notifications: local, remote >> >> While I have those characterized as "mobile" there are things like >> notifications occurring on desktop platforms. >> >> Any thoughts? > > There's only one reason why you don't see more features for the mobile > parts: There are not enough developers on it. And that's not because > QtCompany is doing anything wrong, they just have their priorities > different from what you have. > > Personally I don't care about mobile at all. I haven't had a mobile > customer since 2011 and I don't see that changing. My focus is almost > entirely on Linux embedded and Windows desktop. Those are the areas > where a lot of applications are written. > > I'd love to see the mobile platforms thrive. But unless you Qt users > start becoming Qt developers and contribute to it, I don't see that > happening. hmmm the only reason for me to use Qt is mobile using new Qt Quick Controls 2 Qt is a great platform for mobile app development and I hope many new developers will start with Qt on mobile to make this easier I'm writing example apps and a blog series http://j.mp/qt-x
I really hope that there will be development on the topics Jason H mentioned above ekke > > Bo Thorsen, > Director, Viking Software. > _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
