Qt-Maemo

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== N900 ==
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Qt can be [[Qt4_Hildon#Installing_Qt_packages_in_Scratchbox|installed in scratchbox]] for development. For applications that use Qt and are installed via the application manager, the necessary Qt packages will automatically be installed.
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Supported Maemo version: 5 (Fremantle)
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Qt core packages (qtcore, xml...) are pre-installed on the device. The remaining packages (GUI, webkit...) are in the Application repository (enabled by default in every device). They are downloaded automatically when the user installs a package that depends on them. The OVI store can host Maemo Qt Applications as well as other official Maemo repositories.
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'''Qt 4.5 - community port''' core packages are already installed on the device.
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# Installing Qt binaries into the device:<br/><pre>sudo gainroot && apt-get install libqt4-gui</pre>
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# Installing Qt binaries and development packages in scratchbox:<br/><pre>fakeroot apt-get install libqt4-dev</pre>
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'''Qt 4.6''' is still under development. It is in [[extras-devel]]; To install Qt 4.6:
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# Add the extras-devel repository to <code>/etc/apt/source.list</code>. You can do this adding the following line to that file:<br/><pre>deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/ fremantle free non-free</pre>
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# Run<br/><pre>apt-get update</pre>
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# Install lib packages on the device with:<br/><pre>fakeroot apt-get install libqt4-maemo5-gui</pre>
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# Install dev packages in the SDK with:<br/><pre>fakeroot apt-get install libqt4-maemo5-dev</pre>
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Note:
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# The Qt 4.6 technology preview is installed to <code>/opt/qt4-maemo5</code>
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Supported Maemo version: 4.1 (Diablo)
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Latest stable packages are in the [[extras]] repository:
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deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free non-free
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deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/ diablo free non-free
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Install Qt binaries on the device:
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Revision as of 13:07, 28 January 2010


File:Kblogger.png News

20 Jan 10 - Qt Mobile Demos in extras-devel
19 Jan 10 - Qt 4.6 for Maemo 5 going Beta
15 Jan 10 - New Qt 4.5.3~git20090723-0maemo6 packages are now in Fremantle PR 1.1
22 Dec 09 - Qt example for MADDE (talk thread)
17 Dec 09 - declarative hits Maemo extras-devel repository
11 Dec 09 - Bye bye old static web pages.. all our pages are now in the Maemo Wiki. Old website is here


File:Intro.png What is Qt?

Qt (pronounced as the English word "cute") is a cross-platform application development framework. More information is available at the Qt website.

File:Rocket.png Maemo Qt main features

  • Hildon Style, so applications look like Hildon/GTK+ applications
  • Hildon Input Method, so applications can use the virtual keyboard
  • Hildon-specific widgets
    • partial support in Qt 4.5
    • Qt 4.6 will have full support, and is currently a technology preview

File:Fileview-preview.png Maemo Qt in Action

  • Diablo Maemo Qt
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  • Fremantle Maemo Qt
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File:Pda.png Supported Maemo devices

  • Nokia N800/N810 (OS2008/Maemo4.1/Diablo)
  • Nokia N900 (OS2009/Maemo5/Fremantle)

File:Ktorrent.png Installing Qt

Qt can be installed in scratchbox for development. For applications that use Qt and are installed via the application manager, the necessary Qt packages will automatically be installed.

File:Available-qtapps-32.pngAvailable and proposed Qt Applications

If you want to port a Qt application to Maemo or if you want to check if an application you love has been already ported.. this is the place you would like to check;

File:Help-contents.png Documentation

Qt:

Non-Qt stuff:



File:Bug.png Bug tracking

File:Helmet.png Code

File:Preferences-desktop-user.png Get Help