Users' questions

Should I use Qt Quick or Qt widgets?

Should I use Qt Quick or Qt widgets?

As such, Qt Widgets could be considered low-level compared to Qt Quick. But this implies that in the long run, a Qt Widgets project will run faster and have better performance. Being low-level can be good though, as Qt Widgets is more exposed to native API (the QtCore module, Qt Style Sheets, etc).

What is Qt widget application?

In this topic, we teach basic Qt knowledge by implementing a simple Notepad application using C++ and the Qt Widgets module. The application is a small text editor which allows you to create a text file, save it, print it, or reopen and edit it again. You can also set the font to be used.

Is Qt widgets deprecated?

The status of the module is “Done” i.e. it’s maintained and tweaked but no revolutions are planned. It’s been so from the beginnings of Qt 5 around 5 years ago. Widgets are not going away anytime soon.

What is difference between Qt and Qt Quick?

A QML document describes a hierarchical object tree. QML is the language; its JavaScript runtime is the custom V4 engine, since Qt 5.2; and Qt Quick is the 2D scene graph and the UI framework based on it. These are all part of the Qt Declarative module, while the technology is no longer called Qt Declarative.

Which is better Qt Quick or Qt widget stack?

Qt Quick is a declarative, smartphone-style user interface with support for a lot of the cool animation transitions that are common in smartphone apps. Quick is also a good choice for rapidly developing a prototype.

Why are not more desktop apps written with Qt?

As a result of (2), C++ IDEs and tools can flag Qt expressions as errors, because they do not understand Qt’s specifics. This almost forces use of QtCreator or a textual only editor like vim.

Which is better, Qt widgets or Kirigami?

For example QWidgets is an extremely buggy on Wayland which makes it unsuitable for a new modern application. Kirigami is probably your best bet to get QCC 2. Thanks for letting me know about the issue with Wayland and Widgets. I’ve heard of kirigami. Do you think it’s possible for my friend to develop the app with Kirigami on Windows?

Which is better QML or a widget system?

Qml is simply way more flexible, you can anchor items wherever you want instead of using the limited layout system of widgets. There are almost no platform-dependency flaws while widgets are full of these. And the property binding system makes it so damn easy to keep your ui in sync with your model. Thanks!