[lug] QT 4 is out

[D. Stimits]

Timothy Klein wrote:
> On Jun 28, 2005, at 2:16 PM, D. Stimits wrote:
> 
>> Don't know if anyone here is interested, but Trolltech (http:// 
>> www.trolltech.com) finally released Qt 4, and made the windows  
>> version available under GPL (the linux version was always available  
>> under GPL, even when beta). I have to wonder though how long it'll  
>> take before distros start using version 4 in KDE, or how long it'll  
>> be till various distros make Qt 4 available at the same time as 3.
> 
> 
> I have a numerical differential equation solver that I want to wrap a  
> GUI around.  Currently, rather than target a specific platform, I've  
> been using Java.  Now, I can give Qt a whirl and do the same thing  
> (albeit a bit more painfully), as I can get free editions for X11,  Mac, 
> and Windows.  I'll have to try it one of these days.  (Although  I have 
> to admit I'm getting kind of used to Java ...).

You can already do that with Qt 3, widely available. I'm finding it easy 
to work with...do you have a URL for a screenshot of your java frontend? 
I imagine it'll take quite a while before version 4 is *widely* 
available on linux.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net