Category: Miscellaneous

>I just read about the Google Chrome OS – sounds nice. I wonder if it will be a simple view onto the cloud, or if it is time for a new Qt port :-)

>For all of you out there who wonder why Qt for Embedded Linux is nice – here is a tutorial on QVFb. I’d say, apart from the API and the general quality, that tool really makes the difference.

>The LearnQt site has been up for a couple of months now. There is a lot of writing in the pipeline, I just have to do some polishing (the famous 80/20 rule seems to apply). I’ve been meaning to extend the site to reflect my interests. Right now, it contains the generic Qt tutorial, but I’ve added a category called Embedded Linux with articles on using Qt in embedded Linux (you guessed it from the category name, didn’t you :-P).

Also, there seems to be something odd with my WordPress template for the site. When looking at one individual article, instead of the main page or a Category listing, list bullets and block quotes break down. If there is any css wizard out there willing to help, I’d be more than happy. Do mail me at e8johan, gmail. The issue has been solved – thanks!

>As China blocks, let’s remember.

Democracy is not chaos, it is wealth. Wealth to the soul as well as to the body and society. Churchill put it nicely into words: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.“

For all of us enjoying the luxury of being able to speak, organize, move and express ourselves freely, I have a small poem by Martin Niemöller (cannot find the name of the author, comment if you know it).

In Germany they came first for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.

>Qt Software just announced the QtMobility project. This is great news. Especially the “…ONE application which can be deployed across MANY platforms (Nokia and non-Nokia platforms).” This is yet another confirmation that Nokia did not acquire Trolltech to turn Qt into an S60 API – cross platform (or, as QtS says deploy everywhere!) is still important.

>I just ran into the Wolfram|Alpha site (found it via NyTeknik). The site is amazing. Try, for instance, to search for a substance: caffeine. The result not only includes a nice picture of the molecule, but also quite a few facts about the substance.

Looking a molecules is fun, but the man behind W|A was also responsible for Mathematica. So, go ahead, enter a formula: sin(x)^2. The result includes period, a plot, derivate, integral, but also the steps taken to reach the results. I can imagine one or two maths students using this.

Well, sorry for bugging you with this – but I was absolutely stunned when I ran into the site. It has earned itself one of my bookmarks!

Update! This makes it less attractive: Groklaw – Terms of Use: A Real Difference Between Wolfram|Alpha and Google.

>I’ve just updated the Learn Qt tutorial with an entry on Layout Basics. I think that this is the last chapter before I can start putting together a “real” example application.

>A couple of days ago I added a new chapter about the Qt build system to Learn Qt Tutorial. I’m also happy to announce that Ankur Gupta has contributed the first guest entry – a guide to where to find information about Qt.

I’d also like to take this opportunity and thank Qt Software for the new top banner. It looks great!

>I wonder what’s up with QtDemo? I have this in both Linux and Win32 on my laptop. Could it be the ATI X1800 graphics card, or is it something else…

Update! Helder told me to add the -low argument and that makes it work…

>Added a new chapter to the Learn Qt site and created a TOC type of page for the tutorial entries.