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Is ROS still looking at using Qt?

asked 2011-02-15 06:58:57 -0600

Alex Bravo

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A while ago there was a discussion of moving from wxWidgets to Qt and PySide: Moving from wxWidgets to Qt

How does ROS community feel about Qt in light of recent Nokia-Microsoft partnership announcement?

Qt group did provide an update yesterday: Update on Qt

PySide also seems to be unaffected: Turmoil at Nokia -- no immediate effect on PySide

Update 2/16/2011: 3 videos of Nokia CTO talking about the future of Qt

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answered 2011-02-15 07:11:52 -0600

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If there is any affect on Qt, it would mostly seem related to the mobile space. Qt already has a large userbase and demand in the desktop space, so I don't see much affect. Relative to wxWindows, Qt still seems the better choice.

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The main question, "Is ROS still looking at using Qt?" still isn't really answered. What's the status of plans for this transition? E-turtle?

Patrick Bouffard ( 2011-03-30 05:42:17 -0600 )edit

Alex is working on transitioning some of our existing tools (xdot, rxgraph, smach_viewer) to qt. Future tools will be built in Qt. There is no particular schedule for the overall transition, but we are soliciting help with 'handoff' tickets for those willing to assist.

kwc ( 2011-03-30 09:39:47 -0600 )edit

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