QScintilla v1.7.1 released
Riverbank Computing has released version 1.7.1 of QScintilla, the Qt port of the C++ editor class Scintilla. This is a minor bug-fix release which fixes a problem affecting older versions of GCC. Source download here.
« October 2006 | Main | December 2006 »
Riverbank Computing has released version 1.7.1 of QScintilla, the Qt port of the C++ editor class Scintilla. This is a minor bug-fix release which fixes a problem affecting older versions of GCC. Source download here.
Version 1.6.1 of the KDE office suite KOffice has been released. This includes three important new features, namely a colour filter in the image editor Krita, combo boxes in Forms in the database Kexi to take advantage of database relations (see screenshots here and paramater queries, also in Kexi. A security issue affecting MS Powerpoint imports is also fixed, and there are a number of bug fixes (see full changelog). Release notes here, with source and locale downloads, installation instructions, and links to binaries (currently for Kubuntu and SUSE).
Version 1.4.1 of Gwenview, the image viewer for KDE, has been released. Changes include:
For full changelog see home page. Screenshots here, downloads (source, links to distro and third-party binaries, dependency library sources) here. Requires KDE 3.4.
Version 0.7.5 of Smb4K, the Samba (SMB/CIFS) browser for KDE, has been released. This is a security update, fixing one serious bug "that could cause a corrupted /etc/sudoers file if debug or error output was received via stderr while reading the file for subsequent processing". Screenshots here, downloads (source, links to third-party binaries) here. Requires Qt/KDE 3.2 and Samba 3.
A second release candidate of version 0.8.9 of QtiPlot, an Origin-like scientific analysis and plotting application, has been released. This release contains "a lot of bugfixes and improvements". Screenshots linked off main page, downloads (source, binaries in return for donation) here. Stable version is 0.8.8 (same download location). Requires Qt 3.2.1 up to 3.3.7.
A new Kubuntu derivative, mEDUXa v1.0, has been released by the Canary Islands' Education, Culture and Sports department and will be deployed in the islands' schools. A major feature is its various Kiosk profiles, including one for four- to eight-year-olds.
A new beta of the Qt4 IDE Monkey Studio has been released. New features include being able to view contents of QString and QListView objects (while debugging, I presume) and "now you can view your personnel struct in a tree watch". (The developers are French). Screenshots here, downloads (source only) here. Requires Qt 4.1.
Riverbank Computing has announced that Mark Summerfield, of C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4 fame, is writing a new book entitled Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt, to be published in the summer of 2007. The book is to have five parts, the first covering Python for programmers familiar with object-oriented languages, the next three covering GUI programming with Qt but from a Python perspective, and the fifth containing longer examples: a custom widget, dialog, model/view example and "a more substantial application".
A first release candidate of version 0.9 of digiKam, the digital photo management app for KDE, has been released. Changes since the last beta include:
A parallel release candidate of digiKam Image Plugins has also been released; this is also a bug fix release, with one crash bug fixed. Screenshots here, downloads for both packages (source only) available here. Requires KDE 3.3.
Version 2.4.4 of CMake, the cross-platform build tool used for KDE 4 and widely used in Qt projects such as Scribus, has been released. Changes affecting Qt developers include:
Other changes include support for Python 2.5 and QNX, better finding for Java and Ruby and CPack bundled as standard; full changelog here. Downloads (Windows installer, Mac OS X universal binary, varous Unix and Linux binaries and source in Windows and Unix linefeed forms) here.
RegDeveloper, the Register's page of news and analysis for developers, has a three-page feature on Qt. The article focuses on the MOC (meta-object compiler), signals and slots, Qt Designer and integration with Visual Studio .NET. Clearly the focus is on the commercial developer, as the article is called "Cross platform development for Windows and Mac OS X", although the toolkit as the basis for KDE is mentioned.
Version 2.0 of kAnyRemote, a multi-protocol remote-control application for KDE, has been released. New features include the beginnings of "Bemused-like functionality", a new configuration file format, and a Java client for JSR82-compatible phones. Screenshots here, source downloads of anyremote (for the console) and kAnyRemote here with instructions and package links here. What version of KDE is required the homepage does not say.
Trolltech has decided to issue bleeding-edge snapshots of the development version of Qt, according to Lars Knoll on QDevBlog. These can be downloaded from FTP at ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/snapshots or via rsync (see the blog entry linked above for the addresses). The snapshots are unsupported but contain a number of new features which are expected to appear in Qt 4.3.
Trolltech has announced that it is to hold a focus group in Munich on 21st November this year at which developers can give feedback on the Qt Jambi software (Java bindings for Qt). The meeting is to be held in German at 1600 and/or 1830 with a technology presentation in English.
Intending participants should download Qt Jambi and have to answer some preparatory questions; actual participants will receive Euro 150 compensation and rail transport and accommodation can be provided. Email eivind@trolltech.com if you want to participate.
Version 1.2 of SIR (Simple Image Resizer), which can resize and rotate images of various formats, has been released. New features:
Screenshots and downloads (source, link to Slackware package) on KDE Apps.
The first official release of D-Bus, Freedesktop.org's inter-process messaging system, is out. The system is being adopted in KDE 4 as a replacement for KDE 3's DCOP, and a D-Bus module is also present in Qt 4.2 styled in a way to make it familiar to KDE programmers familiar with DCOP. The source for D-Bus itself can be downloaded here; bindings are available for GLib (GTK), Python, Java, Qt 4 (bundled with 4.2), Perl, C++, Pascal, Qt 3 and .NET. The system presently works on all Unix platforms including Mac OS X; there is a Windows port here which is expected to be merged with the official D-Bus.
A new development version of the Visual Basic-like development environment Gambas has been released. Changes in version 1.9.46 include:
Full changelog here. Screenshots here, source downloads here. Stable version (recommended for production work) is 1.0.17 (same download location). Requires KDE 3, PostgreSQL and MySQL development packages to compile.
The QObject Class in Qt4: 9.1 QObject's Child Managment
Informit.com has published a chapter from Alan & Paul Ezust's book Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt 4 discussing the QObject class, the Qt class which handles signals and slots, parent-child object relationships and internationalisation and from which widget, layout and network connection classes are derived.
Version 0.7.4 of Smb4K, the Samba (open-source SMB/CIFS) share browser for KDE, has been released. This is a bug fix release (see changelog here which also includes updates to translations and the handbook. Screenshots here, downloads (source, links to third-party binaries) here. Requires KDE/Qt 3.2 and Samba 3.
Version 1.3.3.5 of Scribus, the Qt-based open-source desktop publishing (DTP) application, has been released. New features:
Screenshots here, downloads (source and binaries for various platforms) on the home page. Uses Qt 3.3.
Version 1.2.6 of Tellico, the personal collections manager for KDE, has been released. Changes:
Screenshots and downloads (source with links to third-party binaries) on home page. Requires KDE 3.3; other requirements listed on home page.
Version 0.9.7 of KEuroCalc, a currency conversion utility for KDE (not just for European currencies) has been released. Changes:
Screenshots and dowloads (sources only so far for this version) on home page. Requires KDE 3.5. Last version for KDE 3.
A second beta of version 0.8.0 of KFTPGrabber, an FTP app for KDE which supports SSL, FXP transfers, tabbed multiple sessions and bookmarks, has been released. Changes include:
Screenshots here, downloads (source only) here. Requires KDE 3.3.
A release candidate of version 3.1.0 of Syntext Serna, a WYSIWYG XML editor, has been released. This version includes Dutch, French and German GUI localisation and enhanced navigation in tables. Screenshots here, downloads (free trial binaries for Windows, Mac and Linux; login required) here. Prices start from $89 for a single-platform personal version; the professional version, for up to 3 users, costs $199, while the enterprise version, for up to 10 users, costs $395 (full pricing details here.
Version 4.0.2414 of Google Earth, Google's virtual globe application based on satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS, has been released. New features include:
This was released on 1st Nov. Screenshots here, downloads (binaries for Windows, Mac and Linux, with required and recommended hardware) here. Requires Qt 3.
Version 2.0.5 of the KDE label and barcode app KBarcode has been released. Changes include:
Screenshots here, downloads (source, FC6 and SUSE 10 RPMs, links to Slackware packages) here. Requires KDE 3.3.
Version 4.9d of Bibble, a commercial "Professional Workflow and RAW Conversion" application which runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, has been released. This release contains several bug-fixes and support for the Leica Dlux3. Functional 14-day trial downloads are available here; the full version costs $69.95 (lite) or $129.95 (pro; differences here). The Linux version requires at least a Pentium 3 or Athlon XP and Linux kernel 2.4 or later.
Riverbank Computing yesterday issued three new versions of its Python-Qt bindings:
They have also released version 1.7 of QScintilla, a port of the Scintilla C++ editing class to Qt. The changelog for that is here; it features an updated Brazilian Portuguese translation, a merge of changes from version 1.71, and various bug fixes.
A second development snapshot of KDE 4 has been released, including source from all KDE modules, which builds on Qt 4.2. Application developers are strongly advised to work primarily on KDE 4 from now on. Packages are available for Kubuntu Edgy (instructions here) and for SUSE 10.0 and 10.1. Packages of Okular, the replacement for KPDF, have also been released.
A second beta of version 0.7 of Speedcrunch, a high-precision calculator which uses Qt 4, has been released. This version adds CMake support, a fix to "make install" when using qmake, updated Russian, French and Portuguese translations, and a number of math and user-interface bug fixes. Screenshots here, downloads (source, Klik download links) here. Requires Qt 4.
Version 1.4.4 of Amarok, the music player and archiver for KDE, has been released. New features include support for a DRM-free music store hosted by Magnatune, Rio Karma support and in total more than 100 bug fixes, including to the support for various other music playing devices. Screenshots here, downloads (source and various distro binaries) here. Requires KDE 3.3.