Riverbank Computing has announced the release of PyQt for the Maemo platform used on the Nokia internet tablets. It can be obtained through the PyQt for Maemo project, and only runs on OS 2008; instructions on how to install it here.
Trolltech has announced the release of version 4.4.2 of Qt Jambi, its Qt binding for Java. Like the recent maintainence release of Qt, this is a bug-fix release in response to user and customer feedback; detailed changelog is here. Open-source downloads (binaries for Windows, Mac and X11) here.
Riverbank Computing has announced the release of PyQt v4.4.3 and SIP v4.7.7. SIP is a tool for generating Python bindings for C and C++ libraries; PyQt is the Python bindings for Qt, based on SIP.
Changelog for PyQt:
Changelog for SIP:
Downloads for PyQt here, and for SIP here (Windows binary for PyQt available, otherwise just source tarballs).
Version 4.2 of eric4, the Python IDE which uses the PyQt bindings from Riverbank Computing, has been released. Changes include:
See the Qt Apps entry for a full changelog. Screenshots here, downloads (tarballs only, it's Python so no compiling) here. Requires Python 2.4, Qt 4.2, PyQt v4.1 and QScintilla v2.1.
Trolltech Releases Qt Jambi 4.3.5 — Trolltech
Trolltech has released the Java bindings for Qt 4.3.5, which was released last week. Qt Jambi 4.3.5_01 is a bug fix release, with among other things a fix for a crash bug in the Generator (full changelog for Jambi here and for Qt 4.3.5 here). Qt Jambi is available under the usual commercial or open-source licences; open source downloads are available here.
Riverbank Computing has announced the release of version 4.4.2 of PyQt, the Python bindings for Qt. This release contains bug fixes, support for the QRunnable and QThreadPool classes, and full support for Qt 4.4. Downloads (Source bundles, Windows installer) here. Requires SIP.
Mark Summerfield (of C++ GUI Programming fame) has written an introductory article on using the PyQt Undo framework. The four-page feature is at InformIT.
Trolltech Releases Qt Jambi 4.3.4
Trolltech has released version 4.3.4 of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. This "is a bug fix release, which solves a number of issues identified by testing and customer / open source user feedback". The changelogs are here for Jambi and here for Qt 4.3.4 itself. Open-source downloads available here.
Trolltech Releases Qt Jambi 4.4 Preview — Trolltech
Trolltech has released a preview of version 4.4 of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. The downloads, for all desktop platforms, are available under a special preview licence here in source and binary form.
Riverbank Computing has announced the release of new versions of the Python bindings for developing KDE applications. These are version 4.0.0, the newly stable KDE 4 bindings, and version 3.16.1, which "removes the need to patch the previous version". Source downloads of both are available here.
Riverbank Computing has announced the release of version 4.7.4 of SIP, the tool for producing Python bindings for C and C++ libraries, like Qt. This is mainly a bug fix release, including the correct handling of the Python package directory structure used in MacOS v10.5. Downloads here.
The Perl bindings for Qt4 have been released. Changelog (since the last RC):
Downloads (source, FC7 RPMs) here.
Trolltech has released the Java bindings for version 4.3.3 of Qt. The biggest change is a new QProperty class, replacing QPropertyManager which is deprecated and will be removed in v4.4. The full changelog is here. Open-source downloads are here; existing commercial developers will get a free upgrade.
A second test release of PerlQt 4 has been released. This adds the QtGui module and has a rewrite of part of the tutorial. Source downloads here. Note that this lacks modules other than Core and GUI.
Trolltech Issues Maintenance Release of Qt Jambi — Trolltech
Trolltech has released version 4.3.2_01 of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. Changes:
This is available, as usual, under the GPL (downloads here) or a commercial licence. An integration package for Eclipse (Windows and Linux only) can be found here.
An availability date has been set for Mark Summerfield's new book, Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt: The Definitive Guide to PyQt Programming. The estimated date is 19th October. The description promises that "through the book's realistic examples you'll discover a completely new PyQt 4-based programming approach, as well as coverage of many new topics, from PyQt 4's rich text engine to advanced model/view and graphics/view programming". The book is tested on all platforms with Python v2.5 and Qt and PyQt v4.2, and on Windows and Linux with Qt and PyQt v4.3. The hardback book runs to 648 pages and costs $49.99 (£35.99 in the UK). Mark Summerfield is the co-author of C++ GUI Programming With Qt 4.
Trolltech has issued a second release candidate of its Qt/Eclipse integration package, which adds Qt project creation and management to the CDT's C++ development plugin. The announcement reads: "since the first Release Candidate, work has gone into streamlining functionality and stability of the Eclipse Integration," says the announcement. The final release of the Eclipse Integration is to be expected before Q4 2007." Downloads are available here.
Trolltech has issued a first maintenance release of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. This release contains various bug fixes and optimisations, particularly to Juic, the generator and Designer; among the changes that stuck out were that emit, connect and disconnect (signal/slot-related functions) are now thread-safe. Full changelog is here; open-source downloads are available here along with downloads of the Eclipse integration package for Windows and Linux.
Riverbank Computing has announced a new version of PyQt, the Python language binding for Qt. Highlights include support for Qt v4.3.0, the pickling of several Qt classes and the use of partial functions as slots (changelog here, download here). Version 4.7 of SIP, their tool for generating Python bindings for C and C++ libraries (including Qt) has also been released; it includes support for composite and consolidated modules, and for pickling of wrapped classes and enums. PyQt v4.3 requires SIP v4.7. Changelog here, download here.
There is also an update for PyQt v3; version 3.17.3's main change is compatibility with SIP v4.7 (changelog here, download here).
The first version of Qyoto, the bindings of Qt to C#, has been released, along with user-interface and resource compilers. This version is for Qt 4.3 and is based on Smoke, the same language-independent library that is also behind Qt/Ruby and PerlQt. Read the above link for a brief demo. A new version (1.4.9) of RubyQt was released on 20th June (release notes here).
Trolltech has announced the final release of Qt Jambi version 4.3 (corresponding to Qt v4.3.0), the Java binding for Qt. Qt Jambi comes with an Eclipse integration plug-in and a generator program, which generates Java code based on C++ class definitions. The bindings are available under the same dual licensing deal as Qt; there is a 30-day evaluation, and anyone who downloads the trial version in June or July will be entered into a draw to win a MacBook.
Version 4.0.0 of Eric, the IDE for Python written using PyQt and QScintilla, has been released. This is the first version to be based on Qt 4; I can't find any other changelog. Screenshots here, downloads (Python source only) here. Requires Qt 4.2+, Python v2.4+, PyQt v4.1+ and QScintilla v2.0+ (the latter two available from Riverbank Computing).
Riverbank Computing has announced that version 2.1 of QScintilla, a Qt port of the Scintilla C++ editor class, has been released. (Version 2.0 was released on 26th May.) Changes:
Python bindings are included. Full changelog here. Downloads here. The class is available under a dual-licensing scheme similar to Qt's.
Riverbank Computing has announced a minor update to PyQt 3, version 3.17.2, which fixes a regression introduced in v3.17.1. The changelog reads "Backed out the recent change to remove the /ReleaseGIL/ from QApplication.postEvent() as it turns out it avoids a potential deadlock". Download here (dual licence applies). There is also now a French translation of the PyQt documentation.
Trolltech today announced the release of the final beta version of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. Changes include improvements to the Jambi version of Qt Designer and JUIC, feature and stability improvements to the Eclipse integration, support for Qt Linguist and cleanups and usability improvements to the API itself. Downloads are available here. The beta is available under the GPL for open-source developers, and a preview licence for commercial developers. (See the labs blog for some inside details.)
Version 3.9.4 3.9.5 of eric3, the Python IDE written with PyQt, has been released. This version contains bug fixes and improved Subversion v1.4 and PyLint compatibility. Screenshots here, downloads (source packages only; it's all Python) here. Requires Qt v3.1 and Python v2.3 (for other requirements, see downloads page).
Riverbank Computing has announced that version 4.2 of its PyQt bindings has been released, along with version 4.6 of its dependency SIP. Major features include support for writing Qt Designer plugins in Python and supporting the Qt event loop in the Python binding for DBus (full changelog here); the new version of SIP includes support for universal binaries on the Mac and for some new data types (changelog here). PyQt 3.17.1 is a minor release, intended mainly for SIP v4.6 compatibility (changelog here); both new versions require SIP 4.6. PyQt is under a similar dual-licensing scheme to Qt (i.e. open-source for open-source applications, with a paid commercial licence for proprietary uses); SIP has the same licence as Python.
Riverbank Computing has announced that the mailing list for its bindings, PyQt and PyKDE, has been relocated and renamed. The new address is pyqt[at]riverbankcomputing.com. The list's home page (with archives) is here.
Trolltech has announced the release of a beta version of its Qt Jambi product, a Java binding for Qt 4. Jambi uses Qt 4.3, a snapshot of which, "guaranteed to work", is included with the beta; an Eclipse integration package (for Linux and Windows only) is also available. The beta is provided under a non-free single-user licence. A second beta is expected in the second quarter of 2007, with the 1.0 release in early Q3.
Version 3.9.4 of Eric3, the Python and Qt-based development environment for Python and Ruby, has been released. Changes include bug fixes and better Subversion 1.4 support. Screenshots here, downloads (source only, all Python) here. Requires Qt 3.1, Python 2.3, PyQt 3.6 and QScintilla v1.0 (or later in each case).
Version 3.9.3 of eric3, an IDE for Python written using PyQt and QScintilla, has been released. This version features enhanced Subversion 1.4 support and various bug fixes. Screenshots here, downloads (source TGZ only - it's in Python) here. Requires (at least) Qt v3.1, Python v2.3, PyQt v3.6 and QScintilla v1.0.
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.
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.
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.
Trolltech has released a third technology preview of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt (documentation here). This preview is based on Qt 4.2 and supports JavaDoc, SVG, Java enums and type-safe QFlags. They have also announced a developer competition, to produce a demo application which uses the Qt Graphics View and/or the Item Views Framework; the prize is a 2GHz MacBook and the deadline is 15th Dec this year. Downloads from the announcement page linked above (you will need to provide identification details).
Riverbank Computing has announced that version 3.16.0 of PyKDE, the bindings allowing for KDE applications to be written in Python, has been released. It includes support for KDE 3.5.3 and requires SIP v4.4 or later, PyQt v3.16 or later and Qt v3.2 or later. Download (source only) here.
Trolltech has announced that it has released a second preview of Qt Jambi, its Java bindings for Qt. The three main features Trolltech lists are Web Start support, better Eclipse integration and single JAR file deployment for Jambi apps. It also incorporates much feedback from those who tested it and contains many bug fixes. It can be downloaded here; it is released under a special preview licence.
The KDE Ruby Corner - Amarok Blog
As a result of a recent increase in interest in Ruby in the KDE community, a freenode IRC channel, #kde-ruby, has been started. Both newbies and experienced hackers are welcome. The channel is controlled by a powerful bot, "insanity", written in Ruby.
Trolltech today announced that it has released a technology preview of "Qt Jambi", its bindings for Java which enable Qt programs to be written in Java and deployed on Windows, X11 and the Mac. The preview is not intended for developing production applications but for testing and feedback. A FAQ is here and full API docs are here. The preview can be downloaded here.
Riverbank Computing have released version 4.0.1 of its Python-Qt bindings PyQt, which they describe as "primarily a bug fix release for pyuic4 and pylupdate4" (changelog here). Downloads of PyQt 3 and 4 here.
Version 3.9.1 of eric3, an IDE for Python and Ruby written in Python with PyQt and QScintilla, has been released. This version includes a configuration option for wrapping long lines in the editor and removes the unused Mercurial support, and fixes various bugs. Screenshots here; source downloads at SourceForge here; see the eric3 home page for requirements list.
Riverbank Computing has announced that version 4 of its Python-Qt binding has been released. This is a major new release which supports Qt4, and can be installed alongside version 3. Full changelog here, docs here, class reference here. A bug fix update of SIP, the basis for PyQt, has also been released, with two changes (changelog here).