From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?utf-8?Q?=C3=93scar_Fuentes?= Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs and Gnome Canvas Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:53:57 +0200 Message-ID: <87630d7p1m.fsf@telefonica.net> References: <4C3ED4F9.4080603@swipnet.se> <83630hgi0r.fsf@gnu.org> <4C3EE8D6.3020607@swipnet.se> <8339vlgcax.fsf@gnu.org> <87fwzkbzg8.fsf@telefonica.net> <877hkwag6y.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <877hkwbth6.fsf@telefonica.net> <83pqyofzdg.fsf@gnu.org> <8739vkbpq5.fsf@telefonica.net> <83oce8fwlq.fsf@gnu.org> <87tyo0a11p.fsf@telefonica.net> <83k4ovg7rn.fsf@gnu.org> <87630fa4j8.fsf@telefonica.net> <83d3unfo92.fsf@gnu.org> <87wrsv8l6u.fsf@telefonica.net> <83bpa7feta.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkxr6s34.fsf@telefonica.net> <837hkuftzv.fsf@gnu.org> <87eif26x7m.fsf@telefonica.net> <83pqymdt76.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279403686 11840 80.91.229.12 (17 Jul 2010 21:54:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:54:46 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 17 23:54:43 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OaFLB-0002zU-GR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:54:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47341 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OaFL6-00084l-Ga for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:54:32 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=50518 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OaFKv-00083k-Jj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:54:27 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OaFKn-0001ki-JW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:54:14 -0400 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:55279) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OaFKn-0001kb-Bh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:54:13 -0400 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OaFKi-0002tx-Ql for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:54:08 +0200 Original-Received: from 83.42.13.171 ([83.42.13.171]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:54:08 +0200 Original-Received: from ofv by 83.42.13.171 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:54:08 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 28 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 83.42.13.171 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:kTe6wIipCIU8doeLZNnXYOAv/dE= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127534 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> >> I want to use Qt. >> > >> > What for? >> >> For displaying things ;-) > > Like what? I thought you were going to use Canvas for "displaying > things". I plan to try Qt's "canvas" (the Graphics View Framework) for rendering everything. If that turns out to be too slow, then the "text edit area with embedded objects" approach would be tried. >> I could go on describing the qualities of Qt that makes it my preferred >> choice, but that makes little sense on this ml. > > I know what Qt can do, I'm using it in my daytime job all the time. > What I don't understand is what you need it for in the context of this > discussion. My intention is to bring to Emacs a powerful and modern display system (or at least demonstrate that it is possible.) With Qt we have from the start cross-platform support, a powerful 2D graphics system and a boatload of widgets. Hope this answers your question.