Is there a relation between Qt and Quick Time?

**Mariane** · 17th January 2006, 20:13

Other than the initials?

Mariane

**CuCullin** · 17th January 2006, 20:22

Not even with initials, really

Trolltech's toolkit is Qt, while QuickTime's initials are QT

**yop** · 17th January 2006, 21:03

Only that they appear mixed in a google search

**Mariane** · 17th January 2006, 21:26

OK

So, what does Qt mean?

Mariane

**yop** · 17th January 2006, 21:35

No that's a thing that I always liked. Q looked nice on the font the one of the Qt creators used and t came fom Xt. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28toolkit%29

**wysota** · 17th January 2006, 22:14

And maybe also the fact, that Trolltech was originally named Quasar Technologies (hence the 'Q' in Qt). But it could be they named the company after the toolkit (Qt was then called Quasar toolkit) and not the opposite.

**yop** · 17th January 2006, 22:18

Originally Posted by wysota

And maybe also the fact, that Trolltech was originally named Quasar Technologies (hence the 'Q' in Qt). But it could be they named the company after the toolkit (Qt was then called Quasar toolkit) and not the opposite.

I like the "beautiful Q" version of the story better

**wysota** · 17th January 2006, 22:19

Originally Posted by yop

I like the "beautiful Q" version of the story better

One does not deny the other. Where do you think "Q" in "Quasar" came from?

**Mariane** · 18th January 2006, 16:18

It's pronounced like cutie, isn't it?

Mariane

**CuCullin** · 18th January 2006, 16:33

just "cute", not "cutie"

**katrina** · 22nd January 2006, 16:12

Originally Posted by CuCullin

just "cute", not "cutie"

Really? I have always said it as two letters. (kyoo tee)
but then I tend to stay away from adding (or removing) sounds into(from) initialisms to turn them into words (eg, I say "ess kyoo el" insted of "sequal"; "key dee ee" instead of "kuhdeh") (sorry couldn't help throwing a fake one in)

Katrina