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    Hi
    I have application that is developed for Win7 and I've ported it to Symbian.
    I see there is a lot of demand on applications for iPhone,iPad,iPod in the marked.
    Today we have special facilities to develop for smartphones as Android Ministro, Necessitas.
    http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/02/28/necessitas/
    Actually I think Nokia devices do the same things but the market is as is and we need strong Qt porting facilities.
    It can contribute a lot.
    So why not to make something like Ministro, Necessitas for iPhone smartphones?
    So I propose to begin to cooperate in opening possibility to full, simple, reliable,approved porting of Qt framework
    for Apple smartphones.
    Is here any developer that have experience in development Qt application for iPhone etc.?

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    Default Re: Qt for iPhone,iPod,iPad

    The thing with iOS is that if you want to use it to its full potential, you have to leverage its unique advantages such as the compiler and its JITted runtime. There are initiatives to "port" Qt to iOS through the lighthouse engine but my personal opinion is it is the wrong way to go. Besides all the apps developped with such solutions would be illegal to install by definition. I also see a need for an iOS port but this has to be done "the right way" -- with cooperation with Apple.
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    There is already a project that is working on a Qt port for iOS.
    http://www.qt-iphone.com/Introduction.html

    Just ask to join the team.

    I also see a need for an iOS port but this has to be done "the right way" -- with cooperation with Apple.
    I second that.
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    I found a interesting file in the source code of Qt. The name of this file is "qpaintdevice_ios.mm".


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    Yes, Nokia definitely port the Qt framework to iOS. In this source file I found elements of iOS like the library "UIKit/UIScreen.h".
    Last edited by LukasO; 31st March 2011 at 15:07.

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    In Poland we have a saying that "seeing one swallow doesn't mean Spring is here". Trace the origin of this file, it might have been commited long ago or by someone unrelated to Nokia
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