Qt and KDE or KDE Eco

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 20, 2023

• A Collection of References and Hints about Porting from Qt 5 to Qt 6

  With approaching the EOL of Qt 5.15 and the release of Qt 6.5, there is a notable wider interest in porting of existing Qt5-based code base to Qt 6. I keep hearing questions from Qt users who are interested in getting some additional hints and learning how others went on this path. Lets have a look.

• Commercial LTS Qt 6.2.8 Released

  We have released Qt 6.2.8 LTS for commercial license holders today. As a patch release, Qt 6.2.8 does not add any new functionality but provides bug fixes and other improvements.

• Taking Qt for Python to Android

  Deploying Python applications to Android is a big talking point these days among the Python community, and a frequently asked question by people developing their first GUI applications. There are already a couple of Python frameworks that offer the ability to deploy your applications to Android devices, and Qt for Android has existed for a decade now. With QML and Qt Quick, one can use Qt to develop native Android applications. It was high time we bridged the gap and brought PySide applications to Android.
  
  

• Season Of KDE 2023: Wrapping Up My Work With KDE Eco

  This post wraps up my journey as a mentee in Season of KDE 2023, where I contributed to the preparation of Standard Usage Scenarios for the KDE applications GCompris and Kate while also working on a new tool to automate the formatting of log files.

  From troubleshooting screen resolution issues to creating a bash script for resetting user configurations, I hope this blog post provides the reader with useful insights and solutions. First, I share experiences with screen resolution problems when sharing Standard Usage Scenarios (SUS) across reference systems—and one way to overcome them. I also present a step-by-step guide for using KdeEcoTest with GCompris, and provide details about collaborative work porting the existing xdotool-based Kate script with KdeEcoTest. Finally, I give a progress update for the KDE-SUS Log Formatter, a tool used for formatting log files of actions.

  Resolving Screen Resolution Issues