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diff --git a/kdevdesigner/README b/kdevdesigner/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..99b55648 --- /dev/null +++ b/kdevdesigner/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +KDevDesigner is a port of Qt Designer (code taken from Qt 3.3 distribution) to KDE technologies: +1) XML GUI +2) KParts +3) KFileDialog +4) TDEIconLoader + +KDevDesigner consists of a part and a shell. +Part can be used in Konqueror and KDevelop to edit and view ui files and projects. +Shell loads a part with "in shell" argument so that the part can create projects and ui files. + +Other important notes: +KDevDesignerPart is Read/Write part which ignores readonly mode. +Designer Editor plugins are not loaded. +Available in system designer plugins are loaded if possible (tested with Qt 3.3 version). + +KDevDesignerPart integration: +KDevDesignerPart implements KInterfaceDesigner interface (defined in tdevelop/lib/external_interfaces). + +WARNING: +If you want to modify this code, try to introduce as few modifications to original Qt Designer code as possible. +Write your own classes and wrappers instead. The goal is to ease syncronization between the port and original Qt Designer. +Feel free to modify kdevdesigner_part.h(cpp) though. + +FUTURE: +Trolltech promises that Qt 4 will have easilly embeddable designer. If that happens, this port will be dropped for KDevelop 4. |