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@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Clara, California. Our flagship product is Qt, the multi-platform C++ GUI toolkit. Trolltech AS was founded in 1994, although the development of Qt -itself began in 1992. Since then, Qt has undergone continual expansion -and improvement. Qt is currently used in thousands of software +itself began in 1992. Since then, TQt has undergone continual expansion +and improvement. TQt is currently used in thousands of software development projects world-wide. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ development projects world-wide. Is there a graphical designer/dialog builder for Qt? -Yes, Qt Designer. +Yes, TQt Designer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ Is the Reference Documentation available in PDF format? Experimentally, yes. We recommend using the HTML format documentation which is included in -the Qt source archive and is updated with every release, minor or +the TQt source archive and is updated with every release, minor or major. You can browse from your local disk, you don't need to access www.trolltech.com. Open the file qt/doc/html/index.html with your -favorite web browser, or run Qt Assistant. The PDF files are available +favorite web browser, or run TQt Assistant. The PDF files are available from ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/pdf/3.0 The PDF files are large, only updated with major version releases, and their typesetting is experimental. We hope to improve the PDF @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typesetting in future, if there is sufficient demand for this format. What kinds of license exist for Qt? -The Qt toolkit is available under two different licenses: The Professional +The TQt toolkit is available under two different licenses: The Professional and Enterprise Editions for commercial use on all platforms, and the Open Source Edition for developing open source or free software for the X11 platform. @@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ Open Source Edition of Qt? You may write commercial/proprietary/non-free software only if you have purchased the Professional or Enterprise Edition. The library itself is the same. With the commercial editions, you also get -technical support and upgrades. A non-commercial edition of Qt for -Microsoft Windows is available. Qt for Mac OS X is only available as +technical support and upgrades. A non-commercial edition of TQt for +Microsoft Windows is available. TQt for Mac OS X is only available as Professional and Enterprise Editions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ promises that are not kept. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Are there any books about Qt programming? +Are there any books about TQt programming? Yes, several. They are listed on http://www.trolltech.com/developer/documentation/literature.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Is there an evaluation version of Qt for Windows so I can try it out +Is there an evaluation version of TQt for Windows so I can try it out before purchasing? Yes, see details on @@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ get it? The documentation generator we use is an internal tool. You might like to investigate the Doxygen program, a free tool specifically designed -to be used for projects that make use of the Qt toolkit. Doxygen +to be used for projects that make use of the TQt toolkit. Doxygen offers functionality very similar to our internal tool, and can link -to the Qt documentation. For more information about Doxygen, visit the +to the TQt documentation. For more information about Doxygen, visit the Doxygen home page ( http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ ). Note that Doxygen is an independent project not supported by Trolltech. @@ -143,25 +143,25 @@ to produce, for example, so you may charge a copying fee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Where can I find Qt Open Source Edition? +Where can I find TQt Open Source Edition? -The latest version of Qt Open Source Edition can be downloaded from +The latest version of TQt Open Source Edition can be downloaded from http://www.trolltech.com or from ftp.trolltech.com, and a whole range of ftp mirror sites around the world. Look for a mirror near you on the list available under http://www.trolltech.com/dl/ We encourage all developers -of free Qt software to upload their work to ftp.trolltech.com. +of free TQt software to upload their work to ftp.trolltech.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -I want to port Qt to a new platform. What do I do? +I want to port TQt to a new platform. What do I do? If the new platform is POSIX-like and runs the X Window System, it's simple. Read the file PORTING for details. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Can I make a Qt shared library and distribute it with my Linux +Can I make a TQt shared library and distribute it with my Linux distribution? Yes. @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ Yes. I found this obscure bug and I need it fixed, fast! Qt Professional and Enterprise Editions includes a technical support -service. We try to support the developers using the Qt Open Source Edition +service. We try to support the developers using the TQt Open Source Edition as well, and we take all bug reports seriously, no matter who they come from. But, of course, when there's too much to do, and our customers have highest priority. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -How would you compare Qt with Java? +How would you compare TQt with Java? -We believe Qt to be a superiour solution for most development tasks, +We believe TQt to be a superiour solution for most development tasks, not least for performance and portability reasons. Ref: Qt vs. Java whitepaper by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer: @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/pdf/qt-vs-java-whitepaper.pdf A Java Critique by Peter Becker, including comparisons to Qt: http://www.peterbecker.de/texts/javacritique.html -Why PGS selected Qt after trying Java: +Why PGS selected TQt after trying Java: http://www.trolltech.com/products/success/pgs.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |