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diff --git a/doc/html/templates.html b/doc/html/templates.html index 624f1208f..41371c5d8 100644 --- a/doc/html/templates.html +++ b/doc/html/templates.html @@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ the signals are protected in the sense of protected C++ member functions. This helps programmers get their design right from the very beginning, without even having to think about design patterns. <p> <h3>2. Precompilers are good</h3> -<p> TQt's <tt><a href="moc.html#moc">moc</a></tt> (Meta Object Compiler) provides a clean way to go +<p> TQt's <tt><a href="tqmoc.html#tqmoc">tqmoc</a></tt> (Meta Object Compiler) provides a clean way to go beyond the compiled language's facilities. It does so by generating additional C++ code which can be compiled by any standard C++ compiler. -The <tt>moc</tt> reads C++ source files. If it finds one or more class +<tt>TQMoc</tt> reads C++ source files. If it finds one or more class declarations that contain the "TQ_OBJECT" macro, it produces another C++ source file which contains the meta object code for those classes. The -C++ source file generated by the <tt>moc</tt> must be compiled and +C++ source file generated by <tt>tqmoc</tt> must be compiled and linked with the implementation of the class (or it can be -<tt>#included</tt> into the class's source file). Typically <tt>moc</tt> +<tt>#included</tt> into the class's source file). Typically <tt>tqmoc</tt> is not called manually, but automatically by the build system, so it requires no additional effort by the programmer. <p> There are other precompilers, for example, <tt>rpc</tt> and @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ object model is a clear disadvantage over the dynamic messaging approach of Objective C when it comes to component-based graphical user interface programming. What's good for a high end database server or an operating system isn't necessarily the right design choice for a GUI frontend. -With <tt>moc</tt>, we have turned this disadvantage into an advantage, +With <tt>tqmoc</tt>, we have turned this disadvantage into an advantage, and added the flexibility required to meet the challenge of safe and efficient graphical user interface programming. <p> Our approach goes far beyond anything you can do with templates. For @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ to use a signal to indicate that the requested data arrived. But if you need to send out every single byte one by one to a consumer, use a listener interface rather than signals and slots. <p> <h3>5. No limits</h3> -<p> Because we had the <tt>moc</tt> for signals and slots, we could add +<p> Because we had <tt>tqmoc</tt> for signals and slots, we could add other useful things to it that could not not be done with templates. Among these are scoped translations via a generated <tt>tr()</tt> function, and an advanced property system with introspection and @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extended runtime type information. The property system alone is a great advantage: a powerful and generic user interface design tool like TQt Designer would be a lot harder to write - if not impossible - without a powerful and introspective property system. -<p> C++ with the <tt>moc</tt> preprocessor essentially gives us the +<p> C++ with <tt>tqmoc</tt> preprocessor essentially gives us the flexibility of Objective-C or of a Java Runtime Environment, while maintaining C++'s unique performance and scalability advantages. It is what makes TQt the flexible and comfortable tool we have today. |