Developers are also insisting on better modularization and this will see the Qt WebKit tool for rendering HTML being completely reworked - and can be implemented without updating the whole framework. There will also be full integration of gestures and tactile feedback into Qt.
As all platforms aim to make development quicker and easier, even for non-professional programmers, Nokia is doing its bit with QtQuick. This uses JavaScript-style QML (Qt Meta-Object Language), to create apps rapidly, and QML will now be included in the Qt Creator integrated development environment (IDE).
Another addition will be Qt Observer, a tool for interactive debugging of connections established between Qt tools and running apps. Nokia plans to increase its investment in Qt "significantly", though it did not quantify a sum, and said it would rebalance its efforts.
It will put less effort into supporting all flavors of Unix, a traditional aim of Qt's creator Trolltech, which was acquired by the Finnish giant. The main areas of activity will be Symbian and MeeGo, plus embedded and mobile Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
New CTO Rich Green said the balance between MeeGo and Symbian projects would be about equal, though he refused to be drawn on when MeeGo devices would hit the market.
This article originally appeared in Rethink Wireless
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