Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint now has a GUI

[vernon adams]

On 24/01/12 11:32, Adam Twardoch (List) wrote:
> On 12-01-24 10:25, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > AFAIK, Qt uses the native GUI elements of the host OS; it's just a
> > wrapper to provide a consistent platform-independent interface.
> > Regarding a special GUI for Cocoa: *I* won't do that :-)
> Yes, Qt on Mac or Windows definitely does not use X11. I can say that it
> *is* a good choice for a GUI tool. It's very flexible. The default
> widgets often don't look as compelling as the purely native controls (so
> a Qt app on Mac OS X does not look "as good" as a pure Cocoa app, more
> like a Carbon app), but it's definitely "good enough".
Good .   I didn't know  qt used native widgets on a mac . I assumed 
those several 100's of mb's were widget pixels :)

Also,  if possible, backwards compatibility with libtool would be easier 
for many users.

-v

> I agree, however, that making a dependancy on Qt version 4.8 is
> currently a bit early. Using 4.7 would be recommended at this point, if
> possible.
>
> Best,
> Adam