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1. Aaron Seigo KDE

   just noticed there is a lightdm greater project in !kde playground right now that uses QML + Plasma for the UI. nice :)

   Monday, 05-Dec-11 00:11:35 UTC from web
   • mhogo mchungu KDE

     how come we hear QML with plasma only?Can other kde applications like amarok use it too? why arent they if yes? !kde

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 02:12:17 UTC
   • Alvaro Soliverez KDE , mhogo mchungu

     @muungwana because changing a whole existing to use QML is expensive, and ppl have better things to do than chasing the latest bling

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 02:39:08 UTC
   • Bernhard E. Reiter KDE PIM Kontact , mhogo mchungu

     Sure, other !KDE applications can use QtQuick (QML) and some do. For example http://ur1.ca/5gysl !Kontact Touch

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 07:50:39 UTC
   • Aaron Seigo KDE , mhogo mchungu

     plasma is an early adopter of these kinds of technologies: it pushes more boundaries and needs more of what QML offers.

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 08:17:25 UTC
   • Aaron Seigo KDE , mhogo mchungu

     but any application can use QML and we're seeing that start to happen (marble, calligra and kontact touch, e.g.).

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 08:18:04 UTC
   • Aaron Seigo KDE , mhogo mchungu

     but using new technologies takes quite a while to happen: it can be a lot of work & there is little benefit for many desktop apps

     Monday, 05-Dec-11 08:18:51 UTC