February 4, 2009
QuickConnectLinux Beta 1 is Now available
It took longer than expected, but it is here. QuickConnectLinux 1.0 beta 1 uses the 4.5 version of QT as the support for JavaScript application creation. Since the QT 4.5 library license is LGPL just like QuickConnectLinux, when the release of QT 4.5 is shipped by Nokia your applications can be created for free or you can charge for them without any payments or royalties.
The framework access to SQLite databases shipped with the application or created at runtime are both supported in this first beta.
I used Qt creator from Nokia to write the C++/QT back end code.
The nativeDBAccess example application running on Linux
Just like the other members of the QCFamily you write your application in JavaScript, compile it, and ship it. You users can then install the application and run it without access to the internet. QWebView is the class in QT that contains the WebKit engine and makes all of this possible. I have attached an image of the exact same HTML, CSS, and JavaScript used in the QuickConnectiPhone nativeDBAccess example application running on top of the QT port of the native framework.
I’ll put the Qt Creator project up on SourceForge as QuickConnectLinux 1.0 Beta 1.
I can now move back to working more heavily on QCiPhone 1.5 beta and then moving the QCAndroid and Mac versions from Beta to release. After than I will port QCLinux to Symbian. That should be easy since the Linux Beta now exists.
Progress is being made.
