Qt-interest Archive, November 2007
Re: Console widget?
Message 1 in thread
I also have my own simple implementation.
Fanda
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:59:40 +0200, Peter Hackett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I'm creating something along those lines (for QScript) right now (but not
> for any open source project.)
>
> I can see how this type of thing might (should/could/ought/...) be
> provided by
> the Trolls.
>
> Any Trolls out there interested in getting requirements for a QMainWin
> (with
> QScript support) console? :-)
>
> I'd share my existing (semi-prototype) design with them if they asked.
>
> Paul Miller wrote:
>> Susan Macchia wrote:
>>> Thanks! Great info.
>>>
>>> Em Friday 26 October 2007 17:16:43 Susan Macchia escreveu:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> We have need of a console widget much like what you see in KDE's
>>>> konsole
>>>> program. Does anyone know of a widget done in Qt4.x under Linux that
>>>> we
>>>> could use?
>>>
>>> Well, Konsole is also available in Qt 4:
>>> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/apps/konsole/
>>>
>>> There's also a KPart that you can embed into your (KDE) application.
>>> Technically, since KDE KParts are Qt plugins, it should be possible to
>>> load it with QLibrary. You'll have to hardcode a few things, though.
>>>
>>> The problem with a full "console widget" is that there's a lot
>>> involved to make it work: PTYs in Unix differ from system to system.
>>> Also, Konsole is a full terminal of TERM=xterm, supporting Unicode,
>>> colours, etc.
>>>
>>> That's probably an overkill for you, but that's what KDE applications
>>> use when they embed a terminal.
>>
>> Indeed. I'd like to see a console widget suitable for using with an
>> embedded scripting interpreter. Say, Python for example. Something that
>> supports the capabilities of working with Python in a shell, but using
>> an embedded interpreter.
>>
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Message 2 in thread
Great! thanks everyone.
Fanda Vacek wrote:
> I also have my own simple implementation.
>
> Fanda
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:59:40 +0200, Peter Hackett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm creating something along those lines (for QScript) right now (but not
>> for any open source project.)
>>
>> I can see how this type of thing might (should/could/ought/...) be
>> provided by
>> the Trolls.
>>
>> Any Trolls out there interested in getting requirements for a QMainWin
>> (with
>> QScript support) console? :-)
>>
>> I'd share my existing (semi-prototype) design with them if they asked.
>>
>> Paul Miller wrote:
>>> Susan Macchia wrote:
>>>> Thanks! Great info.
>>>>
>>>> Em Friday 26 October 2007 17:16:43 Susan Macchia escreveu:
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> We have need of a console widget much like what you see in KDE's
>>>>> konsole
>>>>> program. Does anyone know of a widget done in Qt4.x under Linux
>>>>> that we
>>>>> could use?
>>>>
>>>> Well, Konsole is also available in Qt 4:
>>>> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/apps/konsole/
>>>>
>>>> There's also a KPart that you can embed into your (KDE) application.
>>>> Technically, since KDE KParts are Qt plugins, it should be possible
>>>> to load it with QLibrary. You'll have to hardcode a few things, though.
>>>>
>>>> The problem with a full "console widget" is that there's a lot
>>>> involved to make it work: PTYs in Unix differ from system to system.
>>>> Also, Konsole is a full terminal of TERM=xterm, supporting Unicode,
>>>> colours, etc.
>>>>
>>>> That's probably an overkill for you, but that's what KDE
>>>> applications use when they embed a terminal.
>>>
>>> Indeed. I'd like to see a console widget suitable for using with an
>>> embedded scripting interpreter. Say, Python for example. Something
>>> that supports the capabilities of working with Python in a shell, but
>>> using an embedded interpreter.
>>>
>>
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