> The Zaurus has Qt/Embedded 2.3.2, with some limits on functionality. > PyQt being just a wrapper around Qt, it doesn't lift those > restrictions. > > I don't know if there is a list of restrictions somewhere. Here are the > ones I discovered while porting code: > > - The QSplitter object does not exist. > > - QColor doesn't take string arguments, you have to specify a colour by > RGB or use one of the predefined color objects. > > Another incompatibility I discovered is that > QWidget.setBackgroundColor has no effect, at least for a "plain" > widget. You have to paint the background yourself. > > All these are limitations due to Qt, so they apply no matter what > tools you use for Zaurus programming. I haven't run into anything > limitation due to Python or PyQt yet. It's rather the opposite: it is > much easier to work with Python on the Zaurus as you can modify the > code right on the Zaurus without having to worry about compilation. In > fact, I developed substantial parts of code on the train. And speed is > perfectly sufficient if you don't do number crunching. > > In summary, Python+PyQt is the best handheld programming system I have > seen until now. Of course, as a longtime Python fan I might be biased ;-)
As a longtime PyQt user, I might be a little biased too :) Thanks for the info. Greg _______________________________________________ PyKDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mats.gmd.de/mailman/listinfo/pykde
