On Wednesday 21 September 2011 11:13:31 ext Иван Комиссаров wrote:
> > > I took a look at QMimeDatabase, and the first thing that I stumbled over > > > is the addMimeTypes() method. It creates a dependency on > > > freedesktop.org.xml or some edited version of it. In my opinion, this > > > will not work on every platform out there (particulary the smaller > > > ones). The test cases then seem to use the findByName(), findByData() > > > and findByFile() methods. They look straightforward to me. The code > > > about user-modified MIME types I don't find really necessary in the API. > > > Also, can we leave all mutable methods out of the interface, and let the > > > individual platform deal with the question on how the data gets into > > > that database? That would match the discussion we had about my proposal, > > > too. > > > > I completely agree. > > Why should individual platforms handle adding mime types, if there are only > 3 ways to add them - from xml (1 or many), from text files, from binary > database? I don't like the idea of imposing a database seperate from the one the individual platform already has. Also, I don't believe that on mobile platforms such as Symbian it is such a good idea to use up valueable flash memory. _______________________________________________ Qt5-feedback mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt.nokia.com/mailman/listinfo/qt5-feedback
