[bt-devel] Bible Application for Mobile Devices

[Gary Holmlund]

The QML "Text" object supports HTML 3.2 but no css. I did try out using
"Text instead of "WebView" in the Mobile code. As expected, I did see
the text, but it is no formatted in any way by the css.

Gary

On 8/26/2013 7:30 AM, webmedic wrote:
>
> I have been able to load external resources by giving the entire path
> to the local file.
>
> On Aug 26, 2013 2:52 AM, "????? ??????" <kostyamaslyuk at gmail.com
> <mailto:kostyamaslyuk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Sorry for confusion. Qt call html format they support as RichText
>     as opposed to PlainText format. So i'm not about RTF but HTML that
>     Qt supports internally.
>
>     I would mention again that i did not managed to load external
>     resources with it (QTextDocument: neither css or images) and it
>     does not support some css features. There is already made
>     BibleTime template that works with Qt-Html at Mini repository.
>
>
>     2013/8/26 Greg Hellings <greg.hellings at gmail.com
>     <mailto:greg.hellings at gmail.com>>
>
>
>
>
>         On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Gary Holmlund
>         <gary.holmlund at gmail.com <mailto:gary.holmlund at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             ?????,
>
>             To use RichText we would have to have a different
>             renderer. I am not sure I want to make this now. I still
>             hope that Qt 5.2 will support WebKit on Android. You have
>             had a rich text renderer in the past for Mini. Was it hard
>             to make? We can do it at a later date if we decide it is
>             the only choice.
>
>
>         The engine supports RTF output, FYI. FMT_RTF should get you
>         that. It's only used in BibleCS (aka The SWORD Project for
>         Windows). So creating the renderer shouldn't be /too/ difficult.
>
>         --Greg
>          
>
>
>             Developing on Qt 4.8 does not seem like a good choice
>             since the QML code (Quick 1.0) is depreciated.
>
>             I think that developing Quick 2 on desktops is the best
>             choice for now.
>
>             I am going to look at a single window mode for smaller
>             displays. If you wish to work on the install manager, I
>             will avoid changes in that area.
>
>             Gary
>
>
>              
>             On 08/23/2013 05:06 AM, ????? ?????? wrote:
>>             It think we would use Qt RichText for a while. It is used
>>             in Mini for a long time and WebKit is an runtime option
>>             on platforms that supports it. I know that it is not full
>>             functional but it was enough.
>>             Or develop on desktops, i simply do not know what a
>>             features supply WebKit that Qt RichText haven't (except
>>             images, proper css handling).
>>
>>             Necessitas project that support Qt 4.8.2 on Android have
>>             WebKit support but have QtQuick1 modules only.
>>
>>
>>             2013/8/23 Gary Holmlund <gary.holmlund at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:gary.holmlund at gmail.com>>
>>
>>                 On 08/22/2013 07:25 AM, ????? ?????? wrote:
>>
>>                     I have tried Mobile on Android, but without
>>                     WebKit support in Qt, it does not makes sense
>>                     (fails loading qml file). I also fixed one issue,
>>                     related to comparison between translated and
>>                     non-translated strings.
>>
>>                     Related to WebKit support on Android,
>>                     https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-32093
>>
>>                 I had missed the fact that WebView did not come with
>>                 the Qt 5.1 Android port. I can see this is on the
>>                 list they want to do for the next Qt release, but it
>>                 is not guaranteed to be in Qt 5.2
>>
>>                 I don't know that we have a good choice now. We could:
>>
>>                  1. Continue on developing a QML version on linux or
>>                 windows and hope the Qt 5.2 (or later) has the
>>                 WebView for Android.  The QML "Text" type supports
>>                 html and we may be able to use it in the sort term
>>                 and make an Android version.
>>
>>                  2. Wait on the QML version and put more effort into
>>                 the widget version of Mini.
>>
>>                 What are your thoughts?
>>
>>
>>                 Gary
>>
>>
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