QuantumSTEP DR6 Build 78 review
DownloadQuantumSTEP is an Application and GUI framework based on GNUstep and Objective-C and extended, optimized for use in handheld devices (currently for the Sharp Zaurus platfom).
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QuantumSTEP is an Application and GUI framework based on GNUstep and Objective-C and extended, optimized for use in handheld devices (currently for the Sharp Zaurus platfom). Therefore, it has an API that is compatible with MacOS X Tiger and Cocoa.
Application software can be easily developed and cross-compiled with Apple Xcode and Interface Builder. QuantumSTEP includes a full set of PIM applications (address book, calendar, phone dialler, navigation tool, mail manager, image viewer, Web browser etc.) that aim at being compatible to MacOS X in operation philosophy and data structures.
We know that a lot of things are still to improve (e.g. look, speed of menus, font size, handling of screen rotation), but will work on it.
The GUI-libraries (mySTEP) are licenced using the LGPL and the full source is available. Our policy is to provide such free Betas to allow Cocoa developers to get used to the platform, give feedback and join the efforts.
What's New:
Now uses X/Qt as the X11 server (making it much easier and more robust to install - and faster)
Many bugs fixed and classes/methods added to the mySTEP libraries. See: http://www.quantum-step.com/download/sources/mySTEP/HISTORY.rtf made more features working / less bugs in the PIM applications (some of them reaching a level of first real useability)
SQLite3 included
Should now run on all Zaurus models where X/Qt runs - has been tested on C860 and C3
Requirements:
Sharp Zaurus with Sharp ROM 3.10
For software development: Xcode, Apple X11, Zaurus-X-gcc.
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