[Gambas-user] [SPAM] Re: QtBasic = Q7Basic some interesting features

[Bruce]

On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 14:29 +0300, Demosthenes Koptsis wrote:

> Hello i would like to inform you about a basic language perhaps you may 
> already know.
> 
> The old KBasic is now Q7Basic
> http://www.q7basic.org/
> 
> This project has some nice features, it is an object oriented Basic 
> compiler which generates equivalent C++ code, managing QT widgets and 
> classes natively !
> This means that you write in Basic language Qt code.
> The compiler makes for you C++ files and a Qt Project that can be opened 
> in QtCreator.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> example for a PushButton with object name "a":
> Signal on_a_clicked(Checked As Boolean)
> 
>      MsgBox("on_a_clicked")
> 
>      Dim w As QWidget = OpenWindow("window1")' returned qwidget is 
> useable when it is still open only
> 
> End Signal
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> It is object oriented
> It supports polymorphism
> It uses ui files and QtDesigner as GUI builder
> You can use C++ libs in your Basic Source code !!!
> and more, see the site.
> 
> Actually has been going to be named QtBasic but this was not able due 
> some copyright laws and the project named Q7Basic.
> 
> Benoit see it you can evaluate it better and see if there are any nice 
> features for Gambas

Interesting. Thanks Demosthenes.

A quick look-review (may save some others a bit of time):
  It looks very "early days" yet, no generic database connectivity, etc
  The forum topics do  not give one a very warm feeling 
  Documentation is very flat, no navigation and searching is poor
  In general, to me it looks like a VB# front end to Qt and little else
  .. and apparently it's not free (as in beer)

But good luck to them.
B