[PyKDE] QtPE Missing features

[Phil Thompson]

David Douard wrote:

> Hi list,
> Hi Phil
> 
> I know there are many things to do for such a wrapper, but I am using Qtopia 
> classes (TrollTech's 1.5.0 GPL version) in my PyQt application for the Zaurus 
> which are not included in PyQt, and quite easy to add, namely:
> 
> Config
> AppLnk/DocLnk (and Sets)
> FileManager
> FileSelector
> Resource
> 
> All thoses are really easy to add to PyQt (what I did). Should I send you 
> (Phil) a patch for these, so they can be included in PyQt ? (But  these are 
> really trivial changes).


A patch would be great.


> I have not tried other Qtopia classes, but I think they must but also easy to 
> add...
> The problem I have encountered is with the DCopEnvelope. The normal use of it 
> is to call the constructor with 2 params (channel and message). But you then 
> have to call the operator << on the created  object to pass arguments, and 
> the message is actually sent when the object it deleted (almost all the code 
> of the object is in the destructor).
> 
> What is the right way to wrap it ? I have tried to write a wrapp Member Code 
> so you give the 2 required params and an optional list of strings... But I 
> does not work, and I don't have time to guess the way Sip works in details...
> Anoyone did something ?


You can implement __lshift__() for the class - see how QStringList 
implements __len__(), __getitem__() etc.

Phil