Here is a list of the new features available in version 2.0:

Internationalization

Qt Architect now supports the internationalization features of Qt 2.0. An option in the file generation tab of a dialog's properties will enable internationalization for the dialog. The following strings will be passed through the tr() call:

• QButton - text
• QComboBox - items
• QGroubBox - title
• QLabel - text
• QLineEdit - text
• QListBox - items
• QListView - column names
• QSpinBox - prefix, suffix, special value text
• QTabBar - tabs
• QTextBrowser - text
• QTextView - text

Qt Architect itself is compatible with the Qt 2.0 internationalization support. A preference can be set for the .qm compiled translation file used by tr(). This file will enable all text in Qt Architect to be translated. Currently, no other languages are supported. Support for German will be made by Klaus soon. The .qm file will be available here. English is the default if no translation file is specified.

Modules

Support for modules on HP-UX and WIN32 is available. The code isn't tested, but *should* work.

The KDE module no longer works. The module won't compile with Qt 2.0. KDE 2.0, when released, will enable the module to work again.

Code Generation

The following code generation changes were made:

• String values used for alignment values in generated code
• Generate dialog source in the same directory as the .dlg file, not the current directory.

Widgets

The following widgets were added:

• QGrid
• QHBox
• QHButtonGroup
• QTextBrowser
• QTextView
• QVBox
• QVButtonGroup

UI Changes

The following user interface changes were made:

• Alt plus arrow keys will move widgets by four grid units
• Widgets can be selected from the layout window
• Widget properties can be set by double clicking on a widget in the layout window
• The style of the widgets shown in Qt Architect can be set to the four defined Qt styles: Motif, CDE, Platinum, and Windows.

Upgrade from Qt Architect 1.x

There is a Perl script, update20.pl, which will update a 1.x version .dlg file to a Qt 2.0 compatible .dlg file.