[softwarelist] Re: OP on Linux

David Pilling wrote:
In message <gemini.j8zqpq04fu8s003s2.tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tony van der Hoff <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes 
David has indicated that he may put in some work to resolve the
incompatibilities, but I believe he got sidetracked from this intention.
David, would you be interested in discussing a commercial tie-up to port OP 
to QT/Linux?
I've got a PC here which I rebuilt and then installed Linux on. I installed it, and that was it, never turned it on since, due to non-computing events.
I am open to offers. I suspect I would be happier with Linux than I am with Windows. However as an outsider (to Linux) I don't understand the market. I don't understand the Windows market come to that.
As to QT... the problem is that DTP depends very intimately on the operating system. Although OP was written for RISC OS with no thoughts of portability, moving it to Windows would not have been much work - except for how close one has to get to Windows.
For example you can't just paint text on screen, if you do it looks awful, you've got to start fiddling with how many pixels appear between characters - that is just one example it goes on and on. 

So does QT offer the sort of control that is needed?
Not being a programmer I can offer no help in this area; I am just a program user who is very appreciative of the work which is done by people like yourself. The Linux community is very helpful, so I am sure that if you asked the bright boys who know about the system and what it can do, I am certain that they will give you every assistance. 

Berni.

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