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| author | Friedemann Kleint <Friedemann.Kleint@theqtcompany.com> | 2015-12-03 14:12:54 +0100 |
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| committer | Friedemann Kleint <Friedemann.Kleint@theqtcompany.com> | 2016-03-09 14:30:49 +0000 |
| commit | 6f8679e9a05650da42b54a57f7c52f55300f2665 (patch) | |
| tree | cf8fcaf3105f6b7d9cce25affbbc962a6b40366a | |
| parent | 5cd41eefe4602419f24ad36c86f55c7046338d43 (diff) | |
| download | qtdoc-6f8679e9a05650da42b54a57f7c52f55300f2665.tar.gz | |
WinRT: Add a chapter listing special issues for Desktop users.
Change-Id: I8f88d7bb0eaf68a3403ad96699aee4656e1d26e6
Reviewed-by: Maurice Kalinowski <maurice.kalinowski@theqtcompany.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/platforms/winrt.qdoc | 26 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/winrt.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/winrt.qdoc index 4a015727..f0dbafe1 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/winrt.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/winrt.qdoc @@ -79,6 +79,32 @@ \section1 Getting Started + \section2 Notes to Desktop Users + + As WinRT applications run in a sandboxed environment, some restrictions should be taken + into account when considering porting or writing cross-platform applications: + + \list + \li The class QProcess is not implemented (indicated by the macro \c QT_NO_PROCESS + being defined) as no subprocesses can be launched. + \li Some paths returned by QStandardPaths::writableLocation() may be empty. + \li A WinRT application may not do socket-based communication with another application + running on the same host (as this would violate the sandboxing). + \li Applications run in fullscreen mode only (see QStyleHints). On desktop, + the screen size varies as the application is resized. + \li There are no environment variables. Qt emulates the functionality + by maintaining the values locally, so that qputenv() and related + functions continue to work. All known variables influencing Qt can + be set in source code. + \li WinRT applications are UI applications by nature. This implies that + console type applications will have a window created internally, + which is always visible. + \li Applications should not exit programmatically. In particular, calling + exit() before the UI is shown causes a crash. + \li The WinRT clipboard is local to the application; it cannot be retrieved + by a desktop application. + \endlist + \section2 Building Applications You can develop applications for WinRT just as any other Qt applications. |