Developers who went from Python -> QML / Javascript, what was the hardest thing for you to learn?

Long story short, I'll be doing a "bootcamp" on a few interns who know Python but zero javascript or QML. Yes, technically there is "Qt for Python" but the codebase is mostly QML.

So my questions for anyone that learned QML and Javascript after learning Python are:

* What were the most difficult concepts / subjects in learning?
* What didn't make sense when you were taking the tutorials?
* What was something that you wished somebody took time to teach you step by step?

Thanks.

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How do I get the button to show the toggle effect

When I just have the button and press enter, the button shows a toggle animation. it looks like it is being pressed and released but when I added the Qshortcut it does not show. The button works, it just doesn't show the animation of it.

How do I get it to show toggle animation when key is pressed?

from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
from PyQt6.QtGui import QKeySequence, QShortcut
from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication, QPushButton

class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
def init(self):
super().init()
self.setWindowTitle("Key Events")
self.setFixedSize(500, 300)
self.setStyleSheet("background-color: #914ead;")

def Button(self):
# Draw Button
button = QPushButton("Press Me")
button.setFixedSize(100, 50)

button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)

button.clicked.connect(lambda: print("Button clicked"))

keyConnect = QShortcut(QKeySequence("a"), self)
keyConnect.activated.connect(button.click)
#button.setCheckable(True)
#button.setCheckable(False)

self.setCentralWidget(button)

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Introducing Jauxa
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veles-ng: a pretty-looking binary data visualization tool

Hi. Here's my continuation of veles, a pretty-looking binary data visualization tool: https://github.com/clin1234/veles

Stack: Qt 5 for UI, GTest for testing, Python and OpenSSL for (eventually) remote storage of binary data visualizations, Kaitai Structs for parsing binary files.

Prebuild binaries available for Linux and Windows x64. Video demonstration: https://c.gmx.com/@1257782489229825088/nuDt9dWAyFWTvuqXMcEHfA

Definitely needs some additional eyes to go over what I missed, even with Claude Code assistance...

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Rad-UI released! A new reactive, cross-platform C++20 UI framework
https://github.com/just-language/Rad-UI

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I hate pyQt

I am just venting here but I started using pyQt about 3 days ago to build a similar alarm and I do not like it. I do not like the documentation and having to use AI to just to get what I want. it driving me nuts but I want to learn it because I am tired of using pygame and I do not feel like make this is HTML, CSS and JS.

I wanted to try something new

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Performance testing Qt

I know so I'm e of my implementations are far from perfect, but it's be helpful when I run my program to identify exactly which function calls are happening the most or taking the most time, especially around Qt.

​

Does Qt ship anything to help with this pr are there any libraries which can help? I'm running C++

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Qt 6.12 continues to delight, this time with a new material responsible for the living sky.

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How to create a QOpenGLContext from a GLFW EGL window?

I wanted to embed a QML scene into a GLFW window using QQuickRenderControl. From what I can see, one of the first steps is to get the OpenGL context from GLFW, and this is where I run into an issue. My code crashes on the line: QOpenGLContext \*glfwQtContext = QNativeInterface::QEGLContext::fromNative(eglContext, eGLDisplay);. Am I doing something wrong? Configuration: Qt 6.9, Ubuntu 24.04 Wayland, GLFW 3.4.

#include <QGuiApplication>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QOpenGLContext>
#include <QOffscreenSurface>

//#define GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_WAYLAND
#define GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_EGL

#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
#include <GLFW/glfw3native.h>

#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
//qputenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM","eglfs");
qputenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM","wayland");
QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);

if(!glfwInit()){
std::cerr << "Failed initialize glfw";
exit(1);
}

glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API, GLFW_NATIVE_CONTEXT_API);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_ANY_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);

GLFWwindow* window = glfwCreateWindow(800, 600, "Qml in GLFW window", nullptr, nullptr);
if(!window){
std::cout << "Wndow creation failed!";
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}else{
std::cout << "Sucessful window creation!" << std::endl;
}

glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);

EGLContext eglContext = glfwGetEGLContext(window);
EGLDisplay eGLDisplay = glfwGetEGLDisplay();
QOpenGLContext *glfwQtContext = QNativeInterface::QEGLContext::fromNative(eglContext, eGLDisplay);

glfwQtContext->create();

if(!glfwQtContext){
std::cout << "[ERROR] Failded to create QOpenGLContext from glfw context !!" << std::endl;
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}else{
std::cout << "[SUCCESS] Successfull create QOpenGLContext from glfw context !!" << std::endl;
}

return 0;
}

Additionally, I tried doing something similar with GLX, and it seems that the context is created successfully—the program doesn't crash, though I haven't tried rendering yet, as I am much more interested in the EGL version.

#include <QGuiApplication>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QOpenGLContext>
#include <QOffscreenSurface>
#define GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_GLX
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
#include <GLFW/glfw3native.h>
#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);


if(!glfwInit()){
std::cerr << "Failed initialize glfw";
exit(1);
}

glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API, GLFW_NATIVE_CONTEXT_API);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_ANY_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);

GLFWwindow* window = glfwCreateWindow(800, 600, "Qml in GLFW window", nullptr, nullptr);
if(!window){
std::cout << "Wndow creation failed!";
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}else{
std::cout << "Sucessful window creation!" << std::endl;
}

glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);

GLXContext glxContext = glfwGetGLXContext(window);
QOpenGLContext *glfwQtContext = QNativeInterface::QGLXContext::fromNative(glxContext);

glfwQtContext->create();

if(!glfwQtContext){
std::cout << "[ERROR] Failded to create QOpenGLContext from glfw context !!" << std::endl;
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}else{
std::cout << "[SUCCESS] Successfull create QOpenGLContext from glfw context !!" << std::endl;
}

QOffscreenSurface surface;
glfwQtContext->makeCurrent(&surface);

return 0;
}

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Projects With Great Plugin Architecture

Hello,

I have some decent experience with widgets but have been opening up to the idea of a large project with a qml front end and c++ handling most of the functionality.

One of the ideas I would like to explore while still deciding on the overall structure is plugin support, either giving users a python interface (similar to blender) or entirely in c++ using plugin interfaces.

Are there any projects that do either or both of these things well in your opinion? I would love to take a look and observe what’s been tried, if users like it (or if there are tons of issues entries for them lol), and what might work best for my target application.

I’m curious to see how these interfaces split up responsibilities, what needs to be done for qml (say if a user wants their plugin to have a menu/action), and how to interact with the application’s data manager (this in particular seems straightforward to me, so that must mean it’s probably not).

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Making QT work in my docker container

Heyaa, im working on a small project. Which uses the Pygame library and utilizes QT to basically have a transparent background. Point is when I tried the project on my other laptop which is more higher end(Nvidia GPU there) I got AVX2 error. Tinkered around and didnt really got far, so I thought hey I have a "It works on my machine" moment so I thought how about I utilize docker. Im using the Pyside6 library for QT. From what I know its a cli program so no graphical passthrough so I thought oke how about I somehow passthrough the screen info which is all I really needed, but that is a GUI app so yeaah. As you see im quite the noob here. Maybe its more of a Docker problem? But since I am using QT I thought it would be nice asking here first.


in the Dockerfile I wrote this:
```Docker
FROM python:3.13-slim



WORKDIR /src



RUN apt-get update && \\

apt-get install -y -qq \\

libsdl2-dev \\

python3-xlib \\

libx11-dev \\

libxrandr-dev \\

libxkbcommon-x11-0 \\

libxcb-cursor0 \\

libxcb-xinerama0 \\

libxcb-icccm4 \\

libxcb-image0 \\

libxcb-keysyms1 \\

libxcb-randr0 \\

libxcb-render-util0 \\

libxcb-util1 \\

libxcb-xfixes0 \\

libxcb-shape0 \\

libfontconfig1 \\

&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*



ENV QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb



COPY requirements.txt .



RUN python -m venv .venv && \\

.venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip && \\

.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt



COPY src .



CMD [".venv/bin/python", "main.py"\]

```

running this didnt really do it so I thought writing a docker compose might do the job?

```yml
services:

deskmate:

image: deskmate:latest

build:

context: src

dockerfile: Dockerfile

environment:

\- PYGAME_DETECT_AVX2=1

\- DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}

\- QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb

\- QT_X11_NO_MITSHM=1

\- QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1

\- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/runtime-root

volumes:

\- /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:rw

cap_add:

\- SYS_ADMIN

devices:

\- /dev/dri:/dev/dri

```


Im on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed where I work on this but the python container utilizes debian as you might see

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QML dock transition doubt

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Why is it not removing the appropriate time from the list

i am using PyQt and I have a list that sorts the time according to the 24 hour time

I do not know why it stops removing at a certain point. I believe it has to do with my remove_time(self) method but I am unsure

can someone give me advice based on this issue on what I can do

I have attached the source code link so you can get an idea of what the code looks like

source code

Honestly I am aware the code looks sloppy but I am just going with it.

Look at problem here

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Zenkai: a fast and customizable app launcher written in Zig + Qt
/r/Zig/comments/1u838md/zenkai_a_fast_and_customizable_app_launcher/

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Two years

Hello!

For the past two years, I've been interested in Linux desktop environments and desktop shell development. I really enjoyed experimenting with Hyprland, customizing my setup, exploring source code, writing small plugins, and learning how everything works under the hood.

Then QuickShell came along. Since it seemed to be used in almost every modern desktop setup I saw, I initially thought that Material You 3 was somehow built directly into QuickShell itself. However, after looking into it more closely, I realized that wasn't the case.

I started exploring the source code of projects like End4 and Caelestia, and that led me to a question: how did they manage to customize and style Qt Quick Controls so extensively?

My experience with Qt is fairly limited. Most of my previous work was with Qt Widgets, so the Qt Quick ecosystem is still quite new to me.

I'd really like to understand how these custom styles and themes are created for Qt Quick Controls. In particular, I'm interested in learning how to implement or port Material You 3 components and design principles to Qt Quick.

I'd greatly appreciate any explanations, advice, or resources on this topic.

Thank you very much!

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Can viMarkdown be built on Linux?

Recently, I've been developing viMarkdown, which is a Markdown editor powered by Qt6.

viMarkdown screnn shot

Unfortunately, I don't currently have access to a Linux environment. Could someone try building viMarkdown with CMake and QtCreator and let me know whether it builds successfully?

viMarkdown: https://github.com/vivisuke/viMarkdown

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Building a QML Engine for Unity. Would you use that?

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The new SkyMaterial from Qt 6.12, designed for working with indirect light, has been successfully integrated with Ecliptica game. Check out the results! We now have smooth, fluid weather and daytime transitions.

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GNU debugger GDB how to use for KDE and Qt programming tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR2jIleellk

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Ideas for Pet Projects

Hi, I've been learning Qt for two months by reading Max Schlee's book. If you have any ideas for pet-projects, I'd be happy to hear from you.

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Thinking of Switching to Qt/C++ Desktop Development Looking for Good Learning Resources

I'm considering changing my development focus and moving into desktop application development using Qt and C++. My goal is to build modern cross-platform desktop applications and eventually become proficient with Qt Widgets, Qt Core, and QML. I'm looking for recommendations on:

High-quality C++ tutorials (beginner to intermediate)

The best Udemy courses for modern C++

Good Qt courses covering Qt Core and Qt Widgets

QML and Qt Quick learning resources

Any learning roadmap for becoming productive with Qt development

If you've made a similar transition or currently work with Qt professionally, I'd love to hear what resources helped you the most and what you'd recommend avoiding.

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