KDE does have a convergent UI framework, though. It's called Kirigami, and I think several KDE apps use it to also get a mobile version. Perhaps it's more about doing things well and compatibly with the mobile presentation, just not "mobile first" (which often factually implies "and desktop never").

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dotancohen 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

I develop a Qt app that needs a mobile version, though I've never done mobile development before. I use Qt for the desktop app specifically because a I'm a long time KDE user. What does convergent mean in this context? What would Kirigami bring to a potential Android application?

Thanks

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heavyset_go 4 days ago | parent [-]

He's talking about MauiKit, which is a superset of Kirigami.

https://mauikit.org/

You get some nice predefined widgets to use with QML, but you also potentially have to build Maui/Kirigami against the platforms you deploy to, and it's a C++ & QML project with its own build platform.

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Citizen_Lame 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Is MauiKit still maintained, seeing even the main links on website don't work. Like MauiKit Documentation?

	▲	heavyset_go 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		No idea, but I think the maintainers are available on IRC or whatever KDE is using for chat these days if you want to ask them.

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dotancohen 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Thank you

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account42 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Everything written in QML looks extremely out of place on the desktop, this is very much not an example of doing it well. You're right though that the infection has also reached KDE.

	▲	rubymamis 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I wrote the block editor of my note-taking app[1] in QML, I hope this can show it's not QML that makes it a out of place - it's the care for aesthetics that developers put into the app. I also wrote a blog post on the subject if you're curious[2]. [1] https://get-notes.com [2] https://rubymamistvalove.com/block-editor
	▲	noisem4ker 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Settings modules (KCMs) have been gradually rewritten in QML since a while ago, I think. Do they look "extremely out of place" to you? I personally couldn't spot them out. Efforts have been spent making QtQuick controls look the same as their QtWidgets counterparts.