Qt News

Qt version 5.7.0 Alpha has been released: http://blog.qt.io/blog/2016/03/11/qt-5-7-alpha-released/

GammaRay 2.4.1 has been released: https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/releases

Qt Approvals and Announcements

Several build issues with the Qt 5.6.0 LTS release have been filed.

No expected release of the official Qt 5.6.0 or another RC has been announced yet.

Qt 5.7 Alpha is now available (in source form only, as is usual for Alpha releases):  http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.7/5.7.0-alpha/latest_src/

Michal Klocek has been granted Approver status.

 

Qt News

Qt 5.6.0 RC has been released: http://blog.qt.io/blog/2016/02/23/qt-5-6-0-release-candidate-available/
When the final version is released, it will be the first Long Term Support release since Qt 4.8.

ICS will offer an upcoming OpenGL Fixed Function to Shaders webinar March 10 @ 1:00 PM (EST).
To learn more or register: http://www.ics.com/learning/webinars

Hopefully a Qt 5.6.0 RC will be released this week.  If all goes well, a final might be released within 2 weeks.

Qt 5.7 is now feature frozen.

Lars Knoll has started a thread: "Supported platforms for Qt 5.8"
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.qt.devel/24938

Qt in Motion

New Qt 5.6 RC snapshots are available: http://download.qt.io/snapshots/qt/5.6/5.6.0-rc/

The official RC should be released "as soon as possible".

New features page for Qt 5.7 (still in progress) can be found here: https://wiki.qt.io/New_Features_in_Qt_5.7

The Qt 5.7 branch has been created.

The Qt 5.5 branch has been closed to future development.

Disclaimer:
Example code is intended only to express concepts and design patterns, and as such should not be used in a production environment.

View the Slides

Texture setup in modern OpenGL is nearly equivalent to what you are used to in the fixed-function API.

Next up, we're going to talk about OpenGL lighting, its origins, and theory and how to implement that theory in your shader programs.

In this blog post, we will compare and contrast Fixed-Function OpenGL with Modern OpenGL.

Qt Anticipated Release Schedule

The Qt 5.6 RC release is planned to occur in approximately 2 weeks.

Qt 5.7 feature freeze is now in effect.  An Alpha release is currently planned for Feb 23.