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diff --git a/doc/object.doc b/doc/object.doc index 50c7a1fd3..5282000c6 100644 --- a/doc/object.doc +++ b/doc/object.doc @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Many of these TQt features are implemented with standard C++ techniques, based on inheritance from \l TQObject. Others, like the object communication mechanism and the dynamic property system, require the \link metaobjects.html Meta Object System \endlink provided -by Qt's own \link moc.html Meta Object Compiler (moc) \endlink. +by TQt's own \link tqmoc.html Meta Object Compiler (tqmoc) \endlink. The Meta Object System is a C++ extension that makes the language better suited to true component GUI programming. Although templates can @@ -646,15 +646,15 @@ beginning, without even having to think about design patterns. <h3>2. Precompilers are good</h3> -Qt's <tt>moc</tt> (Meta Object Compiler) provides a clean way to go +TQt's <tt>tqmoc</tt> (Meta Object Compiler) provides a clean way to go beyond the compiled language's facilities. It does so by generating additional C++ code which can be compiled by any standard C++ compiler. -The <tt>moc</tt> reads C++ source files. If it finds one or more class +<tt>TQMoc</tt> reads C++ source files. If it finds one or more class declarations that contain the "TQ_OBJECT" macro, it produces another C++ source file which contains the meta object code for those classes. The -C++ source file generated by the <tt>moc</tt> must be compiled and +C++ source file generated by <tt>tqmoc</tt> must be compiled and linked with the implementation of the class (or it can be -<tt>#included</tt> into the class's source file). Typically <tt>moc</tt> +<tt>#included</tt> into the class's source file). Typically <tt>tqmoc</tt> is not called manually, but automatically by the build system, so it requires no additional effort by the programmer. @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ object model is a clear disadvantage over the dynamic messaging approach of Objective C when it comes to component-based graphical user interface programming. What's good for a high end database server or an operating system isn't necessarily the right design choice for a GUI frontend. -With <tt>moc</tt>, we have turned this disadvantage into an advantage, +With <tt>tqmoc</tt>, we have turned this disadvantage into an advantage, and added the flexibility required to meet the challenge of safe and efficient graphical user interface programming. @@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ listener interface rather than signals and slots. <h3>5. No limits</h3> -Because we had the <tt>moc</tt> for signals and slots, we could add +Because we had <tt>tqmoc</tt> for signals and slots, we could add other useful things to it that could not not be done with templates. Among these are scoped translations via a generated <tt>tr()</tt> function, and an advanced property system with introspection and @@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ advantage: a powerful and generic user interface design tool like Qt Designer would be a lot harder to write - if not impossible - without a powerful and introspective property system. -C++ with the <tt>moc</tt> preprocessor essentially gives us the +C++ with <tt>tqmoc</tt> preprocessor essentially gives us the flexibility of Objective-C or of a Java Runtime Environment, while maintaining C++'s unique performance and scalability advantages. It is what makes TQt the flexible and comfortable tool we have today. |