> CDE et Al., which predates Windows a fair amount Windows came out in 1985. CDE came out in 1993. > Also Qt is fairly independent of X11. You seem to be mi

> CDE et Al., which predates Windows a fair amount Windows came out in 1985. CDE came out in 1993. > Also Qt is fairly independent of X11. You seem to be missing my complaint. By supporting multiple platforms, Qt is forced to support the lowest common denominator of all of them. Which means it's mediocre on all of them. Being cross-platform is fine: but no cross-platform systems can be held up as paragons of UI design excellence, not by a long shot.