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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-108557

Qt Designer: Implement a lightweight dummy plugin for QWebEngineView

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    • Suggestion
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • Tools: Designer
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    Description

      Currently, the Qt Designer plugin for QWebEngineView spawns an actual Qt WebEngine process and loads resources/translations. This, along with the many dependencies of the plugin, makes it unsuitable for deployment with Qt Creator (see QTCREATORBUG-27807)

      Furthermore, the loading of Qt WebEngine causes a noticeable lag when using Qt Designer to insert a QWebEngineView into the widget form.

       

      Suggestion

      Make QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface::createWidget() return a dummy widget instead of a real QWebEngineView, thus removing most of the plugin's dependencies.

       

      Downside

      We'd lose the "live preview" when changing the URL in Qt Designer.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-98472 [REG 6.2.1->6.3.0] Designer not launching on macOS

          • P1: Critical - Urgent and Important, will STOP the release if matched with set FixVersion field. This includes regressions from the last version that are not edge cases; Data loss; Build issues; All but the most unlikely crashes/lockups/hanging; Serious usability issues and embarrassing bugs & Bugs critical to a deliverable. This is the highest possible priority for requirements.
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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTCREATORBUG-27807 Embedded Qt Designer does not support QWebEngineView

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