Ticket #11775 (closed enhancement: fixed)
Upgrade from QT4 to QT5
Reported by: | penx | Owned by: | |
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Component: | GUI | Version: | VirtualBox 4.2.12 |
Keywords: | qt5 qt 5 qt4 | Cc: | |
Guest type: | all | Host type: | all |
Description
To use the latest native OS features in the VirtualBox front end, QT5 is needed.
Some documentation on transitioning here: http://qt-project.org/wiki/Transition_from_Qt_4.x_to_Qt5
e.g. this is blocking https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/8437
Change History
comment:4 follow-up: ↓ 5 Changed 5 years ago by frank
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to fixed
There might be still some edge cases which need to be fixed but the major work is done.
comment:5 in reply to: ↑ 4 Changed 5 years ago by maj
hi there, just upgraded to VirtualBox 5.1, I use a screen reader on linux named gnome-orca before the upgrade, VirtualBox was accessable, now when I launch it, there is no audio feedback. when I tab around the window there is nuthing. running manjaro linux. linux-kernel 4.6.4-1 I hope you can help? thanks, Majid Hussain Replying to frank:
There might be still some edge cases which need to be fixed but the major work is done.
This seems like a good idea. The UI is looking a bit tired on some newer OS releases.