how to deploy pictures/audio files?

[zlutor]

Hi,

I'm new with QT/QML development and I have a basic problem: how to package pictures/audio files together with my app?

Should I add resource file into the project referring the pictures/audio files? I've tried it , it is OK for pictures but QML Audio element does not find the audio file based on the passed resource URL... :-(

BTW. Are all resources loaded during application start-up or only when they are referenced? Should I have to bother with unloading them in case of the latter one?

More detailed answer is better.

Thanks.

[andreagrandi]

Hi, you should give e look to this part of the documentation: http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qmake-va...tml#deployment
About resources and memory usage, as far as I know they're loaded in memory at startup, so you should avoid to use them to embed audio/video files or a large number of images.

[zlutor]

Thanks! If I understood right it is valid only for Symbian (and Windows CE). What about MeeGo?

[Villep]

For MeeGo you can take a look at INSTALLS.

For example:

files.path = /path/on/device/images
files.files = images/*.png
INSTALLS += files

[zlutor]

Thank you all very much!

Does is work for other platforms, as well (especially Symbian)?
Should I use DEPLOYMENT instead as mentioned before?

[Villep]

As far as I know you should use DEPLOYMENT with Symbian.

Br,
Villep