Writing applications for Ubuntu (including Ubuntu Phone) and questions about the application submission process to the Ubuntu Software Center. This covers both open source and commercial applications.
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Ubunut.Components module missing
I was following the instructions given on this page link and it worked perfectly. On the 4th page there is a command given by which we can further tweak the look of the app and make it better ...
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Issue With App In The Software Center
Hey I got my app published in the software center, (Yay!) but now I have a different. problem. When you go to download my app it says its free but but the button says buy where it normally says ...
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I would like to develop my own network based on the ubuntu linux distribution
It would be web based or cloud network for school and the kids at home.
and all need a filtered search engine and a browser that goes whit it.
Can anyone help me with that?
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Qt Creator's pop up gets frozen when click on Develop menu or Start Developing link
I'm an experienced programmer (core Java, C#, web/desktop applications) though I'm absolutely new to Linux and Qt and stuck right on the start. I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Toshiba laptop and then ...
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Ubuntu/Qt Application
In Qt Creator:
Is the 'Qt GUI Application' completely different from 'Ubuntu touch GUI Application'?
Does Ubuntu App Developer community accept 'Qt GUI Application' developed on Ubuntu platform?
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How can I run a command from a qml script?
I'm working on an Ubuntu Touch app that needs to modify iptables and do various other things that requires interaction with the command line. I found this and i understand that it must be done with a ...
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Large amount of scrollable text in Ubuntu touch
Is there a way to make a label scrollable in ubuntu touch sdk. If not what is another way to have a large amount of uneditable text that can scroll.
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Is there a way to gain superuser access from a Qt app
I'm designing an app that needs to configure iptables with root. Is there already some sort of framework that can be used to gain superuser access with an app or will i have to design my own?
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get text from a Website in javascript/qml
I have this Website I would like to copy the text from. I don't know much but it looks like it uses php (here is the site: http://feed.evangelizo.org/reader.php)
So I would like to write a fuction ...
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Can I use a .settings file for my Ubuntu Touch application?
Can I use a .settings file for my Ubuntu Touch application? Or isn't that allowed? If yes, where should I store it? I'm developing an app that creates files for usage in my app. Should I use XML for ...
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Can I use libraries for my Ubuntu Touch app?
I have created an Ubuntu Touch app that uses .a libraries that I have written myself. Can I use those in Ubuntu Touch? If yes, where do I store them and how can I access them?
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Buttons in ubuntu touch toolbar
What is the code to have a toolbar with buttons when programing in QML with the Ubuntu Components Module. I want to make it so that when I swipe a finger from the bottom of the screen the toolbar ...
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Where to find Qt 5 downloaded pack in my Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
I'm trying to locate the Qt 5 package in my Ubuntu 13.04 OS (HP Compaq 6910) following the instructions given in Get started where it says:
Alternatively, for those using Ubuntu 13.04 or a ...
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Do you could use python in ubuntu phone?
They will be able to create applications for the Ubuntu Phone with python language
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Ubuntu for ARM processor (Raspberry)
I'm developing a media player on an ARM processor on Ubuntu. After launching the player it freezes and the memory get full. A friend told me to go low level and link the player directly to the GPU. ...
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How to make a centred, wrapped and padded container of elements in QML?
I am trying to achieve an element which is vertically and horizontally centered on the page, has padded margins, and elements inside it are equally spaced and centered & wrapped (if needed). So in ...
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How to collapse and expand a ListItem.Standard
For the app I am developing I would like to have a list with sections that I can collapse or expand. The item in the sections can be clicked and open a DefaultSheet.
So, for example in the "Ubuntu UI ...
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Changing text on a popover [duplicate]
I am trying with no success to show a popover with a different text than the one it was declared initially. Here is a minimal example: what I would need is to set the text property of the message ...
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How to use ActionSelectionPopover QML Component
I'm trying to use the ActionSelectionPopover located here, I can't find any examples on how to actually execute/show it, from looking at the demo QML files this is what I have come up with:
/* Popup ...
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qucikly dependecies problem
I use quickly to develop an app. The thing is I wanted to use a library called BeautifulSoup which is found in Universe repository, under python-bs4 library.
So I did a quickly configure ...
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Where can a beginner learn ubuntu game development?
Hi everyone I haven't had Ubuntu for long but I feel it has more potential for game development than Windows 8(DON'T USE IT, IT BLOWS!). On Windows I used XNA, but I wanted to have a development ...
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How to call several time a DefaultSheet [duplicate]
I would like to call a DefaultSheet with parameter like the title and the taxt like that in a function when I click a ListItem.ValueSelector.
Component {
id: defaultSheet
DefaultSheet ...
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How to detect whether an app is running on a mobile device or on the desktop
I'm using the Ubuntu SDK to develop a QML app that runs both on the desktop and on mobile devices. Depending on where it's running on the desktop or on a device, certain behaviours should be ...
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How to create a dialog and set title and text dynamically
Looking at the Dialog component example in the Ubuntu SDK documentation, it looks as if dialogs are intended to be defined as static components with fixed title and text. Or at least I cannot figure ...
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Fade effects in Ubuntu
Is there any application that is able to fade in/out the whole screen in Ubuntu?
Also I would like to access it from terminal like bellow:
app-name screen-fade-out
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app-name ...
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is there any way to run the application on internet? [closed]
can you provide any links or guideline steps to execute the application (for example to run currency converter program) on internet directly without installation of any software. Like using online ...
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QwebView Widget missing in Raring Ringtail
I have the Qt SDK installed on Ubuntu 13.04
sudo apt-get install qt-sdk
and miss the QWebView widget. This was available to 12.10 after the installation of the SDK.
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Symphony FT45 mobile PC suite for ubuntu 12.04LTS
I am a new user and I am currently using Ububtu 12.04LTS. I have some problem with my mobile to configure with ubuntu. I am using Symphony FT45 mobile. I have some problem to connect the mobile with ...
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Are Ubuntu Phone apps compatible across different devices? And if yes, how?
I know that Android apps are developed in Java because running all applications in a virtual machine grants less compatibility issues. IOS instead uses objective-C because it is developed to run just ...
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Ubuntu provides Certificates?
I want to know if Ubuntu provides certificates to commercial applications?
Example:
"Appname Certified by Ubuntu"
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Whats a good way to learn how to make apps? [duplicate]
im fairly new to the Ubuntu distro, i was just wondering how to make apps. I would really like to expand my knowledge in this area. Any info will help, thank you!
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How to take ownership over an existing Ubuntu Software Center app?
My name is Michael Tunnell and I am one of the project members of the download manager, uGet. uGet has been out of date in Ubuntu for over a YEAR and we are trying to fix that. (You can verify my ...
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Why the $2.99 minimum price for apps
According to http://developer.ubuntu.com/publish/ Apps can only be published at a $2.99 minimum price, which seems to include the ubuntu touch apps.
99% of the apps I have purchased on android are ...
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Does Ubuntu Phone APIs include Qt Mobility?
I'm currently developping an application for Meego/Harmattan.
This app uses Qt Mobility API, and can easily be ported to SailfishOS. I would like to know if this API is also supported in Ubuntu Phone ...
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How to pass the image preview from the QML Camera component to a C++ plugin
I'm writing an Ubuntu Touch QML app that captures and processes images from a camera device. The processing is done by a C++ plugin to which I'm passing the URL of the image.
I can successfully save ...
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Can I use the Ubuntu SDK Preview in Linux Mint?
Can I use Linux Mint to develop applications for Ubuntu Touch with the Ubuntu SDK preview?
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Get sensor values Ubuntu Touch
I'm new to Ubuntu applications and I'm trying to make an application for Ubuntu Touch that reads the values from the sensors (Accelerometer, Gyroscope,...) but I don't know where to begin. Which ...
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What's “Unity.LayoutHint” intended for?
I currently write my own lense in python (Ubuntu 13.4) using singlet. In the api documentation, there is a Unity.LayoutHint (View), which is used by Unity.PreviewAction (View). I don't see any change ...
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Runing App as SuperUser [duplicate]
I tried to submit an app to the Ubuntu Software Centre but it was rejected because you needed to put in the admin password to run it. I need to grant root privileges to the app for it to function ...
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How can I center an ActivityIndicator within the screen?
How can I center an ActivityIndicator within the screen? My current code is:
Column {
Row {
ActivityIndicator {
anchors.leftMargin: units.gu(10)
running: true
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Adding a window to quickly app: turn a dialog into a window?
I am trying to add a window to me app, not a dialog. As I didn't find a way to do it straightforwardly, I thought of a possible solution: add a dialog, then turn it into a window. But when I do so, ...
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How to emit onDropped in QML drag n drop example?
In the qml documentation there is a drag'n'drop example:
import QtQuick 2.0
Item {
width: 200; height: 200
DropArea {
x: 75; y: 75
width: 50; height: 50
onDropped: ...
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How to add Password encryption
I have an encryption app that just encrypts a string and then can decrypt also.. But how can I make it so the user sets a password and the other person has to put in that password to decrypt the ...
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How to update my Ubuntu Software Center App
Ok so I programmed an app (GibberEng) and submitted it to the app store and it got published and all that. How do I make an update to that app. So that all the 80 people who have downloaded it receive ...
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Ubuntu on Tablets: Installing Software without the Store?
When Ubuntu is run on a tablet, will it be possible to install software directly, i.e. without going through your store or will installation of third party be locked down to the store like with Apples ...
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Are the “Ubuntu Core Apps” also intended for the desktop?
I have been reading a lot about the Ubuntu Touch Core Apps initiative lately. Given Ubuntu's device factor convergence plans and the cross-platform Qt/QML foundation of the Ubuntu SDK, is it the ...
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Ubuntu mobile Emulator for QT creator [duplicate]
Is there any emulator available for ubuntu mobile sdk.
I don't find in Qt creator 2.7 with ubuntu 0s 12.04 OS.
This question is asked by many people in Jan 2013 and Feb 2013. So, there is ...
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Ubuntu mobile SDK in Qt creator 2.7 shows only supported platform as Desktop
I am creating my first application using Ubuntu mobile SDK.
So, when I create a project using Qt creator - > Create a New Project.
In "Ubuntu Touch" or "Application" Project categories, I don't see ...
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How do I give root privileges to an app?
I tried to submit an app to the Ubuntu Software Centre but it was rejected because you needed to put in the admin password to use it. I need to grant root privileges to the app for it to function so I ...
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Problem with Quickly text input field
The Problem
I am using Quickly to try the mybrowser demo from the Ubuntu Website.
Everything goes well until I add a simple text field (for URL entry) in Glade, then, no warnings are issued but the ...
