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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Ubuntu Text Ticker (Scrolling text)
Is there any application to display scrolling text on top of all windows in Ubuntu?
Something like Tickr, but what I want is an application that can display my own text, something like
appname "my ...
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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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Ubuntu Phone Emulator and Developer Phone Release Date
Will they release an emulator on which apps can be tested? If yes, which IDE will they choose? (eclipse, qt creator, mono, all of them?)
Also is there any way to get an Ubuntu Phone for developing ...
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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 uGet has been out of date in Ubuntu for over a YEAR and we are trying to fix that.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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qtchoose doesn't run due to “'/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/bin/qtchooser': No such file or directory” error
When I try to start qtchooser i get this notification:
qtchooser: could not exec '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/bin/qtchooser': No such file or directory
I've installed Qt5 from ...
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How do I dynamically add tab to tabs?
I am trying to add a new tab to the tabs component with the code below.
When running there is no error reported but no additional tabs are show.
I have tried using both tabs and tabs.__tabsModel as ...
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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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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 get my software into Ubuntu?
As a developer of free software, I want to get my application into Ubuntu.
Should I provide a source tarball and ask for packaging? Or should I create a package myself? Should I target Ubuntu ...
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How to detect a computer's physical screen size in GTK
I've come across this bug while writing my app. In short, the app's window size is fixed, which does not work well with smaller screens such as in netbooks.
In those, the lower buttons are off the ...
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Ubuntu SDK does not install on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit?
Trying to install the ubuntu-sdk on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit using instructions at http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/ and I get the following errors:
Some packages could not be installed. ...
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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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Building webkit from source
I tried to install the webkit applicaion from sources using this manual:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WebKit
When I type:
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
the following error occurs:
checking for ...
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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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Qt5 Qtcreator using a c++function in main.qml to create a file /tmp/
I want to write an app for Ubuntu Touch based on the QtQuick2ApplicationViewer template and the app needs to write to a file (e.g. '/tmp/test.log').
I tested with using a function/macro Q_INVOKABLE:
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Ubuntu Phone App Development Clarification
I attempting to follow the Ubuntu Phone App development tutorial to make a Currency Converter, and I am simply unable to complete the tutorial. I have installed all of the latest QT/Phone related ...
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Sample projects for qtquick2.0 & UbuntuComponents
I went through the documentation of Ubuntu Userinterface Toolkit (QtQuick 2.0 & QML)- http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/ubuntu-12.10/qml/mobile/overview-ubuntu-sdk.html. I want to use them for my ...
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How to launch application not from console in Ubuntu Touch
I'm developing application with Ubuntu Touch. I use QML and C++ plugin. I can launch the application from console using "qmlscene -I ./imports myApp.qml", but when I add new desktop file, wherein I ...
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How to use theming in QML for Ubuntu Phone
The Ubuntu Interface Toolkit Documentations documents Theming for QML Elements with a syntax that is quite similar to CSS. It sounds amazing to me, but I am unable to get started with it. I have tried ...
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Ubuntu Touch app with c++ core and QML interface. How to create?
How to create Ubuntu Touch application with c++ core? In examples I see only pure QML apps.
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Error: Cannot assign QObject* to QQuickItem*
I'm trying to show a dialog in a tab but it just won't go.
I don't understand why it isn't working. Same kind of dialog in another app I'm writing is showing it. Only difference is that the working ...
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How to use Qt Creator with Python?
I want to use Qt for developing Ubuntu desktop, phone and tablet applications but I don't want to learn a new programming language (C++, JavaScript). Is it possible to write Qt application in Python ...
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How do I install the QtWebKit 3.0 module for Qt Creator?
I'm trying to add a webview to my project, but the module isn't installed. I'm new to qml and qt and I'm not sure how to install the module.
Thanks
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Get $HOME and/or username without using C++
I'm working on the Music app and I need to know how to get the user name and/or home dir of the users. I've googled around for a while but can only find the variables for C++ or BASH.
How do I get ...
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Theme ListView text pulled from XML?
I've been working on my msm touch app and got to a point were I get the needed info from an XML file, but it is unthemed, and not as good looking as other "direct" text is. Its black and further to ...
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ListView Subtitled delegate, icon size and title word wrapping?
I'm working on an ubuntu mobile app and I have a few questions about customizing a listview.
The listitem may contain an icon, but will have a title and subtitle.
What I'm having trouble with is ...
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Playing Sound with Ubuntu QML Toolkit preview
I've installed the Ubuntu QML Toolkit Preview as per the instructions on http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/ (with a minor fiddle to get it working on 12.04). I'm trying to write an app ...
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Unable to show Popups Dialog in tab with webview
My app uses tabs, and one of them shows a web page using WebView. Now, I have a toolbar with one action button that I want to show a Dialog - but it's no go.
Instead I get this error message when ...
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Re-use toolbar code for each tab
I'm creating a music app using QML and it uses around five tabs, each using a toolbar.
The toolbar should look the same, so instead of having the exact same code for each tab, I wanted to re-use the ...
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What is the best programming language to develop Ubuntu software?
I want to start programming Ubuntu software but I don't know which language to use. What would be the best language? I know some python at the moment.
Thanks!
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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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Convertion of tiff image in Python script - OCR using tesseract
I want to convert a tiff image file to text document. My code perfectly as I expected to convert tiff images with usual font but its not working for french script font . My tiff image file contains ...
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What are the design guidelines for appindicator icons?
I am creating a Unity AppIndicator using Python + PyGObject, but I wish for it's icon to be in standard Ubuntu style. Where can I find appropriate guidelines for using colours (or is it just ...
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Writing indicators with Python, GIR and GTK3
I'm writing an application that needs to use an indicator. I've done this in the past using PyGTK and GTK2, using as reference this document: ...
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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 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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What license is the Ubuntu colour pallete?
I am developing some Chrome app and started using Ubuntu colours for it. The ones I found in the Ubuntu Colour Palette. I assume it's there and public so that app developers could create a consistent ...
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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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When the full SDK will be available?
I would be very interested to know when the full Ubuntu SDK is going to be released. Is there any preliminary schedule planned that could be published or is it still way too early stage? Or is there ...
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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 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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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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How to use Ubuntu App Developer's Key system?
Okay so I made a package and submitted it to Ubuntu App Developer. It does not install any files directly, but does depend on Qt framework. The License Key system Ubuntu provides says it will look for ...
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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 ...
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How can I theme my Qt app to resemble one written in Gtk?
Mark Shuttleworth recently blogged about the decision to include the Qt libraries in the 11.10 release, with a followup from Jono Bacon. The thing that puts me off Qt apps is that they don't blend in ...
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Unity .desktop Actions internationalization and localization?
How can we translate Desktop Action Names? Is it supported by quickly, launchpad?
