Questions tagged [application-development]
Writing applications for Ubuntu (including Ubuntu Touch) and questions about the application submission process to the Ubuntu Software Center. This covers both open source and commercial applications.
1,919
questions
1
vote
1
answer
495
views
What development tools and languages are used for ubuntu mobile app development? [duplicate]
I am new here,
I am working with iOS development, now I also want to learn to develop Ubuntu apps.
What are the standard requirement to develop Ubuntu mobile apps?
Can I develop Ubuntu apps in ...
1
vote
1
answer
157
views
Opening a Quickly dialog using a button
I have created a window using quickly add dialog. But I can't figure out how to simply open the dialog from a button. I have already set up a button in my main window and set up the code for it. This ...
1
vote
1
answer
46
views
ListItem.ValueSelector has some sort of onselectedIndexchange?
I'm writing a small game and in the settings it uses a ListItem.ValueSelector in the settings, i'd like to if it's possible attach some event on it like with a mouse area, ie:
MouseArea {
anchors....
1
vote
1
answer
75
views
ListItem.Subtitled id not defined error in Qt SDK
I've made a list displayed on Tab Page, its suppose display a Subtitled List Item: conversation (An item that displays Icon + Text), I've got a button that allows the user to change the text of that ...
1
vote
1
answer
288
views
How to open a new tab via a button using the Ubuntu Touch Qt SDK?
I blame it on my tiredness but I'm struggling to find how to direct the user to a new tab via a button:
I've got a Login page and if the user has placed the right username and password, pressing on ...
1
vote
1
answer
139
views
Required Programming Languages to write a own application in ubuntu? [duplicate]
What are the minimum requirements to write an ubuntu app?
1
vote
1
answer
118
views
Starting Ubuntu mobile development in windows pc
I am an android developer and I want to contribute to ubuntu community by developing apps. I use windows pc as a workstation (sorry for that). Please guide me to anything useful so that I can start ...
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Where can I find a Simple Hello World example for Ubuntu SDK (QT)?
I've been trying to get a simple window with button.
And i have no idea on how to "bind" a button from the QML thing to a C/C++ function for example.
I followed the example from developer.ubuntu.com ...
1
vote
1
answer
591
views
How do I combine two toolbar buttons into one?
In my application toolbar, I have two toolbar buttons Travel Planner and Departures as shown below,
I need to change it this,
As you can see in the 2nd image, it seems that 1 button has 3 actions ...
1
vote
1
answer
230
views
Fetcher in Currency Converter Ubuntu app
I saw in the Ubuntu phone app tutorial that the fetcher in the currency converter is from ecb's web page. Do you know if that data can be legally used in a real app or web page? I suspect that data ...
1
vote
1
answer
130
views
Is development of Ubuntu phone on other platforms possible?
When I first read about Ubuntu phone I became very excited about it. However, I am disappointed to see that if I want to get started I should download and install Ubuntu first. While I can totally ...
1
vote
3
answers
1k
views
How will Ubuntu affect the battery life of my Galaxy Nexus?
I have a galaxy nexus, I would like to install and try out Ubuntu on it when the os comes out. One of the aspects I have not seen covered in any reviews or demos so far is battery life. How will the ...
1
vote
1
answer
82
views
Make online link for application in softvare center
is it possible to make online link for an application which is located in ubuntu software center. I need to advertise my app and I don't know how to make link for my app (I don't have website).
1
vote
1
answer
184
views
Creating a toolbar with buttons like Software Center
How do I create a toolbar with buttons that look like the ones in Software Center?
I've figured out out to set the style of the toolbar to Gtk.STYLE_CLASS_PRIMARY_TOOLBAR, but I want to set the ...
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
Sending keyboard commands to Ubuntu through Python. Remote for my Blackberry
I am trying to build a remote control application to control media on my Ubuntu. Does anyone know a way in order to accomplish this. The media keys in particular.
Thank you.
EDIT 1:
I have tried ...
1
vote
1
answer
73
views
In what language I can develop a status notifier of a laptop battery?
I want develop a little software or notification system of status or information battery, because sometimes I forget disconnect my charger and my battery is overloaded. I would like to develop an ...
1
vote
1
answer
57
views
Packaging with Quickly and including extra files for application
I'm writing simple application in Python using Quickly.
Now I want to include few extra text files (templates) to my application so I can access it when application is installed.
I want to store it ...
1
vote
1
answer
94
views
How to recover from deleting menubar?
I am working with Ubuntu Quickly, and I ran the quickly design command, then deleted the menubar. But when I run, i get this error:
AttributeError: UiFactory instance has no attribute 'helpMenu'
I ...
1
vote
1
answer
81
views
How to force Quickly to NOT include a dependency? (Specifically: apport)
My case is this - the quickly-generated application contains some apport code, so quickly inserts python-apport in the dependencies list. I would like the application to be installable and run on ...
1
vote
2
answers
363
views
I wrote a Python/QT app that downloads files. How can I stop it from 'greying out' after few seconds?
Here's the gist. The application is still running and the progress bar will still move, but the window will grey out and if I click the X to close it, a popup shows up and says "The window X is not ...
1
vote
2
answers
71
views
Is there any way I can run quickly applications from source on other distributions without installing a deb package?
Is there any way I can run quickly applications from source on other distributions without installing deb package.
What I need is to run/develop in non-debian based distributions.
1
vote
1
answer
94
views
Quickly package/submitubuntu fails because of debhelper dependency
When running the submitubuntu or package command, I get this fatal error:
quickly.templatetools.CantUpdateFile: Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8), was not found in the file myproject/debian/control.
...
1
vote
1
answer
49
views
quickly package --extras replaces developer email with hostname
After running quickly package --extras for my project, I've noticed that in project_dir/debian the changelog file has my developer email listed as alex@myhostname, instead of my proper email address. ...
1
vote
1
answer
95
views
Quickly: share, release and submitubuntu not working anymore [closed]
I have the problem that after applying the changes suggested from the ARB (modifying some debian/* and such files) the commands quickly {share,release,submitubuntu} oddly stopped working for me.
...
1
vote
1
answer
44
views
Is uploading icons to MyApps on developer.ubuntu.com enough?
I submitted an app for review via https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/ There were some icons needed in the process. I've uploaded them. My question is: will these icons somehow be automatically ...
1
vote
1
answer
74
views
App Showdown: Universe dependency
I'm currently in the process of packaging my submission for the Ubuntu App Showdown.
I read in the rules that the package may not have dependencies that are not in the Ubuntu repository. But what ...
1
vote
1
answer
132
views
How to prevent quickly from replacing Exec=.* in the .desktop file?
I'm still trying to make Quicklists work and found the problem:
Quickly creates debian/rules with
sed -i 's|Exec=.*|Exec=/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/wakeonplan/bin/wakeonplan|' debian/wakeonplan/usr/share/...
1
vote
1
answer
162
views
Unity Launcher integration and quickly run... fail
I'm trying to use the uniy launcher with progress bar.. but it doesn't work..
I just followed the first example on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqGfsgz1Sl4&list=UUWUDCz-Q0m4qK7lkK4CevQA&...
1
vote
1
answer
223
views
How to import Qt app into Quickly on 10.04?
How to import my Qt app into Quickly? The goal of this is to package my Qt app using Quickly.
1
vote
1
answer
398
views
No public key GPG error when submitting quickly application
I try to submit my app with the command in the title, but the build failed:
Error message:
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified ...
1
vote
2
answers
225
views
How to use gsettings from /opt
I have to use gsettings from /opt so that ubuntu maintainers will accept my application.
I may not use /usr or any of the underlying directories so /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas is not an option.
1
vote
2
answers
6k
views
Python - access variable in another class
I have 1 main window and 1 dialog.
Now I need to access variable in main window from dialog.
For example in java we have 2 classes:
demo and
myclass
In my class I have following code:
public ...
1
vote
1
answer
394
views
How to create a GLib.TimeVal from timestamp?
I have a value such as 'timestamp' below, where the last three digits correspond to milliseconds.
timestamp = 1340830988768
I currently have code that looks like the following:
import indicate
...
1
vote
3
answers
1k
views
Problem with theming my application with CSS
I'm trying to beautify my program made with Quickly using CSS. I found documentation http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/3.4/GtkCssProvider.html and very useful blog post http://erikos.sweettimez.de/2011/...
1
vote
1
answer
99
views
How can I open/show the default content-help-dialog with quickly?
If I create a Quickly-Project there is a default Menubar which shows the Help-Dialog(Contents - "index.page" from help/C - Folder). How can I manually show the Content-Help Dialog? There is no code in ...
1
vote
2
answers
212
views
How do I launch the app from within `quickly test` for gui testing?
I'm trying to use ldtp to test my quickly app.
ldtp.launchapp('bin/myapp') doesn't work because myapp requires whatever voodoo quickly sets up in order to actually launch the app.
How can I get ldtp....
1
vote
1
answer
305
views
How to submit ideas for the Ubuntu Apps Showdown to reddit?
I submitted 4 app ideas, but only one pass through to the list on reddit, the others 3 even not searchable:
Medication Tracker
TrelloChat
TwilioPhone
I also submitted the blog post, firstly it went ...
1
vote
1
answer
419
views
Can't show preferences dialog
I'm having some trouble with Python, again. I created a project using Quickly, and it created a preferences dialog for me. I am now trying to build up the preferences dialog, but I always get some ...
1
vote
1
answer
181
views
how to keep the app indicator menu visible after clicks?
I have a specific need in which I want app indicator menu item to respond to mouse click but menu should not disappear, for example when I click play in music menu, menu does not disappear, can i also ...
1
vote
1
answer
303
views
Using .add() on the same widget more than once
I asked this question on Reddit and was directed here.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/vhadl/quickly_dynamic_ui/
Unfortunately I am having the same issue and the problems seems that you can ...
1
vote
2
answers
789
views
Problems related with spin buttons
So, I have an important problem related with spin buttons in Python/GTK3. I'm trying to create a spin button in my project, Virtuam, and it seems to work... but with a bug which blocks the +/- toogles....
1
vote
2
answers
319
views
How to add windows to an ubuntu-application with Quickly? [duplicate]
I'm doing a little app with Quickly and I want to add some windows with different widgets, but the ubuntu-application template just have the options to add a dialog, an indicator, a help-guide and a ...
1
vote
1
answer
396
views
Invalid syntax error when following "Creating your first ubuntu app" video
$ quickly run
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bin/mybrowser", line 32, in <module>
import mybrowser
File "/home/michael/mybrowser/mybrowser/__init__.py", line 14, in <module&...
1
vote
1
answer
78
views
How to open webpage from wireframesketcher link?
I have a WireFrameSketcher screen, in which I want to be able to click the link and open the web page.
I haven't been able to do that. I'm also not sore if that is possible. If anyone knows a way to ...
1
vote
1
answer
618
views
How to write simple web-based application for GNOME3?
I know, that GNOME3 UI uses HTML and CSS elements for creating menus and windows. How can I write simple web-based application like some text-editor with own document-format and formatting tools ...
1
vote
2
answers
4k
views
Where can I get gawk library of functions?
Using Xubuntu 11.10
I am learning gawk. I would like to get the gawk library of functions mentioned in the gawk users guide. The guide mentions extracting it from the gawk.texi with extract.awk, but ...
1
vote
2
answers
751
views
Code for "Left Backslash" Key
I am redefining the keyboard layout (in a symbol file) and cannot find the name of the "left backslash" key (available on 102 keys keyboards, usually to the left of the Z key or the space key).
1
vote
1
answer
527
views
Playing WMV files and Asx files
I have a question about this page:
http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/tutorials/all/diy-media-player-with-pygtk/
My question is about setting supported video and audio types? Do I have to have ...
1
vote
1
answer
185
views
How to use 'dh_installgsettings'?
My app use systay.
I know I should use gsettings to set the 'systray-whitelist' key.
Now I would like to package my app.
After I googled, I guess dh_installgsettings can help me.
So I put a file ...
1
vote
1
answer
256
views
How do I remove desktop couch as a dependency on my application?
Quickly is a great application to create gui apps for ubuntu easily and quickly. Maybe quickly use desktop-couch database as back-end database, which is a problem. I developed a gui apps using quickly....