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.
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Set dependencies in Quickly [duplicate]
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Create a quickly app with build dependencies
As my app for the Developer Showdown, Virtuam, is a GUI assistant for QEMU, I need to indicate to Quickly that QEMU should be ...
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My application quicklist goes missing when using "quickly submitubuntu"
I'm trying to submit my app for the app showdown, but I've just noticed that when I use the "submitubuntu" Quickly command, my dynamic quicklist entries don't work. I think this is because the desktop ...
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Subscript in Glade
How can I format a text with subscript in Glade? I want to display a text with a formular such as H2O.
Thanks
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What is the remaining time for Ubuntu app showdown? [closed]
Here (http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/) it says 1 Day 09:32:20.. so 1 day and 9 hours or 9 hours? I am asking because today is sunday...
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Which packing constant to use for set_child_packing() in Python
I want to change a child of a box's padding; so I am using set_child_packing on the box holding the child. I can't figure out what to use as the constant for for the pack_type. Using PACK_START from ...
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How to set application name when creating .deb, using Quickly
When I open created .deb package , my application name is UNKNOWN . Please help, how to fix it...
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How to use inputted text with quickly
I just need the code necessary to have my application assign the input from a text box to a variable after 'Enter' is pushed, and then use it to change a label.
This is what I have for this problem:
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Why does quickly keep submitting to the wrong PPA? [duplicate]
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Where does Quickly get the PPA name from?
I am trying to upload my application for Ubuntu app showdown and I have built it with quickly package --extras, however when I run ...
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An error has occurred when creating debian packaging
i execute quickly share and i get
Launchpad connection is ok
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Command returned some WARNINGS:
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WARNING: the following files are not recognized by ...
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How can I add a Notebook background in Glade?
I want to add a background image to my pages in my notebook. How I can do this?
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"No gpg key set matching launchpad one found" when uploading app using Quickly
I`m trying to upload my app using quickly, but usually getting this error:
No gpg key set matching launchpad one found
How to solve this problem?
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Why does my Quickly app install in /usr/bin instead of /opt? [closed]
As I've finished my app for the App Showdown, I ran quickly submitubuntu, but I found that my app is installed inside /usr/bin. What? I need it at /opt! How can I fix this?
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How do I push my app to Launchpad if I have followed the recommendations of the App Review Board for Quickly apps?
I developed an app called Discvur with Quickly. I intend to submit it to the App Review Board so that it can be published in the Software Center. Therefore I followed all the recommendations on https:/...
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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 ...
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What are the default arguments for ClutterGst?
Hello everyone I am trying to make a simple video player using Gtk3 python & Gstreamer. I am also using Clutter,ClutterGtk & ClutterGst
The problem arises when initialise the ClutterGst like:
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local .desktop files
I need suggestions. Currently fogger creates .desktop files for fogapps and puts them in ~/.local/share/applications so that they can be launched from dash or legacy app menus. Everything works as ...
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Removing my app from Ubuntu's PPA [closed]
As I've sent my app to Ubuntu's PPA using quickly submitubuntu and its version was wrong (12.07... right is 0.1!)
Details of the app:
Virtuam 0.1
Developed with Quickly (Python/GTK+3)
Uploaded (as I ...
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How to pipe html to gedit with format/spacing?
Is there a way to pipe html to gedit witout losing the spacing.
I am trying with: echo "'+html5template+'" | gedit
The output is like this:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>...
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Python Gtk event ignore
I would like to ignore some key events in a text view, now i do the following
def on_key_press_event(self,source,event):
keyname = Gdk.keyval_name(event.keyval)
if(keyname=="Return"):
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Custom scrips into quickly project
How can I add my custom .py file to a quickly project? I'm porting my actual, from scratch project and I have two Python scripts: virtuam and vui.py. I copied vui.py to the virtuam folder and tried ...
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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 ...
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Does Ubuntu One's CouchDB still work?
I heard that Canonical was about to drop CouchDB from Ubuntu One, but there still few applications which relies on that:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/ThirdPartyProjects
I tried the Stipple, but ...
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quickly ignores subfolder
I have a problem with packaging quickly. I have a project foo:
foo/
foo/bar/
foo_lib/
data/
When I run
quickly package --extras && file-roller ../*deb
I always miss /opt/extras....
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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.
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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 ...
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Where should I place my sqlite database for proper packaging?
I built my first application with quickly uses a sqlite database file. It contains all the settings of the program. While developing I simply put it into the root folder of the app.
quickly package
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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/...
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How to add unity quicklist to my application?
How to add unity quicklist to my application? Is there any quickly command similar to quickly add indicator for it?
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Error when importing pynotify
When i add
import pynotify
and try to run my app i get
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' ...
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How do I implement progressbar in appindicator?
How do I implement progressbar in appindicator? Is it possible?
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How can I publish my project code online so someone can help me with it?
My local project has some code that is not working, and I'd like to show it to someone to have a look at and possibly give me a hand with it. This isn't a short snippet or a single file; there are ...
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What's the naming convention for ngettext short name?
gettext.gettext is imported as _:
from gettext import gettext as _
It's some naming convention, right? What's the equivalent for gettext.ngettext? __?
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To make or not to make...python-nautilus a dependency?
That is the question!
Okay, all silliness aside, I really am forced to make a difficult decision here. My application is written in C++ and allows other scripts to invoke methods via XML-RPC. One of ...
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How to use "quickly run" and pass command-line arguments?
I'm trying to implement command-line arguments in https://launchpad.net/wakeonplan to use them in static quicklist but I can't test them because quickly run doesn't pass arguments to the script and ...
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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 ...
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Simple messaging queue for inter-app communication over internet
I'm looking to organize simple messaging queue for inter-app communications.
The applications will be running on different PC's connected thought Ubuntu One service.
Basically I thought to use ...
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how to get dropped files on unitys launcher in my quickly app?
How do I get the file that i've dropped on my programms icon in the launcer in my Quiklcy programm?
I already added the mime types in my .desktop file and my programm can accept commandline variables, ...
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How to add Ubuntu App Showdown participation file to a submitted app?
I have create a new app in myapps portal but it is not yet submitted for the review. How can I add the App Showdown participation file before send the app to a reviewer? Or do I need to send the app ...
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What does this Launchpad error building my package mean? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Launchpad failed to build after “quickly submitubuntu”
Hello I submitted my source package to ppa via command
quickly submitubuntu 1.1 myppa
This successfully ...
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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 ...
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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/...
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Quickly changes the app version
When I share an app with the command:
quickly share
The app version is changed in the glade file, in the setup.py file... and upload to the PPA (Then the build will not admit a below version).
Can ...
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"quickly submitubuntu" doesn't install app in /opt directory
According to the Ubuntu App Showdown Rules (http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/rules/), "Quickly installs your app to /opt for you when you run quickly submitubuntu." However there's nothing in the /...
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Application does not start after installing. Running "quickly run" works perfectly
I've made my application for Ubuntu App Showdown. When I start it from terminal using quickly run it works well. I've packaged it with quickly package and installed locally. Unfortunately it does not ...
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.desktop and /bin files are included in /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/<package> with Quickly
In the Guidelines for the Ubuntu App Showdown I can read:
The .desktop file is installed in the standard location
/usr/share/applications, but must have the prefix 'extras-' added to
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Upload quickly project to Launchpad with "quickly share" not working!
I want to upload my quickly project for the Ubuntu App Showdown.
I signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct successfully and created a project "interest-calculation" on my Launchpad-Portal.
When I enter in ...
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Get child elements of a Notebook
I have a Notebook element and TextView elements inside them. Because the pages on the notebook will be constantly switched between. I need to be able to have in a variable the currently selected ...
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Animate spinner with thread pygtk
i am trying to animate a spinner while the programm is running but i can't. I tried using threads but i can't get what i want...you can look here for the progress i made http://www.reddit.com/r/...
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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 ...
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Build failed with the command : quickly submitubuntu
We try to submit our application for the ubuntushowdown contest, but when we do the command : quickly submitubuntu, the application is not submitted, we have errors such as "build failed".
We spend ...
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