KoRnKloWn's questions

I'm working on an app with Qt Quick Components, I don't want to use any Ubuntu specific components because I want the desktop version of my app to be more portable than that (Qt 5.2 is enough of a dependency).

So my question is this, is there a good way to add HUD functionality with qml without using MainView? I wouldn't rule out using C++ either (my app is already mixing qml and C++).

First let me say, by SDK I'm not actually referring to QT Creator, but Ubuntu's QML libraries, I'm actually using Geany for all my programming.

When Ubuntu very first released the Ubuntu SDK I switched an app I was working on to QML, I'm using QML for the GUI and C for all the inner workings. After upgrading to 13.10 my app pretty much broke, it wasn't difficult for me to figure out what had changed with the Ubuntu SDK and make the appropriate changes, but now I am concerned about the SDK in general, did they only make such dramatic changes because their still working it out, or is every version of Ubuntu that comes out going to break compatibility with apps? In other words, once they get the Ubuntu SDK officially released is it going to be the same regardless what Ubuntu version people have?

And is there any word on when the final version of the Ubuntu SDK will be released?

I am trying to make a modal popup where all there is is a progress bar, and when the progress bar is full it automatically closes, Dialog and the other popups don't seem to even show unless you set them up with buttons (not including Popover, that's too far off from what I want), is there a way I could get Dialog or DefaultSheet to work without any buttons?

Or else how can I make my own popup with PopupBase? That's what I'm prepared to do now, just not sure how, I know I would need to create a file MyPopup.qml, which then I could do:

MyPopup { stuff goes here }

But in MyPopup.qml would I do this?

PopupBase { MyPopup contents go here }

Wouldn't that be using it directly (API page says not to use it directly), and if so, how do you "inherit" PopupBase to create your own Popup?

If my question is confusing please let me know and I'll try to clarify.

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 menu when right clicking items */
ActionSelectionPopover {
    id: contextMenu
    actions: ActionList {
        Action {
            text: i18n.tr("View Item Info")
            onTriggered: print(text)
        }
    }
}

Then later I have this in an item:

onClicked: {
    contextMenu.caller = item;
    contextMenu.show();
    print(item);
}

Now the item is printed, but the ActionSelectionPopover does not show.

I have a dark GTK theme, I don't want firefox to ignore it all together, I only want the theme to effect Firefox's chrome (the buttons, address bar, bookmarks bar, etc., etc.), but I want the theme to be ignored by websites, websites should not be themed by the browser! It's a sin, and it makes everything look like absolute crap. If anyone has any idea how to fix it, that would be great, thanks!

Edit: In the image below, the top panel shows that text entered in the search box is nearly invisible when the "dark theme" is applied; the lower panel shows text clearly visible when the dark theme isn't applied.

I just updated to 12.10 the other day, and after I successfully updated to 12.10, it's asking me to do a partial upgrade? I'm wary about it, because it shouldn't need a partial distribution upgrade, it already successfully upgraded, and it works great, and I'm worried if I let it run it'll break the install and I'll have to do a fresh install, and I really don't want to. Is it supposed to ask for a partial upgrade after successfully upgrading to 12.10?

I should also note that I upgraded from 12.04.

I have been wanting to develop some Gnome Shell extensions since they are just in javascript, however I have been looking and there is practically zero documentation, everywhere I look people just say to use the basic Gnome documentation, but this does NOT help, I can not find any documentation for the imports for extensions, or any kind of javascript api for the extension development, I tried looking through some of the tutorials (most of which are for Gnome 3.0, not 3.2), but nothing is helping.

Does anyone know if they are in progress of writing documentation for extension development? I would really love some good documentation...

I have Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit and I'm using Unity, I decided to start using the pretty Compiz effects, and they do work, when I open a window, the open window effect works, same with menus, tool tips, etc., and they work with the close window effects too, the tool tips and menus and whatnot burst into flames when they disappear (which is my closing effect)

However when I close an actual window, like Firefox, Nautilus, or another full window, it just closes normal, no flames, and like I said, the other effects are working.

When I minimise windows the effects work, when I open them, it's just when I close them, and like I said the closing effects DO work on menus, tool tips, etc., so it has nothing to do with the effects settings there.

Any help is greatly appreciated, I want my windows to BURN!

I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit laptop, and I have a Microsoft mouse. When I'm on the battery power the mouse cuts in and out, I have full battery power so it's not because of low power. It never does this in Windows, and in the past when I ran Karmic it never did this either, only when I reinstalled Ubuntu with Natty. As soon as I plug in the power it works perfectly fine.