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These instructions are tested with Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 .<br> | These instructions are tested with Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 .<br> | ||
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== Install the appropriate packages == | == Install the appropriate packages == | ||
From a command line terminal run<br> | From a command line terminal run<br> | ||
*sudo aptitude install libkorundum4-ruby1.8<br> | *sudo aptitude install libkorundum4-ruby1.8<br> | ||
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*sudo aptitude install qt-creator (you may not need this)<br> | *sudo aptitude install qt-creator (you may not need this)<br> | ||
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= Create a simple | = Create a simple Form with QT4 Designer<br> = | ||
*Create a folder on disk for your project, for example, my_first_project | |||
*Start up QT4 Designer<br> | *Start up QT4 Designer<br> | ||
#Select QT 4 Designer from the Applications->Programming menu or...<br> | #Select QT 4 Designer from the Applications->Programming menu or...<br> | ||
#From a command line terminal run: designer-qt4<br> | #From a command line terminal run: designer-qt4<br> | ||
*<br> | *The default form is a Dialog with Buttons Right. Stick with that and click Create<br> | ||
*Drag a List View from the Item Widgets (Item-Based) selection of widgets on the left onto the form. Be careful NOT to choose the List View from the Item Widgets (Model-Based)<br> | |||
*Right-click the List View that is now dragged on the form<br> | |||
#Select Edit Items<br> | |||
#Click the green plus icon on the left to add an item<br> | |||
#Enter the text: First line<br> | |||
#Click the green plus icon on the left to add an item | |||
#Enter the text: Second line | |||
*Save what we've done by selecting Save As in the File Menu | |||
#Choose the filename dashboard.ui for your file and click save | |||
#This file contains and XML representation of the form you just created<br><br> | |||
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Revision as of 05:11, 15 August 2009
Developing Ruby QT Applications using QT Designer and Ruby on Ubuntu
These instructions are tested with Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 .
Install the appropriate packages
From a command line terminal run
- sudo aptitude install libkorundum4-ruby1.8
- sudo aptitude qt4-designer
- sudo aptitude libqt4-ruby1.8-dev
- sudo aptitude install libqt4-ruby1.8-examples
- sudo aptitude install qt4-doc qt4-doc-html qt4-demos
- sudo aptitude install qt-creator (you may not need this)
Create a simple Form with QT4 Designer
- Create a folder on disk for your project, for example, my_first_project
- Start up QT4 Designer
- Select QT 4 Designer from the Applications->Programming menu or...
- From a command line terminal run: designer-qt4
- The default form is a Dialog with Buttons Right. Stick with that and click Create
- Drag a List View from the Item Widgets (Item-Based) selection of widgets on the left onto the form. Be careful NOT to choose the List View from the Item Widgets (Model-Based)
- Right-click the List View that is now dragged on the form
- Select Edit Items
- Click the green plus icon on the left to add an item
- Enter the text: First line
- Click the green plus icon on the left to add an item
- Enter the text: Second line
- Save what we've done by selecting Save As in the File Menu
- Choose the filename dashboard.ui for your file and click save
- This file contains and XML representation of the form you just created