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User interface programming</A>
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We use the QT Toolkit for GUI- and other programming. The <SPAN CLASS="textit">QT-Assistant</SPAN>
is an important tool for getting help. Almost everything can be looked
up there.
<P>
GUIs can be either be hardcoded (see <TT>fterfirsta`a=95 _ `a=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>rranger.cpp</TT> for an example)
or can be created using <SPAN CLASS="textit">QT-Designer</SPAN> (see the dialogs under
<TT>fterfirstw`w=95 _ `w=58 :
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<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>idgets/function_dialogs/</TT> for mostly cleanly-written examples).
Don't forget to add your <TT>fterfirstc`c=95 _ `c=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>pp</TT>, <TT>fterfirsth`h=95 _ `h=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>></TT> and <TT>fterfirstu`u=95 _ `u=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>i</TT> files to the
corresponding sections in the <TT>fterfirstC`C=95 _ `C=58 :
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<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>MakeLists.txt</TT>!
<P>
Additionally, MusE offers some custom widgets, like menu title items etc.
Following, there will be a small, unordered list about custom widgets:
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<LI><TT>fterfirstM`M=95 _ `M=58 :
`M>64
`M<91 MMM
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>usEGui::MenuTitleItem</TT>: Provides a title-bar in a <TT>fterfirstQ`Q=95 _ `Q=58 :
`Q>64
`Q<91 QQQ
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>Menu</TT>.
<BR>
Usage: <TT>fterfirsts`s=95 _ `s=58 :
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<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>omeMenu->addAction(new MusEGui::MenuTitleItem(tr("fnord"), someMenu));</TT>
<BR>
Defined in <TT>fterfirstw`w=95 _ `w=58 :
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`w<91 www
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>idgets/menutitleitem.h</TT>.
</LI>
<LI><TT>fterfirstM`M=95 _ `M=58 :
`M>64
`M<91 MMM
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
`<>64
`<<91 <<<
c@amelhyph<269>>usEGui::PopupMenu</TT>: Provides a <TT>fterfirstQ`Q=95 _ `Q=58 :
`Q>64
`Q<91 QQQ
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
`<>64
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c@amelhyph<269>>Menu</TT>-like menu which
can stay open after the user checks a checkable action.
<BR>
Usage: just create a <TT>fterfirstn`n=95 _ `n=58 :
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`n<91 nnn
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>ew PopupMenu( true|false )</TT> instead of
a <TT>fterfirstn`n=95 _ `n=58 :
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<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>ew QMenu()</TT>. (<TT>fterfirstt`t=95 _ `t=58 :
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`t<91 ttt
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>rue</TT> means 'stay open')
<BR>
Defined in <TT>fterfirstw`w=95 _ `w=58 :
`w>64
`w<91 www
<`<=95 _ `<=58 :
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c@amelhyph<269>>idgets/popupmenu.h</TT>.
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