Hi Keith,
Awesome - Getting Mixxx compiling is half the battle. :)
Just to review what we talked about on IRC (mostly for anyone else
interested in hacking a new library view):
It sounds like copying the the Analyze view is a great place to start. It
was originally called "Prepare", and so the files you need to copy are:
in src/library/:
preparefeature.cpp/h
preparelibrarytablemodel.cpp/h
in src/:
dlgprepare.cpp/h
dlgprepare.ui
When you copy dlgprepare.ui, remember to change the class and widget names
in the first few lines of the file:
<class>DlgCrazyFeature</class>
<widget class="QWidget" name="DlgCrazyFeature">
This has to correspond to the class that you inherit from in
dlgcrazyfeature.h Ui::DlgCrazyFeature, so remember to edit that file and
replace that there too.
Basically, Qt generates a C++ class from your .ui and puts it in
ui_dlgcrazyfeature.h. To implement the brains of that dialog, you create a
DlgCrazyFeature class that inherits from the autogenerated
Ui::DlgCrazyFeature, and put it in dlgcrazyfeature.cpp. This is what we've
done with all the dialogs in Mixxx, and if you run into crazy C++ compile
errors when you're renaming stuff, knowing how it works might help you
unravel them. :)
For the rest of the .cpp/h files, you'll mostly just be renaming
PrepareFeature to CrazyFeature.
Lastly, you'll want to edit library.cpp and make sure your feature is
created and added in the Library constructor.
I hope this gives you a good starting point, and let us know if you have
any more questions!
Thanks,
Albert
On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 10:07 PM, [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Background:
>
> I have *some* programming knowledge, I have absolutely no CPP skills,
> and no experience with qt, and absolutely no knowledge of the Mixxx
> development files. I have successfully downloaded the source, and
> compiled on my laptop.
>
> Scenario:
>
> I'm looking to implement a new feature in Mixxx.
>
> My first challenge is to create a new library view - similar to the
> "Analyze" view.
> I would like to show the table of tracks.
> I would also like a small area above with some radio buttons or check
> boxes the same as the Analyze view.
>
> Could someone outline the files/areas of the code involved in creating
> this. Looking through the src/library directory there's many many
> files so its difficult to know whats needed. Also, how do I register
> my new view with the main application.
>
> If someone can point this first steps out to me, enough that I can
> create my own view - I think I can get started and return when I have
> some real problem creating my feature.
>
> many thanks
> Keith
>
>
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