[Automotive] How can I contribute to neptune UI?

[Nedim Hadzic]

Hello,

Reply inline.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 at 18:07 Aras Balali Moghaddam <arasbm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply Nedim, that really helps!
>
> So I tried setting the run configuration in qt creator to use appman, like
> this:
>
> [image: Selection_004.png]
>
>
This looks OK.


> How can I configure the build settings for the neptune UI project? If I
> run it with default build settings I get these errors:
>
>  [image: Selection_005.png]
>
>
You should first build plugins separate with qmake, make & make install as
written in README, and then try to run it.

Still, as you can see, it seems you have Qt version missmatch, so just make
sure you dont have other Qt version on your system.


> On another note. That video you shared looked really cool, but it did not
> show how to set qmllive. I looked online and could not find any
> documentation on how to set qmllive up to work with neptuneui or even qt
> creator in general. I went ahead and cloned and build the qmllive project,
> but I ran into an issue where the interface is not readable. I reported the
> bug here:
> https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/AUTOSUITE-3?jql=project%20%3D%20AUTOSUITE
>
> Just wanted to let you know I am still trying to set my development
> environment up for neptuneui. Do you have any advice for issues I have
> building and running the neptuneui project, or for setting qmllive up?
>

It is really important to check README and follow the steps written there.

Regards,

>
> Thanks you!
> Aras
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:43 AM, Nedim Hadzic <nedim.hadzic at pelagicore.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Hello Aras,
>>
>> Nice to hear you have Neptune up and running!
>>
>> As far as the documentation is concerned, we are missing a lot there in
>> the Neptune. Except couple READMEs, there is not that much documentation in
>> the project. It is something that we should focus more in the future.
>>
>> Other replies inline.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9 August 2016 at 22:32, Aras Balali Moghaddam <arasbm at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>> I just managed to build and run neptuneui today and I am really liking
>>> what I see. I like to help wherever I can even if it is only documentation.
>>> I am just getting back to developing in C++ and learning QML. I used to be
>>> a javascript developer but I also have a background in user interaction and
>>> visualization. I have two general questions right now:
>>>
>>> * *where do you document neptuneui project?* Are there mockups, feature
>>> requests, user study results, block diagrams showing components of the
>>> software and their relations, etc.
>>>
>>
>> As we dont have the documentation right now, so there is no place.
>> Usually the best place would be in the doc/ folder within the root folder.
>> We have some wireframes, general one, and assets. For the feature requests,
>> we have a JIRA, but for the others we dont have them right now.
>>
>>
>>> * *Is there a developer guide? *How can I build applications for
>>> neptuneui? How can I use qt creator to develop for neptune ui and how would
>>> I run my apps? How can I modify neptuneui itself?
>>>
>>
>> For Neptune itself, no, but for the Application Manager (used for running
>> the Neptune) you can find here client/application elements documentation
>> https://doc.qt.io/QtApplicationManager/qml-elements-apps.html. You can
>> use the QtCreator with Neptune as any other Qt project. I thin that
>> Application Manager integration with QtCreator is not yet done, but in the
>> meantime you can use a custom executable option within the QtCreator (you
>> can find something here
>> http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-run-settings.html).
>>
>> You can also check this video for the app development with QmlLive for
>> the Neptune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KooHmCH31s&feature=youtu.be
>>
>> I know that I do not have a good understanding of how all the pieces in
>>> this project go together, that is why I am reaching out to see what I need
>>> to learn next.
>>>
>>
>> I hope this helps! Let us know if you have more questions.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> Aras
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Nedim Hadzic
>> Senior Software Engineer
>> Pelagicore AG
>> +49 151 655 666 77
>> pelagicore.com
>>
>
> --
Nedim Hadzic
Senior Software Engineer
pelagicore.com
+49 151 655 666 77
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