Author Archives: ruedigergad

Updated QML C++ Object Example

Inspired by a comment to my QML C++ Object Example I updated this example to also show how to work similarly with QML lists.

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Exchange Data and Objects between C++ and QML and vice versa

In this post I show how to exchange data and objects between C++ and QML and vice versa. I initially created a simple example from some old code due to a question on IRC. While I was at it I … Continue reading

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Simplictionary – A simple dictionary reader for N9/N950 (Harmattan)

Simplictionary is a simple reader for dictionaries in XDXF format. It is almost entirely written in QML (except the usual launcher part and a tiny helper class for getting a list of installed dictionaries from the filesystem). You can download … Continue reading

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LaTeX lstlisting: Easily Copy&Paste Snippets from PDF

I regularly use LaTeX for documentation. While lstlisting is really great for printing snippets of code out of the box you may encounter some situations where you need to tweak it a little to fit your needs. Imagine you have, … Continue reading

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VUMeter in Ovi Store

Some days ago VUMeter for Harmattan/MeeGo got accepted in the Ovi Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/210578

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MeePasswords Version 1.6.0 for Harmattan

I just uploaded version 1.6.0 of MeePasswords for MeeGo/Harmattan to my and rzr’s repository. This version fixes an issue which got reported to me several times. Essentially, this issue prevented some people from using MeePasswords as there was an error … Continue reading

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VUMeter for N9/N950

I just uploaded version 0.2.1 of VUMeter for Harmattan (N9/N950) to rzr’s and my repository. This is a QML port of the VUMeter version which is available for Fremantle. At the moment the Harmattan version is still missing some of … Continue reading

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New Version of the QML TreeView

I already posted an implementation of a QML TreeView some time ago. In the meantime I reworked this implementation, improved data and selection handling (the TreeView now comes e.g. with currentItem and currentIndex properties), added some (hopefully useful) comments, and … Continue reading

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Reorder Items in a QML ListView via Touch Gestures

The stock QML ListView is pretty handy for displaying simple data structures. While porting To-Do-O to Qt/QML (MeeGo/Harmattan to be more precise) I stumbled across a use case where I want to move / reorder items in a list. In … Continue reading

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QML SectionScroller vs. QAbstractListModel

A SectionScroller essentially allows quick scrolling in large lists. Though, there are some pitfalls when you want to use a custom C++/Qt based model with a SectionScroller in QML. Please note that this should work with a QAbstractItemModel based model … Continue reading

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