Hi all,
i'm making an App that must use Pictures stored on the device.
Using my app the user choose the Pictures to be imported. To do that I'm using the Content-hub.
Picture selection and importing works correctly.
The problem is that each selected and imported image is placed in that folder:
'/home/.cache/<MyApp>.fulvio/HubIncoming/'
(where <MyApp> is the App id of my application).
That cause duplication of the images (and space consumption) because the same image is placed in the original folder (where the user pickup it) and in the above one.

For my purpose is necessary only have the path/url to the chosen images, (not also a copy of the image under /home/.cache/<MyApp>.fulvio/HubIncoming) so that in my app i can do a thing like this:

Image {
source: <the link to the Image>
}

Is possible ?

Thanks !

Hi @Giampy,
if you haven't already done try to:

• check apparmor file of you App, it should contains the "webview" permission (maybe with the new Morph.Web have a different name) to allow at the App to connect with a URL (virginRadio..it)
• if you are running on a device Install logViewer App from Openstore to see log messages of your app
• check if policy version in apparmor file are correct for your target Ubports version (xenial, vivid)
• check manifest file of you app if "framework" entry is correct for Ubports version (xenial, vivid)

Hope are useful suggestions

Hi @shelllavie
that is a known "problem" not solved to introduce the next chapter topic about adapting the sample application layout at the device screen (phone or tablet).
I have sent the chapter to @mimecar some time ago but due to an important issue Miguel suspended the course for a while (maybe you know about that, if you are subscribed at the course Telegram channel). I don't know when will be published (i am not the owner of the course, i have only written only some contents).

To solve the application size issue you can use a Layout named "ConditionalLayout" (https://api-docs.ubports.com/sdk/apps/qml/Ubuntu.Layouts/ConditionalLayout.html?highlight=conditionallayout).

Another solution could be use a "Loader" component (https://api-docs.ubports.com/sdk/apps/qml/Ubuntu.Layouts/ConditionalLayout.html?highlight=conditionallayout).

Useful links:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/446755/what-does-gu-stand-for
https://blog.ubuntu.com/2015/06/16/the-grid-system-in-detail

Tnx

Hi,
for the people using "atom-clickable plugin" with clickable 5.0.0 the command "Clickable: Build and run [desktop]" from Atom doesn't work because it uses the old '- - desktop' option replaced by 'desktop'.
To fix quickly this: open with an editor the file (enable 'show hidden files' to see 'atom' folder):
<your-home-folder>/.atom/packages/atom-build-clickable/lib/clickable.json
and remove the '- -' at line 114 after that should like this:
args: [ 'desktop' ],

Restart Atom to update the plugin.

I have just made a Pull request at the author of "atom-clickable plugin" to include that fix, and to include the new
'- - vivid' option (added with clickable 5.0.0)
Tnx

Hi @shelllavie
the sample applications ”WeatherRecorder” and ”WeatherRecorderChart” was made using the Ubuntu-sdk-ide.
After writing them, that tool was deprecated and replaced by ‘clickable’.

Running the the sample apps with clickable can be little issues.

---

Issue 1: icon images .png ( temperature.png and search.png) are not showed when the running on a device (or desktop) and are not include in .click package.

Fix: Add this:
$$files(*.png,true) \
at the existing entry “QML_FILES” in the WeatherRecorde.pro file
the one placed inside the folder containing .png icon and qml files).
With that modification should like this:

QML_FILES += $$files(.qml,true)
$$files(.png,true)
$$files(*.js,true)

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Issue 2: there are incongruous values for ‘applicationName’ parameters in Main.qml and “manifest.json.in” files.
This could cause an error when trying to run the application on a device.

Fix: Align the values in “Main.qml” and “manifest.json.in” to have the same value in both files.

In Main.qml
applicationName: "weatherrecorderchart"

manifest.json.in
"name": "weatherrecorderchart",

---

I can't update sources on github because the owner of the repo is mimecar.

tnx

Hi @bhdouglass ,
juts to don't have some duplicated contents, some time ago I have written two chapters with samples for QML course of mimecar:

1. "Database access with QML"
   text: https://mimecar.gitbooks.io/ubuntu-touch-programming-course/content/en/chapter-05-s01.html
   Sample source: https://github.com/mimecar/ubuntu-touch-programming-course-src/tree/master/WeatherRecorder

2. "QML and Charts"
   text: https://mimecar.gitbooks.io/ubuntu-touch-programming-course/content/en/chapter-05-s02.html
   Sample cource: https://github.com/mimecar/ubuntu-touch-programming-course-src/tree/master/WeatherRecorderChart

If you want fork them and/or move to your new documentation portal for me there are no problems, but please ask before
at @mimecar if agree (i have only written that chapters but he is the maintainer/owner of the course).
Tnx

Hi @mungorae
to run the application (not deploy it) on desktop try a:
clickable - -xenial - -desktop
(or: clickable - -desktop )
should works (See Getting started section: http://clickable.bhdouglass.com/en/latest/getting-started.html)
Looking at your last posted output, your app is package successfully as .click package and deployed on your connected phone; so that should run also on desktop.
(Note: you can RUN the app on the desktop without any device connected; but you can't deploy it on desktop; ".click" package is not supported is only for mobile device).

Hi @mungorae ,
as test i have created a sample app with clickable - -init and template [2]: cmake - C++/QML App, added a WebView like your one and using "clickable --desktop" i have no issues (i have only removed import Ubuntu.Connectivity 1.0 ).
But, looking around i have found this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52415263/crash-when-using-webview-on-ubuntu-touch-xenial#
Seems you are the author of that question... As you say in the question you are building/running an App for exenial (16.04) but in your manifest file you have: "policy_version": 1.3 which is a wrong value.
Look here for info about how to update manifest and apparmor files to build app for xenial: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/1215/updating-apps-to-16-04
Then try with: "clickable - -xenial" or "clickable --xenial --desktop"
I'm not sure this solve the issues but i hope can help :)

Hi @hoh61
i try to provide some info (i hope can help).

Premise: I'm referring at "Clickable" as new reference development tool (http://clickable.bhdouglass.com/en/latest/)
instead of Ubuntu-SDK, LXC because is not maintained.

1) create an modify hidden files... :
An App can't write everywhere.
By default can write/read only form his folder (an hidden one under the home folder /home/phablet/).

Is possible have unconfined App (but i don't know exactly how, try to look the code of this App
https://open.uappexplorer.com/app/ut-tweak-tool.sverzegnassi) it have a Full System Access.

To Write/read files from/to the App folder is possible adding a C++ plugin at the QML code of the App.
For example look: https://github.com/fulvio999/tedit

That App have a C++ plugin to write read/file from/to the App folder.
(the pluign code: https://github.com/fulvio999/tedit/blob/master/plugins/EdIt/mytype.cpp)
That C++ plugin is registered as plugin (https://github.com/fulvio999/tedit/blob/master/plugins/EdIt/backend.cpp)
to be used in the QML code as a QML component:
FileIO { .... }

(NOTE That App code is a fork from original one: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~pawstr/edit/trunk/files)

To run that application, clone the GIT repo and to execute it on your desktop from a shell run:
clickable - - desktop
(do it in the folder where is the placed the file named clickable.json ) where "clickable" is the executable of Clickable tool.

2) can access media files....
Try to look here, maybe can help:
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~music-app-dev/music-app/trunk/view/head:/app/components/Player.qml

Tip: try a search in the OpenStore https://open.uappexplorer.com/ for App that perform what are you looking for and
look at the sources link (if the author publish it).

You can try to create a base skeleton of an QML with C++ App running "clickable init" and choosen the template
[2] cmake - C++/QML App (built using CMake)

Hi all,
just a "dummy" question. What about a collaboration/partnership (if possible) with: [https://www.browserstack.com/#](link url) to support Apps testing ?
After phone emulator is broken also in 16.04 LTS, is not easy test Apps layout with phones and tablet devices (i have only the tablet ).
Seem that the price is free for open source projects ( [https://www.browserstack.com/pricing](link url) ).
Thanks