Lunarcloud's Cross-Platform Qt App Template v2.1

Well, I finally feel like this thing does what it advertises.
I will at the very least, be using it.

Hit up the download page:
 http://code.google.com/p/cross-platform-qt-template/

Lunarcloud's Cross-Platform Qt App Template

When I write Qt Apps, or Java apps for that matter, there's a bunch of things I have to do to get it to a starting point that I'm happy about.

Although these are crossplatform languages/tools, it's very easy to write yourself into a specific platform, or easier, to look half-assed on platforms you care less about/ don't use much.

This is why I decided to create a Qt Creator template.

This template should provide something important for each of the big 3 OS's.

Windows
We enable blur behind, extending the glass to the toolbars, and other Windows sexiness found here: http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2009/09/15/using-blur-behind-on-windows/

Also, the taskbar icon and progress bar support from ECWin7 is included for use: http://www.msec.it/blog/?p=100

The only Windows 7 goody that couldn't be integrated was Jumplists. The only Qt implementation is found is a really nice commercial package. http://www.strixcode.com/q7goodies/ NOT INCLUDED - COMMERCIAL.

There's also an rc file and ico.

Mac OSX 
For Mac, I included an empty menu to add actions to, which will show up as the dock's menu.

I also turned on unified title and toolbar, creating the very mac effect of your toolbars being on the outside of the app, like in Finder or iTunes.

There's an included icns icon file.

Kubuntu / Ubuntu / Debian
For the debian family of Linux OS's, I included the files necessary to create a .deb using cdbs tools.
simply cd to your project directory and run

debuild --no-tgz-check

This will create unnecessary files, some of which can be cleared out by running

make clean

There's also a .desktop file,so when you install the deb you've made it'll show up in the gnome/kde menu, and a png icon.

Download
http://code.google.com/p/cross-platform-qt-template/downloads/list

Things to Do Before I Graduate

• Go to a new restaurant at least every month
• Mexican place on the big circle
• Brick Oven pizza place near the Winchester circle
• the vegetarian cafe on Roxbury St
• Suggestions (remembering I'm a vegetarian)?
• See a show at the colonial
• Go to a bar or two
• Attend another event at the starving artist
• See another movie at the Putnam
• Go to more parties with "the family"
• Hang out with certain fabulous dudes and dudettes
• Climb Mount Monadnock again
• Take a walk in the park as far as it'll take me
• Go to the movies with someone I haven't in a while/ever
• Visit Nick Grillo
• Celebrate fun holidays

Food Times!

So I've been sick of pasta lately. I love it, but too much! So I decided to give it a go and try to make sushi and lo mein. Mad fun, but it came out so messy.

Got myself a nice knife and cutting board.

Ingredients.

Sushi rolling is fun! The nori felt short and everything I did fell apart, but I enjoyed myself.

Messy goodness. The carrot/cucumber/cream cheese was a tasty and winning combo. However, the lo mein came out bland. I needed to fix it up, so I asked Lena for help. A bunch more veggies and soy sauce later...

Awesomeness.

Also, delicious fortune cookies.

All in all, a good experiment. I look forward to getting better and doing this for the new years party.