| greg_25 | ello folks, is there any tutorial how to integrate my c++/qt app into unity/gnome? (Desktop application) | 14:35 |
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| Phoenix87 | hallo | 17:09 |
| Phoenix87 | so my app needs to create a database, say using sqlite, therefore it has to create a folder somewhere, like .appname inside the current user's home directory. Is there a canonical way of achieving this target (at least in python)? | 17:11 |
| commandoline | Phoenix87: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1692936&s=cec8ebd4901be0135d2bbfefc4b92bac&p=10483071#post10483071 works for Ubuntu. | 18:04 |
| commandoline | cross platform, there isn't anything as far as I know. | 18:04 |
| Phoenix87 | commandoline, cheers! I presume the database should be stored in the data diractory? | 18:05 |
| commandoline | config I'd say. Data is for, say, some image icons as far as I know. | 18:06 |
| Phoenix87 | hmm | 18:06 |
| Phoenix87 | even if the db is not intended for app configuration? | 18:06 |
| Phoenix87 | in my case the db is to hold data about some documents in local folders | 18:07 |
| commandoline | Seems like you're right. Based on: http://ploum.net/post/207-modify-your-application-to-use-xdg-folders | 18:08 |
| Phoenix87 | commandoline, thank you very much! :D | 18:10 |
| JanC | Phoenix87: I suggest you use a subdirectory under XDG_DATA_HOME | 20:36 |
| JanC | also, use an existing (and preferably often-used) library/module to find that directory, to make sure your application follows the spec correctly | 20:38 |
| JanC | Phoenix87: also, does that database contain information that is also included in those documents (so that it can be regenerated from the documents) or is it additional information? | 20:41 |
| Phoenix87 | JanC, thank you! I think I managed to solve this by following commandoline suggestion of using the xdg python library. And of course I'm using xdg_data_home :). As for the info in the database, it is extra info coming from the internet, so I really need to store that for future use. | 22:08 |
| JanC | if your application is based on a framework like Gtk or Qt, those probable also have some functions to find those dirs, but I assume the framework-independent Python library should work as well | 22:12 |
| stqn | hey, do you know if commercial applications submitted to the ubuntu software center can have their price changed at will? and description… and if the updates need to be validated by canonical? | 22:14 |
| stqn | (just wondering if I’ll be able to submit an update + price change and this be taken into account quickly) | 22:15 |
| JanC | good question... (I don't know the answer) | 22:15 |
| JanC | I think changes to the description would require re-packaging? | 22:17 |
| stqn | hm I don’t know | 22:18 |
| JanC | depends on where the USC pulls its descriptions from | 22:18 |
| stqn | I’ll be submitting as a .tar.gz, so someone will indeed have to convert it to .deb anyway… | 22:19 |
| JanC | I suppose it's something that could be done to make things easier for app developers | 22:20 |
| JanC | certainly, changing the price shouldn't hurt | 22:21 |
| stqn | I thought of something crazy like starting at $1 and increasing the price every day … ;) | 22:22 |
| stqn | not sure of which price to choose for my game. | 22:22 |
| JanC | allowing to change the description might have certain security implications | 22:22 |
| stqn | (ok, $2.99 is the minimum price) | 22:23 |
| JanC | well, it could be useful to have a Christmas sale (or more appropriate this time of year: an Easter sale) or something like that too | 22:25 |
| stqn | yeah | 22:25 |
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