Qt-based frontend for PUAE

Wicked_Digger · 04 October 2010, 13:37

My endeavor has raised interest and discussion, so I decided to start a new thread.

Sources of the project are here:
http://github.com/wdigger/PUAE
it's a fork of PUAE, it will get all the changes PUAE, and later, when the problem with configuration will be solved, it will be possible to merge with PUAE (this is at the discretion of GnoStiC).

Some explanations:
1. I tried to minimally interfere with the code PUAE, but now had to do a few workarounds, which must continue to remove, or to make consistent.

2. In the folder gui-qt is Qt-like project QUAE.pro that can be used to develop GUI without building PUAE. I'm working with a GUI on QtCteator (Windows, Linux, MacOS).

3. There is a class CAbstractVirtualSystem which serves as an adapter between the UAE and the GUI, ie, GUI should not directly use the UAE. Qt project uses a stub inherit from this class, consisting of PUAE going to class, which really works.

4. The only part that still uses the SDL - sound. I plan to continue and make it to Qt (phonon).

I built this project only on MacOS SnowLeo, but we must try to build on Linux (Ubuntu / Kubuntu?), I think it should not cause problems.

GnoStiC · 11 October 2010, 13:20

and here is my QT version (winuae gui clone), screenshot is from ubuntu..

11 October 2010, 14:23

Wow, that is really great stuff! Keep it up guys!

waal · 11 October 2010, 18:52

Wooow that's really cool. When will we have an OS X buid ?

Jimbo · 11 October 2010, 19:19

Wow that looks amazing.

Nice work on this

12 October 2010, 01:06

Thanks to both of you

Hungry Horace · 12 October 2010, 01:53

looks neat!

I think it will actually make PUAE as a whole much easier to test, as users will be able to start with fresh configs, rather than butchering E-UAE configs.

Dic_Ray · 12 October 2010, 07:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnoStiC

and here is my QT version (winuae gui clone), screenshot is from ubuntu..

Oh yeh, that's absolutely fantastic.
I would love to see a complete working native "WinUAE" on my MacBook Pro. Would be great if Toni Wilen and the PUAE developer directly cooperate. Please let this dream come true.

Thank you soo much Gnostic!

slaapliedje · 12 October 2010, 16:25

Agreed! Well, technically you could try to compile the Qt version on Windows and see if it works. Not sure if it would even compile though. Cross-platform goodness rules.

slaapliedje

chiark · 12 October 2010, 16:41

gnostic, if you need a beta tester on the Mac let me know

GnoStiC · 12 October 2010, 19:43

ok then, here is a macosx screenshot

nexusle · 12 October 2010, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiark

gnostic, if you need a beta tester on the Mac let me know

+1

@GnoStiC

the first evidence that you are working on a mac os x build

is there a binary for us?

waal · 12 October 2010, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnoStiC

ok then, here is a macosx screenshot

Did you see that ? Mac users will benefit of much more buttons than any peecee users.

Seriously, thank you for this.

Wicked_Digger · 12 October 2010, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnoStiC

and here is my QT version (winuae gui clone), screenshot is from ubuntu..

Is this based on my stream, or you make your own uae-to-qt adapter?
Do you plan to commit the changes in to my stream? Do I need to do for you the relevant access rights?

GnoStiC · 12 October 2010, 22:21

soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by nexusle

+1
@GnoStiC
the first evidence that you are working on a mac os x build

is there a binary for us?

GnoStiC · 12 October 2010, 22:23

it's from scratch, i'll merge it with my master git.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wicked_Digger

Is this based on my stream, or you make your own uae-to-qt adapter?
Do you plan to commit the changes in to my stream? Do I need to do for you the relevant access rights?

GnoStiC · 12 October 2010, 22:25

@all:
it's just the gui. there is still sound, video, threading, input handling etc so you'll have to wait a little longer i'm afraid.

EricG · 13 October 2010, 06:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnoStiC

@all:
it's just the gui. there is still sound, video, threading, input handling etc so you'll have to wait a little longer i'm afraid.

Still .. this is fantastic! ...

Can I presume that somehow the backend uae core/gui-front end will be somewhat separate, so as they forge ahead with improvements in WinUAE it will be easy to incorporate/roll those advances into your version? Or rephrased, atleast they way your doing it will allow for easy-to-incorporate future enhancements from the WinUAE project..? (I haven't really look at the code base at the same level as you obviously have, so this might just be wishful thinking

)

Still though anything you guys do will be a huge benefit to the UAE community at large and thank you to all who are trying to move UAE outside of Windows world forward .. !

gilgamesh · 13 October 2010, 10:08

Awesome...

Wicked_Digger · 13 October 2010, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnoStiC

it's from scratch, i'll merge it with my master git.

What you did not like my solution?
I would like to immediately determine the basis for further development, I think that if we work together, achieve better results.
As I have said, for me, no matter by whom and how to make the interface. For the most part for me is only important to the debugger, which is hardly interesting to anyone else.
I'm starting work on the interface came from simple things:
- Rapid onset (wellcome screen)
- Usually only one window is required to run

04 October 2010, 13:37	#1
Wicked_Digger Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Petersburg, Russia Posts: 50	Qt-based frontend for PUAE My endeavor has raised interest and discussion, so I decided to start a new thread. Sources of the project are here: http://github.com/wdigger/PUAE it's a fork of PUAE, it will get all the changes PUAE, and later, when the problem with configuration will be solved, it will be possible to merge with PUAE (this is at the discretion of GnoStiC). Some explanations: 1. I tried to minimally interfere with the code PUAE, but now had to do a few workarounds, which must continue to remove, or to make consistent. 2. In the folder gui-qt is Qt-like project QUAE.pro that can be used to develop GUI without building PUAE. I'm working with a GUI on QtCteator (Windows, Linux, MacOS). 3. There is a class CAbstractVirtualSystem which serves as an adapter between the UAE and the GUI, ie, GUI should not directly use the UAE. Qt project uses a stub inherit from this class, consisting of PUAE going to class, which really works. 4. The only part that still uses the SDL - sound. I plan to continue and make it to Qt (phonon). I built this project only on MacOS SnowLeo, but we must try to build on Linux (Ubuntu / Kubuntu?), I think it should not cause problems. Last edited by Wicked_Digger; 04 October 2010 at 13:56.

11 October 2010, 13:20	#2
GnoStiC PUAE maintainer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fort lauderdale Posts: 195	and here is my QT version (winuae gui clone), screenshot is from ubuntu.. Attached Thumbnails

12 October 2010, 19:43	#11
GnoStiC PUAE maintainer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fort lauderdale Posts: 195	ok then, here is a macosx screenshot Attached Thumbnails

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