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fad7bd9ba3eef03fcdd7cb17011ea0c6e483c767 noui: Remove always empty caption while formatting (MarcoFalke)
fa8ebeb332325604e8ca6080262543e10de4e46c refactor: [gui] Document that the title is always empty for node message (MarcoFalke)
fafe71b743a0637d16812d26430d99464cab0cee refactor: Remove empty caption from ThreadSafeMessageBox (MarcoFalke)
fa8d0088e76d4def59dff92bfb2ebbfc6cd4c195 refactor: Remove empty caption from ThreadSafeQuestion (MarcoFalke)
fa0195499ca611b513d9d1986d79c5e3a58cd0f2 refactor: [gui] Use lambdas over std::bind (MarcoFalke)
eeee1e341fa59b5b0b05f974105104fb2a0df9c3 refactor: Remove trailing semicolon after ADD_SIGNALS_DECL_WRAPPER (MarcoFalke)
Pull request description:
Currently, the user interface (noui, gui) has a caption for each message. However, the caption has many issues:
* It is always hard-coded to the empty string.
* This is confusing and tedious when reading or maintaining the code.
* It is redundant, because `noui` will ignore the caption and set the logging prefix (error, warning, info) based on the `style`.
* The gui does prefer to set the title based on the caption, but since it the caption is always empty, the fallback will always be used.
Fix all issues by removing it.
ACKs for top commit:
hebasto:
ACK fad7bd9ba3eef03fcdd7cb17011ea0c6e483c767, I have reviewed the code and it looks OK. Tested on Ubuntu 25.10.
sedited:
ACK fad7bd9ba3eef03fcdd7cb17011ea0c6e483c767
Tree-SHA512: 58ef538b9b3e1cfdcf2955f6de9b8cee335edbf6339723cb693cb4d584817904c962dac5199ee44d7e2860a5332dec1a6abf47e621eb5cf919aa1cdae271b55f
This directory contains the source code for the Bitcoin Core graphical user interface (GUI). It uses the Qt cross-platform framework.
The current precise version for Qt is specified in qt_details.mk.
Compile and run
See build instructions: Unix, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
When following your systems build instructions, make sure to install the Qt dependencies.
To run:
./build/bin/bitcoin-qt
Files and Directories
forms/
- A directory that contains Designer UI files. These files specify the characteristics of form elements in XML. Qt UI files can be edited with Qt Creator or using any text editor.
locale/
- Contains translations. They are periodically updated and an effort is made to support as many languages as possible. The process of contributing translations is described in doc/translation_process.md.
res/
- Contains graphical resources used to enhance the UI experience.
test/
- Functional tests used to ensure proper functionality of the GUI. Significant changes to the GUI code normally require new or updated tests.
bitcoingui.(h/cpp)
- Represents the main window of the Bitcoin UI.
*model.(h/cpp)
- The model. When it has a corresponding controller, it generally inherits from QAbstractTableModel. Models that are used by controllers as helpers inherit from other Qt classes like QValidator.
- ClientModel is used by the main application
bitcoinguiand several models likepeertablemodel.
*page.(h/cpp)
- A controller.
:NAMEpage.cppgenerally includes:NAMEmodel.handforms/:NAME.page.uiwith a similar:NAME.
*dialog.(h/cpp)
- Various dialogs, e.g. to open a URL. Inherit from QDialog.
paymentserver.(h/cpp)
- (Deprecated) Used to process BIP21 payment URI requests. Also handles URI-based application switching (e.g. when following a bitcoin:... link from a browser).
walletview.(h/cpp)
- Represents the view to a single wallet.
Other .h/cpp files
- UI elements like BitcoinAmountField, which inherit from QWidget.
bitcoinstrings.cpp: automatically generatedbitcoinunits.(h/cpp): BTC / mBTC / etc. handlingcallback.hguiconstants.h: UI colors, app name, etc.guiutil.h: several helper functionsmacdockiconhandler.(h/mm): macOS dock icon handlermacnotificationhandler.(h/mm): display notifications in macOS
Contribute
See CONTRIBUTING.md for general guidelines.
Note: Do not change local/bitcoin_en.ts. It is updated automatically.
Using Qt Creator as an IDE
Qt Creator is a powerful tool which packages a UI designer tool (Qt Designer) and a C++ IDE into one application. This is especially useful if you want to change the UI layout.
Download Qt Creator
On Unix and macOS, Qt Creator can be installed through your package manager. Alternatively, you can download a binary from the Qt Website.
Note: If installing from a binary grabbed from the Qt Website: During the installation process, uncheck everything except for Qt Creator.
macOS
brew install qt-creator
Ubuntu & Debian
sudo apt-get install qtcreator
Setup Qt Creator
- Make sure you've installed all dependencies specified in your systems build instructions
- Follow the compile instructions for your system, adding the
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debugbuild flag - Start Qt Creator. At the start page, do:
New->Import Project->Import Existing Project - Enter
bitcoin-qtas the Project Name and enter the absolute path tosrc/qtas Location - Check over the file selection, you may need to select the
formsdirectory (necessary if you intend to edit *.ui files) - Confirm the
Summarypage - In the
Projectstab, selectManage Kits...
macOS
- Under
Kits: select the default "Desktop" kit - Under
Compilers: select"Clang (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)" - Under
Debuggers: select"LLDB"as debugger (you might need to set the path to your LLDB installation)
Ubuntu & Debian
Note: Some of these options may already be set
- Under
Kits: select the default "Desktop" kit - Under
Compilers: select"GCC (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)" - Under
Debuggers: select"GDB"as debugger
- While in the
Projectstab, ensure that you have thebitcoin-qtexecutable specified underRun
- If the executable is not specified: click
"Choose...", navigate tobuild/bin, and selectbitcoin-qt
- You're all set! Start developing, building, and debugging the Bitcoin Core GUI