xournalpp-libadwaita-mockup

Mockups for redesiging Xournal++ with Gtk4/Libadwaita are created, using the blueprint format.

Installation

Linux

Install Meson, Gtk 4, Poppler, GtkSourceView 5, Libadwaita 1 and pygobject.

On Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install meson libgtk-4-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libgtksourceview-5-dev \ libadwaita-1-dev python3-gi python3-gi-cairo

Install the blueprint-compiler:

git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-compiler.git
cd blueprint-compiler
meson setup build
cd build
meson install

Windows

First install MSYS2 to a short path without spaces. Start Mingw-w64 64bit. The following steps happen in this console.

Update your packages (maybe multiple times) via

pacman -Syuu

Install Meson, Gtk 4, Poppler, GtkSourceView 5, Libadwaita 1 and pygobject.

pacman -S \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-meson \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk4 \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-poppler \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-gtksourceview5 \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-libadwaita1 \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-python-gobject

Install the blueprint-compiler:

git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-compiler.git
cd blueprint-compiler
meson setup build
cd build
meson install

MacOS

The simplest way is to use Homebrew to install the dependencies. Consider creating a new user first if you don't want to mess with jhbuild before installing Homebrew.

Install Meson, Gtk 4, Poppler, svn, GtkSourceView 5, Libadwaita 1 and pygobject via

brew install meson gtk4 poppler svn gtksourceview5 libadwaita pygobject3

Install the blueprint-compiler:

git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/jwestman/blueprint-compiler.git
cd blueprint-compiler
meson setup build
cd build
meson install

Build

Clone the repository and enter the directory:

git clone https://www.github.com/rolandlo/xournalpp-libadwaita-mockup.git
cd xournalpp-libadwaita-mockup

Configure the meson project in a build folder:

meson setup build --prefix=$(pwd)/build/inst

Enter the build folder and install the project:

cd build
meson install

Run the project:

inst/bin/xournalpp-demo

Work with Blueprint files

Blueprint is a markup language for Gtk user interfaces. Blueprint files .blp are translated to .ui-files using the blueprint-compiler. Blueprint files are more readable than .ui files and easier to modify.