embedding the help file into the application.

ignoring the autogenerated resource file
x37v · Jun 4, 2009 · 31b9b4c · 31b9b4c
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ evolver_editor
 .*.*.swp
 *.*.gz
 usr
+qrc_evolver_editor.cpp
diff --git a/HELP → doc/evolver_editor_help.txt b/HELP → doc/evolver_editor_help.txt
diff --git a/evolver_editor.pro b/evolver_editor.pro
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ VERSION = 0.1
 LIBS += -lporttime -lportmidi -lboost_program_options
 DEPENDPATH += . include src
 INCLUDEPATH += . include
+RESOURCES = evolver_editor.qrc
 MOC_DIR = moc
 OBJECTS_DIR = obj
 

diff --git a/evolver_editor.qrc b/evolver_editor.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource>
+	<file>doc/evolver_editor_help.txt</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/src/helpview.cpp b/src/helpview.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 HelpView::HelpView(QWidget * parent) : QTextEdit(parent) {
 	setReadOnly(true);
 
-	QFile help_file("HELP");
+	QFile help_file(":/doc/evolver_editor_help.txt");
 	if(help_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)){
 		QTextStream help_file_stream(&help_file);
 		setText(help_file_stream.readAll());