updated the readme to reflect that there is a GUI method for selecting

MIDI devices.  Also, added the start of a help tab.

HELP

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Key Bindings:
+	Ctrl+r: 
+		Request the current "edit buffer" from the evolver.
+		This will grab the current "patch" from the evolver and update the state of this software to reflect the settings in the evolver.
+		You must have both the MIDI input and output of the evolver routed into the evolver_editor software for this to work.
+	Ctrl+<number>:
+		This will make the software display a specific tab.  To get to the first tab, use Ctrl+1, the second tab, use Ctrl+2, etc.

README

@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ Building/Installing:
 Running:
 	Use the -h switch to find out the command line options.
 
-	To get data from the evolver you have to connect the midi out of the evolver
+	To get data from the evolver you have to connect the MIDI out of the evolver
 	to the software, use the -i command line switch to specify the device to use
-	for that.
+	for that or use the GUI tab to select your MIDI in device.
 
-	To send data to the evolver you have to connect the midi out from this software
-	to your evolver, use the -o command line switch to do that.
+	To send data to the evolver you have to connect the MIDI out from this
+	software to your evolver, use the -o command line switch to do that or use
+	the GUI tab to select your MIDI out device.
 
 	Example:
-		I will use evolver_editor -l to list the midi i/o devices and then when
+		I will use evolver_editor -l to list the MIDI i/o devices and then when
 		I've found the ones I want to connect to, lets say input index 3 and
 		output index 2, I run the software using the following command:
 		./evolver_editor -i 3 -o 2

evolver_editor.pro

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ HEADERS += include/common.hpp \
 	include/sequencer.hpp \
 	include/mididriverview.hpp \
 	include/mainparameters.hpp \
-	include/triggermidi.hpp
+	include/triggermidi.hpp \
+	include/helpview.hpp
 
 SOURCES += \
 	src/model.cpp \
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ SOURCES += \
 	src/sequencer.cpp \
 	src/mididriverview.cpp \
 	src/mainparameters.cpp \
-	src/triggermidi.cpp
+	src/triggermidi.cpp \
+	src/helpview.cpp
 
 DISTFILES += README
 DISTFILES += COPYING

include/applicationview.hpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SequencerView;
 class MidiDriverView;
 class MainView;
 class TriggerMIDIView;
+class HelpView;
 
 class ApplicationView : public QWidget {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class ApplicationView : public QWidget {
 		MidiDriverView * mMidiDriver;
 		MainView * mMain;
 		TriggerMIDIView * mTriggerMIDI;
+		HelpView * mHelp;
 };
 
 #endif

include/helpview.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ *		Copyright (c) 2009 Alex Norman.  All rights reserved.
+ *		http://www.x37v.info/
+ *
+ *		This file is part of Alex's Evolver Editor.
+ *		
+ *		This Evolver Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ *		modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+ *		by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ *		your option) any later version.
+ *		
+ *		This Evolver Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *		but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *		MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General
+ *		Public License for more details.
+ *		
+ *		You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *		with this software.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HELP_VIEW_HPP
+#define HELP_VIEW_HPP
+
+#include <QTextEdit>
+
+class HelpView : public QTextEdit {
+	Q_OBJECT
+	public:
+		HelpView(QWidget * parent = NULL);
+};
+
+#endif

src/applicationview.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "triggermidi.hpp"
 
 #include "mididriverview.hpp"
+#include "helpview.hpp"
 #include "titledwidget.hpp"
 
 QScrollArea * new_scroll_widget(QWidget * obj, QWidget * parent){
@@ -57,12 +58,15 @@ ApplicationView::ApplicationView(QWidget * parent) : QWidget(parent){
 
 	mMidiDriver = new MidiDriverView(this);
 
+	mHelp = new HelpView(this);
+
 	//add tabs and layout
 	mTabView->addTab(new_scroll_widget(mAudioAndEnvelopes, this), QString("audio and envelopes"));
 	mTabView->addTab(new_scroll_widget(mModulations, this), QString("modulations"));
 	mTabView->addTab(new_scroll_widget(mSequencer, this), QString("sequencer"));
 	mTabView->addTab(new_scroll_widget(triggerMainWidget, this), QString("main, trigger/midi params"));
 	mTabView->addTab(mMidiDriver, QString("midi io select"));
+	mTabView->addTab(mHelp, QString("help"));
 
 	mLayout->addWidget(mTabView);
 	mLayout->setContentsMargins(1,1,1,1);

src/helpview.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "helpview.hpp"
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QFile>
+
+HelpView::HelpView(QWidget * parent) : QTextEdit(parent) {
+	setReadOnly(true);
+
+	QFile help_file("HELP");
+	if(help_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)){
+		QTextStream help_file_stream(&help_file);
+		setText(help_file_stream.readAll());
+	} else {
+		setText("help file not found");
+	}
+
+	help_file.close();
+}