Questions tagged [vala]

Vala is a new programming language

Vala is a new programming language that allows modern programming techniques to be used to write applications that run on the GNOME runtime libraries, particularly GLib and GObject.

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Which IDE should I use for Vala?

I think the title explains it already...
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Wanting to start development for Ubuntu (and most Linux distributions in general), which is suitable? Python or Vala?

I'm a computer science graduate, and learned languages like C, C++, C# and Java. Though I have more experience with Java. I want to develop for Linux and I'd prefer to develop for GNOME, I'm confused between choosing one from the Python and…
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Find projects that use a particular programming language in Launchpad?

On Launchpad.net, most projects list the programming language(s) their software uses: It would be useful if there was a way to get a list of all the projects that use "X" programming language, in my case Vala. Does Launchpad provide this…
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Will there be a Vala template for quickly?

Are there plans to develop a Vala template for Quickly? Would be interesting because I think, Vala will be the next gen programming language for Gnome.
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What is the development package for "gstreamer-player-1.0"

According to valadoc, a package called gstreamer-player-1 exists. However, I can't find a corresponding package in the ubuntu package search.
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Creating a Unity Lens: The name `Activation' does not exist in the context of `Unity'

I'm trying to create a Lens for Unity in 11.10 using vala. This is my daemon.vala: using Dee; using Gee; namespace PidginLens { public class Daemon : GLib.Object, Unity.Activation { public static void main(string[] args) { …
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How to use accelerators in Gtk?

I need to make an application in Vala, using Gtk, that supports keyboard accelerators that can be changed by the user. First, I add an entry to the global Gtk.AccelMap and then set the accel_path for the Gtk.MenuItems. But, it doesn't work. The…
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How to install a specific version of granite dependency on Ubuntu 18.0.4?

I am trying to build Akira on Ubuntu 18.0.4.2. I checked the instruction at the Github site: https://github.com/akiraux/Akira#-compile, and installed all dependencies by using sudo apt install. After I ran the instructed command: meson build…
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Creating an AppIndicator using vala: Package `appindicator3-0.1' not found

I am trying to create a Vala Application that will create an AppIndicator. The problem is that when I compile my application I get the following error: Package `appindicator3-0.1' not found in specified Vala API directories or GObject-Introspection…
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Are Vala and desktopcouch ready?

I have started writting rss reader in Vala, but I don't know, what database system should I use, I cannot connect to couchdb and sqlite works fine, but I would like use couchdb because of ubuntu one. I have natty with latest updates public…
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How to use ArrayList in Vala using Anjuta as IDE?

I've been trying to use Anjuta to start using Vala. It was working well until I tried to use an ArrayList. The Gee library doesn't seem to work in Anjuta; it seems to be working when I compiled it manually. Am I missing something?
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How to compile a Unity scope? (Or: how to use libraries in Vala?)

I'm currently learning Vala, and after going through the basics I wanted to do an actual small project to make it more fun. For this, I thought creating a scope for Unity would be perfect (in this case, a Scope for the Music lens to search…
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How can I get html code from the web with vala(gtk)?

How can I get a html code from some site(e.g. www.google.com) using vala(gtk)?
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How to install Vala on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install Vala on Ubuntu 16.10? This doesn't work. It says: E: Package 'valac-0.26' has no installation candidate
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How to install the Vala environemt?

Is there a repository so that I can install Vala with apt-get, or do I have to download and install it manually?
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