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diff --git a/doc/readme-qt.rst b/doc/readme-qt.rst index 960537165a..866b147c56 100644 --- a/doc/readme-qt.rst +++ b/doc/readme-qt.rst @@ -1,39 +1,6 @@ Bitcoin-Qt: Qt4 GUI for Bitcoin =============================== -Features -======== - -- All functionality of the Wx GUI, including wallet encryption - -- Compatibility with Linux (both GNOME and KDE), MacOSX and Windows - -- Notification on incoming / outgoing transactions (compatible with FreeDesktop and other desktop notification schemes) - -- General interface improvements: Splash screen, tabbed interface - -- Overview page with current balance, unconfirmed balance, and such - -- Better transaction list with status icons, real-time filtering and a context menu - -- Asks for confirmation before sending coins, for your own safety - -- CSV export of transactions and address book (for Excel bookkeeping) - -- Shows alternative icon when connected to testnet, so you never accidentally send real coins during testing - -- Shows a progress bar on initial block download, so that you don't have to wonder how many blocks it needs to download to be up to date - -- Sendmany support, send to multiple recipients at the same time - -- Multiple unit support, can show subdivided bitcoins (uBTC, mBTC) for users that like large numbers - -- Support for English, German, Russian and Dutch languages - -- Address books and transaction table can be sorted by any column - -- Accepts "bitcoin:" URLs from browsers and other sources through drag and drop - Build instructions =================== @@ -91,7 +58,7 @@ Mac OS X :: sudo port selfupdate - sudo port install boost db48 + sudo port install boost db48 miniupnpc - Open the bitcoin-qt.pro file in Qt Creator and build as normal (cmd-B) @@ -126,14 +93,6 @@ Set USE_UPNP to a different value to control this: | USE_UPNP=1 | build with UPnP support turned on by default at runtime. | +------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -Mac OS X users: miniupnpc is currently outdated on MacPorts. An updated Portfile is provided in contrib/miniupnpc within this project. -You can execute the following commands in a terminal to install it: - -:: - - cd <location of bitcoin-qt>/contrib/miniupnpc - sudo port install - Notification support for recent (k)ubuntu versions --------------------------------------------------- @@ -144,6 +103,20 @@ FreeDesktop notification interface through DBUS using the following qmake option qmake "USE_DBUS=1" +Generation of QR codes +----------------------- + +libqrencode may be used to generate QRCode images for payment requests. +It can be downloaded from http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en, or installed via your package manager. Pass the USE_QRCODE +flag to qmake to control this: + ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| USE_QRCODE=0 | (the default) No QRCode support - libarcode not required | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| USE_QRCODE=1 | QRCode support enabled | ++--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + + Berkely DB version warning ========================== |