Bitcoin-qt: Qt4 based GUI replacement for Bitcoin
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-**Warning** **Warning** **Warning**
+Features
+========
-Pre-alpha stuff! I'm using this client myself on the production network, and I haven't noticed any glitches, but remember: always backup your wallet.
-Testing on the testnet is recommended.
-
-This has been implemented:
-
-- qmake / QtCreator project (.pro)
+- All functionality of the Wx GUI, including wallet encryption
- Compatibility with Linux (both GNOME and KDE), MacOSX and Windows
-- All functionality of the original client, including taskbar icon/menu
+- Notification on incoming / outgoing transactions (compatible with FreeDesktop and other desktop notification schemes)
+
+- General interface improvements: Splash screen, tabbed interface
-- Tabbed interface
+- Overview page with current balance, unconfirmed balance, and such
-- Asks for confirmation before sending coins
+- Better transaction list with status icons, real-time filtering and a context menu
-- CSV export of transactions
+- Asks for confirmation before sending coins, for your own safety
-- User friendly transaction list with status icons, and real-time filtering
+- 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
-- Show alternative icon when on testnet
+- 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
-- Progress bar on initial block download
+- Sendmany support, send to multiple recipients at the same time
-This has to be done:
+- Multiple unit support, can show subdivided bitcoins (uBTC, mBTC) for users that like large numbers
-- Start at system start
+- Support for English, German, Russian and Dutch languages
-- Internationalization (convert WX language files)
+- 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
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- Download and extract the `dependencies archive`_ [#]_, or compile openssl, boost and dbcxx yourself.
-- Copy the contents of the folder "deps" to "X:\QtSDK\mingw", replace X:\ with the location where you installed the Qt SDK. Make sure that the contents of "deps/include" end up in the current "include" directory and such.
+- Copy the contents of the folder "deps" to "X:\\QtSDK\\mingw", replace X:\\ with the location where you installed the Qt SDK. Make sure that the contents of "deps\\include" end up in the current "include" directory.
- Open the .pro file in QT creator and build as normal (ctrl-B)
.. _`QT Windows SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-windows-cpp
-.. _`dependencies archive`: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip
-.. [#] PGP signature: http://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_)
+.. _`dependencies archive`: https://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip
+.. [#] PGP signature: https://download.visucore.com/bitcoin/qtgui_deps_1.zip.sig (signed with RSA key ID `610945D0`_)
.. _`610945D0`: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x610945D0
+
+Mac OS X
+--------
+
+- Download and install the `Qt Mac OS X SDK`_. It is recommended to also install Apple's Xcode with UNIX tools.
+
+- Download and install `MacPorts`_.
+
+- Execute the following commands in a terminal to get the dependencies:
+
+::
+
+ sudo port selfupdate
+ sudo port install boost db48
+
+- Open the .pro file in Qt Creator and build as normal (cmd-B)
+
+.. _`Qt Mac OS X SDK`: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/sdk-mac-os-cpp
+.. _`MacPorts`: http://www.macports.org/install.php
+
+
+Build configuration options
+============================
+
+UPNnP port forwarding
+---------------------
+
+To use UPnP for port forwarding behind a NAT router (recommended, as more connections overall allow for a faster and more stable bitcoin experience), pass the following argument to qmake:
+
+::
+
+ qmake "USE_UPNP=1"
+
+(in **Qt Creator**, you can find the setting for additional qmake arguments under "Projects" -> "Build Settings" -> "Build Steps", then click "Details" next to **qmake**)
+
+This requires miniupnpc for UPnP port mapping. It can be downloaded from
+http://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/files/. UPnP support is not compiled in by default.
+
+Set USE_UPNP to a different value to control this:
+
++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| USE_UPNP= | (the default) no UPnP support, miniupnpc not required; |
++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| USE_UPNP=0 | UPnP support turned off by default at runtime; |
++------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+| USE_UPNP=1 | 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
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+To see desktop notifications on (k)ubuntu versions starting from 10.04, enable usage of the
+FreeDesktop notification interface through DBUS using the following qmake option:
+
+::
+
+ qmake "USE_DBUS=1"
+
Berkely DB version warning
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