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Pimp My Widgets Developer Contest

Do you break out into a rash when you see an ugly user interface?  Does adding style, animation, functionality and bling to applications large and small make you grin?  If so, then the Pimp My Widgets Qt Developer Contest is for you!


Contest closes on December 31st, so get pimpin!



(If you can't access YouTube you can find the new video here and the original here)

Check out the New Video: Get Pimpin' for the Holidays!



You can still view the original video here.
 
 

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Contest Guidelines


The Basics
We have some ugly widgets (see below)  that are in desperate need of some pimping, and we'd like your help to make them shine.  Download one of the four template widgets below, or start from scratch to create something truly unique.  You are free, and encouraged, to use any the features of Qt in your pimping quest, and you can add/remove/change or do whatever you want to the templates to achieve your desired pimped status.


What to Submit
What's the use in pimping if you can't show off a bit?  To help show off your widgets, we would like the following for each entry:
  • A short description
  • GPL source code
  • 2-3 screenshots of your entry
  • Compiled binaries
  • 30-second video clip showing off your pimped widget.  This should be submitted as a video response to the YouTube video above.


Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
  • Best Use of Qt: Did you make use of Qt features (see sidebar: Fuel for Pimping)
  • Usefulness: Does your entry solve a real problem?
  • Coding Creativity: Do you show a creative solution?
  • Portability: Does your entry run on one or more desktop/embedded platforms?
  • The Bling Factor: Does it look "pimpalicious?"


Deadline for Entries
The deadline for submitting your pimped widgets is 31 December 2008.  Better get started pimping!

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Win a Segway i2 Personal Transporter

One lucky winner will walk (or roll) away with a Segway® i2 Personal Transporter -- and will be the envy of their friends and colleagues for years to come.  Also up for grabs are 3 Nokia N810 internet tablets for your hacking pleasure.  100 of the best entries will also receive a limited-edition Pimp My Widgets t-shirt.

Segway i2

Win Me! Click to enlarge.


Download Widgets, and Start Pimping!

Did we mention that these widgets are ugly.  Check out the four templates below to see what we mean -- we need your help to pimp these widgets!  We've provided .ui files for each template, so you can open these up in Qt Designer and start pimping!

These are provided under the GPL, so be sure to work with your GPL version of Qt to ensure that your entries are also GPL.


Widget Jumble                    Multi-Viewer

Pimp My Widgets: Widget Jumble      Pimp My Widgets: Multi-Viewer

Download .ui File           Download .ui File


Web View                             Built for Speed

Pimp My Widgets: Web View      Pimp My Widgets: Built for Speed

 Download .ui File          Download .ui File


Don't want to work with any of these? No problem! We also have a Wild Card category, where you can start pimping from scratch.

 

How to Submit Your Pimped Widgets

So you've finished pimping; how can you show off your flashy widgets?  Submitting your entry is pretty simple -- just follow these steps:

  • Record your 30 second video clip, and upload as a video response to our intro video.  You'll find our video on YouTube.
  • Submit some basic info, along with your entry using the form below
  • Wait to hear if you've won!

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Email us at pimpmywidgets at trolltech.com.

 Submission Form

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Please include your first and last name.
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We will use email addresses only to contact the winners.
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Please provide a name for your entry. We will use this title when showing it on the web.
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Please select the Qt modules you used in your widget/application.
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Please provide a short description of your entry, including: what it does, and what features of Qt it includes.
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Please attach your entry, including source code, binaries and screenshots in one compressed folder.
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By clicking below, you certify that you have read and understood the affidavit and “Pimp My Widgets” contest rules linked below and hereby affirm that your entry meets all contest eligibility criteria and you assent to the terms presented in the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/ Publicity Release. If you do not accept these terms and conditions you may not enter the Pimp My Widgets contest.

 

Document Actions
Fuel for Pimping

Qt LogoTry one or more of the following Qt features in your entry:

 

  • Qt WebKit Integration
  • Phonon Multimedia Framework
  • Touch Screen Interaction
  • Graphics View
  • QStyle and StyleSheets
  • SVG
  • Open GL
  • XML
  • Advanced Graphics Effects

 

Get an overview of Qt functionality, example code and more in the Qt Documentation

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Inspiration: Embedded Widgets

Widgets: thumb - gauges

Want some more inspiration?  Check out our Embedded Widget Demo for an example of how cascading style sheets (CSS) and scalable vector graphics (SVG) can be used to achieve a great-looking user interface.

 

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