Added donate menu entry and implemented opening of external URLs from menu

blink/mainwindow.py

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ __all__ = ['MainWindow']
 from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt4 import uic
-from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt, QVariant
-from PyQt4.QtGui  import QAction, QActionGroup, QBrush, QColor, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPen, QPixmap, QShortcut, QStyle, QStyleOptionComboBox, QStyleOptionFrameV2
+from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt, QUrl, QVariant
+from PyQt4.QtGui  import QAction, QActionGroup, QDesktopServices, QShortcut
+from PyQt4.QtGui  import QBrush, QColor, QFontMetrics, QPainter, QPen, QPixmap, QStyle, QStyleOptionComboBox, QStyleOptionFrameV2
 
 from application.notification import IObserver, NotificationCenter
 from application.python.util import Null
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class MainWindow(base_class, ui_class):
         self.search_box.shortcut.setKey('CTRL+F')
         self.search_box.shortcut.activated.connect(self.search_box.setFocus)
 
+        # menu actions
         self.about_action.triggered.connect(self.about_panel.show)
         self.add_account_action.triggered.connect(self.add_account_dialog.open_for_add)
         self.mute_action.triggered.connect(self._SH_MuteButtonClicked)
@@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ class MainWindow(base_class, ui_class):
         self.silent_action.triggered.connect(self._SH_SilentButtonClicked)
         self.quit_action.triggered.connect(self.close)
 
+        # menu actions that link to external web pages
+        self.donate_action.triggered.connect(partial(QDesktopServices.openUrl, QUrl(u'http://icanblink.com/payments.phtml')))
+        self.help_action.triggered.connect(partial(QDesktopServices.openUrl, QUrl(u'http://icanblink.com/help.phtml')))
+        self.release_notes_action.triggered.connect(partial(QDesktopServices.openUrl, QUrl(u'http://icanblink.com/changelog.phtml')))
+
         self.idle_status_index = 0
 
         self.output_devices_group = QActionGroup(self)

resources/blink.ui

@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ padding: 2px;</string>
     </widget>
     <addaction name="about_action"/>
     <addaction name="check_for_updates_action"/>
+    <addaction name="donate_action"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="preferences_action"/>
     <addaction name="quick_settings_menu"/>
@@ -1212,6 +1213,11 @@ padding: 2px;</string>
     <string>&amp;Manage accounts...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="donate_action">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Donate if you like Blink</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>