CMakeLists.txt

@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ add_subdirectory(ui)
 
 # Install the executable
 install(TARGETS squawk DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+install(FILES README.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/macaw.me/squawk)
+install(FILES LICENSE.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/macaw.me/squawk)
 
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
   if (APPLE)

translations/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ set(TS_FILES
 )
 qt5_add_translation(QM_FILES ${TS_FILES})
 add_custom_target(translations ALL DEPENDS ${QM_FILES})
-install(FILES ${QM_FILES} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/squawk/l10n)
+install(FILES ${QM_FILES} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/macaw.me/squawk/l10n)
 
 add_dependencies(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} translations)

ui/squawk.cpp

@@ -1098,12 +1098,11 @@ void Squawk::onAboutSquawkCalled()
         about = new About();
         about->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
         connect(about, &Settings::destroyed, this, &Squawk::onAboutSquawkClosed);
-        about->show();
     } else {
         about->raise();
         about->activateWindow();
-        about->show();
     }
+    about->show();
 }
 
 void Squawk::onAboutSquawkClosed()

ui/widgets/about.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "about.h"
 #include "ui_about.h"
 #include <QXmppGlobal.h>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 static const std::string QXMPP_VERSION_PATCH(std::to_string(QXMPP_VERSION & 0xff));
 static const std::string QXMPP_VERSION_MINOR(std::to_string((QXMPP_VERSION & 0xff00) >> 8));
@@ -37,6 +38,71 @@ About::About(QWidget* parent):
     m_ui->qxmppBuiltAgainstVersion->setText(tr("(built against %1)").arg(QXMPP_VERSION_STRING));
 
     setWindowFlag(Qt::Tool);
+
+    connect(m_ui->licenceLink, &QLabel::linkActivated, this, &About::onLicenseActivated);
 }
 
-About::~About() = default;
+About::~About() {
+    if (license != nullptr) {
+        license->deleteLater();
+    }
+};
+
+void About::onLicenseActivated()
+{
+    if (license == nullptr) {
+        QFile file;
+        bool found = false;
+        QStringList shares = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
+        for (const QString& path : shares) {
+            file.setFileName(path + "/LICENSE.md");
+
+            if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!found) {
+            qDebug() << "couldn't read license file, bailing";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        license = new QWidget();
+        license->setWindowTitle(tr("License"));
+        QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(license);
+        QLabel* text = new QLabel(license);
+        QScrollArea* area = new QScrollArea(license);
+        text->setTextFormat(Qt::MarkdownText);
+        text->setWordWrap(true);
+        text->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
+        text->setMargin(5);
+        area->setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn);
+
+        layout->addWidget(area);
+        license->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+        connect(license, &QWidget::destroyed, this, &About::onLicenseClosed);
+
+        QTextStream in(&file);
+        QString line;
+        QString licenseText("");
+        while (!in.atEnd()) {
+            line = in.readLine();
+            licenseText.append(line + "\n");
+        }
+        text->setText(licenseText);
+        file.close();
+
+        area->setWidget(text);
+
+    } else {
+        license->raise();
+        license->activateWindow();
+    }
+
+    license->show();
+}
+
+void About::onLicenseClosed()
+{
+    license = nullptr;
+}

ui/widgets/about.h

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 namespace Ui
 {
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ public:
     About(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
     ~About();
 
+protected slots:
+    void onLicenseActivated();
+    void onLicenseClosed();
+
 private:
     QScopedPointer<Ui::About> m_ui;
     QWidget* license;