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Building for Windows 10
I´ve built this version for windows 10, but was not so easy (for me, of course). Basic instructions comes from README.md of the GIT repo of Max (AutoQuad/qgroundcontrol_aq), but I needed some changes.
Anyway, I want to share my findings for anyone who wants to try. Please, see attached pdf file with a step by step.

Summary:
- used Qt 5.5.1 Designer
- "Visual Studio 2013 Desk" compiler (instead 2010, very difficult to find now)
- Qt Speech, Speech SDK 5.1, Windows Driver Kit v7.1.0

I can share all necessary files thru "Google Drive" if someone has difficults to find installers

Also, in the PDF par.6.2 are described some small updates to be added to "readme.md" file on GIT.

Angel

Hi Angel,

So the ATL library from WDK7.1 works with MSVC2013? That's good news. For some reason I was under the impression that it didn't. Actually now that I look back, I think I only tried with VC2012.

Thanks for the other tips, good to know how to silence that error. That's coming from a file in the QGC code (or QtSpeech?), or from the MSVC-provided headers? I realize it's hard to tell sometimes. Looks a bit related to the SDK "fixes" for QtSpeech.

Cheers,
-Max

@Joerg, I´m building in "Windows-10 64 bits".

btw, I´m started with my new RP3, but I´m really a newbie on that, so a good tester for your Tutorial to install QGC

Angel

Hi Max,

was trying to make the HUD transparent but with no luck; it still uses default colour scheme. Any idea how to draw this window with a transparent background?

Joerg

There are a number of techniques for getting transparent windows/widgets in Qt. It really depends on what exactly you want to do, and how the widget draws itself (I seem to remember the HUD draws its own background, but I really don't recall for sure). Searching for "Qt transparent widget" may yield some useful ideas. Keep in mind it will behave differently when docked into the main window vs. free-floating.

-Max