Tell users how to load or create a wallet when no wallet is loaded

Author: achow101

src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp

@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ void BitcoinGUI::setWalletController(WalletController* wallet_controller)
     }
 }
 
+WalletController* BitcoinGUI::getWalletController()
+{
+    return m_wallet_controller;
+}
+
 void BitcoinGUI::addWallet(WalletModel* walletModel)
 {
     if (!walletFrame) return;

src/qt/bitcoingui.h

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class BitcoinGUI : public QMainWindow
     void setClientModel(ClientModel *clientModel = nullptr, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info = nullptr);
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     void setWalletController(WalletController* wallet_controller);
+    WalletController* getWalletController();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET

src/qt/walletframe.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <qt/createwalletdialog.h>
+#include <qt/walletcontroller.h>
 #include <qt/walletframe.h>
 #include <qt/walletmodel.h>
 
@@ -10,8 +12,11 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 
+#include <QGroupBox>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 WalletFrame::WalletFrame(const PlatformStyle *_platformStyle, BitcoinGUI *_gui) :
     QFrame(_gui),
@@ -25,9 +30,25 @@ WalletFrame::WalletFrame(const PlatformStyle *_platformStyle, BitcoinGUI *_gui)
     walletFrameLayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
     walletFrameLayout->addWidget(walletStack);
 
-    QLabel *noWallet = new QLabel(tr("No wallet has been loaded."));
+    // hbox for no wallet
+    QGroupBox* no_wallet_group = new QGroupBox(walletStack);
+    QVBoxLayout* no_wallet_layout = new QVBoxLayout(no_wallet_group);
+
+    QLabel *noWallet = new QLabel(tr("No wallet has been loaded.\nGo to File > Open Wallet to load a wallet.\n- OR -"));
     noWallet->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
-    walletStack->addWidget(noWallet);
+    no_wallet_layout->addWidget(noWallet, 0, Qt::AlignHCenter | Qt::AlignBottom);
+
+    // A button for create wallet dialog
+    QPushButton* create_wallet_button = new QPushButton(tr("Create a new wallet"), walletStack);
+    connect(create_wallet_button, &QPushButton::clicked, [this] {
+        auto activity = new CreateWalletActivity(gui->getWalletController(), this);
+        connect(activity, &CreateWalletActivity::finished, activity, &QObject::deleteLater);
+        activity->create();
+    });
+    no_wallet_layout->addWidget(create_wallet_button, 0, Qt::AlignHCenter | Qt::AlignTop);
+    no_wallet_group->setLayout(no_wallet_layout);
+
+    walletStack->addWidget(no_wallet_group);
 }
 
 WalletFrame::~WalletFrame()