first commit of big refactor

ui/menuhelper.h

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+#ifndef MENUHELPER_H
+#define MENUHELPER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QMenu>
+
+class MenuHelper : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a menu of new items that can be created
+     *
+     * Adds the full set of creatable items to a QMenu (e.g. new project,
+     * new sequence, new folder, etc.)
+     *
+     * @param parent
+     *
+     * The menu to add items to.
+     */
+    void make_new_menu(QMenu* parent);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a menu of options for working with in/out points
+     *
+     * Adds a set of options for working with sequence/footage in/out points,
+     * e.g. setting in/out points, clearing in/out points, etc.
+     *
+     * @param parent
+     *
+     * The menu to add items to.
+     */
+    void make_inout_menu(QMenu* parent);
+private slots:
+
+
+};
+
+namespace Olive {
+    /**
+     * @brief A global MenuHelper object to assist menu creation throughout Olive.
+     */
+    extern MenuHelper MenuHelper;
+}
+
+#endif // MENUHELPER_H