From bb543b32a37f110b040e3a3b68a7eb45a01b8740 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@nokia.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:43:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Doc - update managing sessions section
Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-2430
Reviewed-by: hjk
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1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
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@@ -4666,17 +4666,21 @@
\title Managing Sessions
When you exit Qt Creator, a snapshot of your current workspace is stored
- as a session.
- A session is a collection of:
+ as a \e session. A session is an arbitrary collection of:
\list
- \o Open projects with their dependencies
+ \o Open projects with their dependencies (including SUBDIRS projects)
\o Open editors
\o Breakpoints and watches
\o Bookmarks
\endlist
- If you work on a project and need to switch to another project for a
+ A session is personal, that is, not meant to be shared. It is not
+ supposed to reflect the project structure. It contains personal data, such as
+ bookmarks and breakpoints that are usually not of interest to other developers
+ working on the same projects.
+
+ For example, if you work on a project and need to switch to another project for a
while, you can save your workspace as a session. This makes it easier
to return to working on the first project later.
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