qtcreator.qdoc

    \endlist


    \section1 Adding External Libraries to a qmake Project

    Through external libraries Qt Creator can support code completion and
    syntax highlighting as if they were part of the current project or the Qt
    library.

    To add an external library:
    \list 1
        \o Open your project file (.pro) using the \gui Projects pane.
        \o Follow the instructions at \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/latest/qmake-project-files.html#declaring-other-libraries}
           {Declaring other Libraries}.
    \endlist

    Syntax completion and highlighting work once your project successfully
    builds and links against the external library.
*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-quick-tour.html
    \page creator-getting-started.html
    \nextpage creator-writing-program.html

    \title Getting Started

    This section contains examples that illustrate how to use Qt Creator and the
    integrated design tools, \QD and \QMLD, to create simple applications:

    \list
        \o \l{Creating a Qt C++ Application}
        \o \l{Creating a Qt Quick Application}
    \endlist

*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-writing-program.html
    \page creator-qml-application.html
    \nextpage creator-editor-using.html

    \title Creating a Qt Quick Application

    \note This tutorial assumes that you are familiar with the \l {http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.7-snapshot/declarativeui.html}
    {QML declarative language}.

    This tutorial describes how to use Qt Creator to create a small animated
    Qt Quick application, Hello World.

    \image qmldesigner-helloworld.png "Hello World"

    \section1 Creating the Hello World Project

    \note Create the project with the \gui{Help} mode active so that you can follow
    these instructions while you work.

    \list 1

        \o Select \gui{File > New File or Project > Qt Quick Project > Qt QML Application > OK}.

        \image qmldesigner-new-project.png "New File or Project dialog"

        The \gui{Introduction and Project Location} dialog opens.

        \image qmldesigner-new-project-location.png "Introduction and Project Location dialog"

        \o In the \gui{Name} field, type \bold {Hello World}.

        \o In the \gui {Create in} field, enter the path for the project files. For example,
        \c {C:\Qt\examples}, and then click \gui{Next}.

        The \gui{Project Management} dialog opens.

        \image qmldesigner-new-project-summary.png "Project Management dialog"

        \o Review the project settings, and click \gui{Finish} to create the project.

    \endlist

    The HelloWorld project now contains the following files:

    \list
        \o HelloWorld.qmlproject
        \o HelloWorld.qml
    \endlist

    \image qmldesigner-new-project-contents.png "HelloWorld project contents"

    The .qmlproject file defines that all QML, JavaScript, and image files in
    the project folder belong to the project. The .qml file contains some example
    code that specifies the screen size (200x200) and a label that contains
    the text \bold {Hello World}.

    \section1 Designing the User Interface

    \list 1

        \o In the \gui{Edit} mode, double-click the HelloWorld.qml file in
         the \gui{Projects} pane to open it in the code editor.

        \o To set the screen size to that of some Symbian devices in portrait
        mode, for example, change the \c width to \bold 240 and \c height to \bold 320.

        \image qmldesigner-helloworld-screen-size.png "Setting the screen size"

        \o Click \gui{Design} to design the UI in the visual editor.

        \note The visual \QMLD editor is provided as an experimental plugin that you must
        enable to be able to edit QML files in the \gui Design mode. Enabling the
        visual editor can negatively affect the overall stability of Qt Creator.

        \o Restart Qt Creator to enable the visual editor.

        \o Drag and drop a \gui {Rectangle} from the \gui {Library} pane to the
        scene.

        \image qmldesigner-helloworld-widget-add.png "Add component to Hello World"

        \o Edit the \gui {Properties} of the component to turn it into a red ball:

        \list a

            \o In the \gui {Colors} section, click the color picker to select a red
            color.

            \o In the \gui {Radius} field, use the slider to set the radius value
            to \bold 50.

            \image qmldesigner-helloworld-widget-edit.png "Edit the component"

        \endlist

        \o To create a blue ball, press \key {Ctrl+C} and \key {Ctrl+V} to copy
        and paste the red one, and then change its color to blue.

        \image qmldesigner-helloworld-base-state.png "Hello World first view"

        The first view of your application is now ready.

        \note You can use graphical design tools to create nice images and
        copy them to the projects folder to display them in the \gui {Library}
        pane in \gui {Resources}.

        \o In the \gui State pane, click the plus sign to add another view, or \e state
        to the application.

        \o Modify the state by dragging and dropping the widgets to switch their
        places.

        \image qmldesigner-helloworld-state1.png "Hello World second view"

    \endlist

    \section1 Animating the Scene

    Animate the scene so that the widgets appear to switch places
    on the screen.

    \list 1

        \o Click \gui {Edit} to open HelloWorld.qml in the code editor.

        \o Add the following code to create a transition:

        \code
            transitions: [
            Transition {
                NumberAnimation { properties: "x, y"; duration: 500 }
            }
        \endcode

        \note The code editor completes the code for you as you type.

        \o  Click the \inlineimage qtcreator-run.png
        button to check that the application can be built and run.

    \endlist

    \section1 Adding Interaction

    Add interaction to the scene to allow users to click on the screen to start
    the animation.

    \list 1

        \o Click \gui{Design} to open HelloWorld.qml in the visual editor.

        \o Drag and drop a \gui {Mouse Area} from the \gui {Library} to the scene.

        \o In the \gui {Properties} pane, \gui {Geometry} tab, click the
        \inlineimage qmldesigner-anchor-fill-screen.png
        button to make the mouse region cover the whole screen.

        \o In the code editor, use data binding to add a \c when statement to
        the states sections, as illustrated by the following code:

        \code

        states: [
            State {
                name: "State1"
                when: mousearea1.pressed
        \endcode

    \endlist

    \section1 Buiding and Running the Application

    \list 1

        \o Press \key {Ctrl+R} to build and run the application.

        \o Click the screen and keep the mouse button pressed down to run the
        animation.

    \endlist

    \note In the \gui {QML Viewer}, select \gui {Skin} and select a mobile device
    type to view the application as on a mobile device.

*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-getting-started.html
    \page creator-writing-program.html
    \nextpage creator-qml-application.html

    \title Creating a Qt C++ Application

    \note This tutorial assumes that you have experience in writing basic Qt
    applications, using \QD to design user interfaces and using the Qt
    Resource System.

    This tutorial describes how to use Qt Creator
    to create a small Qt application, Text Finder. It is a simplified version of the
    QtUiTools \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/uitools-textfinder.html}{Text Finder}
    example.

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-screenshot.png

    \section1 Setting Up Your Environment

    Qt Creator automatically detects whether the location of Qt is in your \c PATH variable.
    If you have installed several Qt versions, follow the
    instructions in \l{Selecting the Qt version} to set the Qt path.

    \section1 Creating the Text Finder Project

    \note Create the project with the \gui{Help} mode active so that you can follow
    these instructions while you work.

    \list 1

        \o Select \gui{File > New File or Project > Qt Application Project > Qt Gui
        Application > OK}.

           \image qtcreator-new-project.png "New File or Project dialog"

        The \gui{Introduction and Project Location} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-intro-and-location.png "Introduction and Project Location dialog"

        \o In the \gui{Name} field, type \bold {TextFinder}.


        \o In the \gui {Create in} field, enter the path for the project files. For example,
        \c {C:\Qt\examples}, and then click \gui{Next}.

        The \gui{Select Required Qt Versions} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-new-project-qt-versions.png "Select Required Qt Versions dialog"

        \o Click \gui{Next} to use the Qt version set in the path in your project.

        The \gui{Class Information} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-class-info.png "Class Information dialog"

        \o In the \gui{Class Name} field, type \bold {TextFinder} as the class name.

        \o In the \gui{Base Class} list, select \bold {QWidget} as the base class type.

           \note The \gui{Header File}, \gui{Source File} and
           \gui{Form File} fields are automatically updated to match the name of the
           class.

        \o Click \gui{Next}.

        The \gui{Project Management} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-new-project-summary.png "Project Management dialog"

        \o Review the project settings, and click \gui{Finish} to create the project.


    \endlist



    The TextFinder project now contains the following files:

    \list
        \o textfinder.h
        \o textfinder.cpp
        \o main.cpp
        \o textfinder.ui
        \o textfinder.pro
    \endlist

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-contents.png "TextFinder project contents"

    The .h and .cpp files come with the necessary boiler plate code.
    The .pro file is complete.

    \section1 Filling in the Missing Pieces

    Begin by designing the user interface and then move on to filling
    in the missing code. Finally, add the find functionality.

    \section2 Designing the User Interface

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-ui.png "Text Finder UI"

    \list 1

    \o In the \gui{Editor} mode, double-click the textfinder.ui file in the \gui{Projects}
    view to launch the integrated \QD.

    \o Drag and drop the following widgets to the form:

    \list
    \o \gui{Label} (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qlabel.html}{QLabel})
    \o \gui{Line Edit} (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qlineedit.html}{QLineEdit})
    \o \gui{Push Button} (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qpushbutton.html}{QPushButton})

    \endlist

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-ui-widgets.png "Adding widgets to Text Finder UI"

    \o Double-click the \gui{Label} widget and enter the text \bold{Keyword}.

    \o Double-click the \gui{Push Button} widget and enter the text \bold{Find}.

    \o In the \gui Properties pane, change the \gui objectName to \bold findButton.

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-objectname.png "Changing object names"

    \o Press \key {Ctrl+A} to select the widgets and click \gui{Lay out Horizontally}
    (or press \gui{Ctrl+H}) to apply a horizontal layout
    (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qhboxlayout.html}{QHBoxLayout}).

    \image qtcreator-texfinder-ui-horizontal-layout.png "Applying horizontal layout"

    \o Drag and drop a \gui{Text Edit} widget (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextedit.html}{QTextEdit})
    to the form.

    \o Select the screen area and click \gui{Lay out Vertically} (or press \gui{Ctr+V})
    to apply a vertical layout (\l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qvboxlayout.html}{QVBoxLayout}).

    \image qtcreator-textfinder-ui.png "Text Finder UI"

    Applying the horizontal and vertical layouts ensures that the application UI scales to different
    screen sizes.

    \o To call a find function when users press the \gui Find button, you use the Qt signals
    and slots mechanism. A signal is emitted when a particular event occurs and a slot is
    a function that is called in response to a particular signal. Qt widgets have predefined
    signals and slots that you can use directly from \QD. To add a slot for the find function:

        \list

            \o Right-click the \gui Find button to open a context-menu.
            \o Select \gui {Go to Slot > clicked()}, and then select \gui OK.

            A private slot, \c{on_findButton_clicked()}, is added to the header file,
            textfinder.h and a private function, \c{TextFinder::on_findButton_clicked()},
            is added to the source file, textfinder.cpp.

        \endlist

    \o Press \gui{Ctrl+S} to save your changes.

    \endlist

    For more information about designing forms with \QD, see the
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/designer-manual.html}{Qt Designer Manual}.

    \section2 Completing the Header File

    The textfinder.h file already has the necessary #includes, a
    constructor, a destructor, and the \c{Ui} object. You need to add a private
    function, \c{loadTextFile()}, to read and display the
    contents of the input text file in the
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextedit.html}{QTextEdit}.

    \list 1

    \o In the \gui{Projects} view, double-click the \c{textfinder.h} file
    to open it for editing.

    \o Add a private function
    to the \c{private} section, after the \c{Ui::TextFinder} function, as
    illustrated by the following code snippet:

    \snippet examples/textfinder/textfinder.h 0

    \endlist

    \section2 Completing the Source File

    Now that the header file is complete, move on to the source file,
   textfinder.cpp.

    \list 1

    \o In the \gui{Projects} view, double-click the textfinder.cpp file
    to open it for editing.

    \o Add code to load a text file using
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qfile.html}{QFile}, read it with
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextstream.html}{QTextStream}, and
    then display it on \c{textEdit} with
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextedit.html#plainText-prop}{setPlainText()}.
    This is illustrated by the following code snippet:

    \snippet examples/textfinder/textfinder.cpp 0

    \o To use \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qfile.html}{QFile} and
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextstream.html}{QTextStream}, add the
    following #includes to textfinder.cpp:

    \snippet examples/textfinder/textfinder.cpp 1

    \o For the \c{on_findButton_clicked()} slot, add code to extract the search string and
    use the \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qtextedit.html#find}{find()} function
    to look for the search string within the text file. This is illustrated by
    the following code snippet:

    \snippet examples/textfinder/textfinder.cpp 2

    \o Once both of these functions are complete, add a line to call \c{loadTextFile()} in
    the constructor, as illustrated by the following code snippet:

    \snippet examples/textfinder/textfinder.cpp 3

    \endlist

    The \c{on_findButton_clicked()} slot is called automatically in
    the uic generated ui_textfinder.h file by this line of code:

    \code
    QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(TextFinder);
    \endcode

    \section2 Creating a Resource File

    You need a resource file (.qrc) within which you embed the input
    text file. The input file can be any .txt file with a paragraph of text.
    Create a text file called input.txt and store it in the textfinder
    folder.

    To add a resource file:
    \list 1
        \o Select \gui{File > New File or Project > Qt > Qt Resource File > OK}.
    \image qtcreator-add-resource-wizard.png "New File or Project dialog"

    The \gui {Choose the Location} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-add-resource-wizard2.png "Choose the Location dialog"

        \o In the \gui{Name} field, enter \bold{textfinder}.
        \o In the \gui{Path} field, enter \c{C:\Qt\examples\TextFinder},
        and click \gui{Next}.

        The \gui{Project Management} dialog opens.

        \image qtcreator-add-resource-wizard3.png "Project Management dialog"


        \o In the \gui{Add to project} field, select \bold{TextFinder.pro}
        and click \gui{Finish} to open the file in the code editor.

        \o Select \gui{Add > Add Prefix}.
        \o In the \gui{Prefix} field, replace the default prefix with a slash (/).
        \o Select \gui{Add > Add Files}, to locate and add input.txt.

        \image qtcreator-add-resource.png "Editing resource files"

    \endlist

    \section1 Compiling and Running Your Program

    Now that you have all the necessary files, click the \inlineimage qtcreator-run.png
    button to compile your program.

*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-qml-inspector.html
    \page creator-version-control.html
    \nextpage adding-plugins.html

    \title Using Version Control Systems

    Version control systems supported by Qt Creator are:
    \table
        \header
            \i \bold{Version Control System}
            \i \bold{Address}
            \i \bold{Notes}
        \row
            \i  \bold{git}
            \i  \l{http://git-scm.com/}
            \i
        \row
            \i  \bold{Subversion}
            \i  \l{http://subversion.tigris.org/}
            \i
        \row
            \i  \bold{Perforce}
            \i  \l{http://www.perforce.com}
            \i  Server version 2006.1 and later
        \row
            \i  \bold{CVS}
            \i  \l{http://www.cvshome.org}
            \i
        \row
            \i  \bold{Mercurial}
            \i  \l{http://mercurial.selenic.com/}
            \i  Qt Creator 2.0 and later
    \endtable


    \section1 Setting Up Version Control Systems

    Qt Creator uses the version control system's command line clients to access
    your repositories. To set up the version control system's command line
    clients to access your repositories, make sure that the command line clients
    can be located using the \c{PATH} environment variable or specify the path to
    the command line client executables, in the settings pages shown by
    \gui{Tools} > \gui{Options...}.


    \section1 Setting Up Common Options

    Select \gui{Tools} > \gui{Options...} > \gui{Version Control} > \gui{Common}
    to view the common settings for version control systems. The following are
    the options present in \gui{Common}:
    \list
       \o   \gui{Submit message checking script} is a script or program that
             can be used to perform checks on the submit message before
             submitting. The submit message is passed in as the script's first
             parameter. If there is an error, the script should output a
             message on standard error and return a non-zero exit code.

       \o    \gui{User/alias configuration file} takes a file in mailmap format
             that lists user names and aliases. For example:

             \code
             Jon Doe <Jon.Doe@company.com>
             Hans Mustermann <Hans.Mustermann@company.com> hm <info@company.com>
             \endcode

             \note The second line above specifies the alias \e{hm} and the
             corresponding email address for \e{Hans Mustermann}. If the
             user/alias configuration file is present, the submit editor
             displays a context menu with \gui{Insert name...} that pops up a
             dialog letting the user select a name.

       \o    \gui{User fields configuration file} is a simple text file
             consisting of lines specifying submit message fields that take
             user names, for example:

             \code
             Reviewed-by:
             Signed-off-by:
             \endcode
    \endlist

    The fields above appear below the submit message. They provide completion
    for the aliases/public user names specified in the
    \e{User/alias configuration file} as well as a button that opens the
    aforementioned user name dialog.

    \section1 Creating VCS Repositories for New Projects

    Qt Creator allows for creating VCS repositories for version
    control systems that support local repository creation, such as
    \bold{git} or \bold{hg}.
    When creating a new project by selecting \gui File >
    \gui{New File or Project...}, you can choose a version
    control system in the final wizard page.

    \section1 Using Version Control Systems

    The version control sub-menus are in \gui{Tools} > \gui{Options...}.
    The \gui{Version Control} page also displays the
    version control system managing the current project

    Under \gui{Application Output} > \gui{Version Control}, there is an output
    pane showing the commands that are executed, prepended by a
    timestamp and the relevant output.


    \image qtcreator-vcs-pane.png


    \section2 Adding Files

    When you create a new file or a new project, the wizard displays a page
    asking whether the files should be added to a version control system.
    This happens when the parent directory or the project is already
    under version control and the system supports the concept of adding files,
    for example, \bold{Perforce} and \bold{Subversion}. Alternatively, you can
    add files later by using the version control tool menus.

    With \bold{git}, there is no concept of adding files. Instead, all modified
    files must be staged for a commit.


    \section2 Viewing Diff Output

    All version control systems provide menu options to \e{diff} the current
    file or project: to compare it with the latest version stored in the
    repository and to display the differences. In Qt Creator, a diff is
    displayed in a read-only editor. If the file is accessible, you can
    double-click on a selected diff chunk and Qt Creator opens an editor
    displaying the file, scrolled to the line in question.

    \image qtcreator-vcs-diff.png


    \section2 Viewing Versioning History and Change Details

    Display the versioning history of a file by selecting \gui{Log}
    (for \bold{git}) or \gui{Filelog}(for \bold{Perforce} and
    \bold{Subversion}). Typically, the log output contains the date, the commit
    message, and a change or revision identifier. Click on the identifier to
    display a description of the change including the diff.
    Right-clicking on an identifier brings up a context menu that lets you
    show annotation views of previous versions (see \l{Annotating Files}).

    \image qtcreator-vcs-log.png
    \image qtcreator-vcs-describe.png


    \section2 Annotating Files

    Annotation views are obtained by selecting \gui{Annotate} or \gui{Blame}.
    Selecting \gui{Annotate} or \gui{Blame} displays the lines of the file
    prepended by the change identifier they originate from. Clicking on the
    change identifier shows a detailed description of the change.

    To show the annotation of a previous version, right-click on the
    version identifier at the beginning of a line and choose one of the
    revisions shown at the bottom of the context menu. This allows you to
    navigate through the history of the file and obtain previous versions of
    it. It also works for \gui git/hg using SHA's.

    The same context menu is available when right-clicking on a version
    identifier in the file log view of a single file.


    \section2 Committing Changes

    Once you have finished making changes, submit them to the version control
    system by choosing \gui{Commit} or \gui{Submit}. Qt Creator displays a
    commit page containing a text editor where you can enter your commit
    message and a checkable list of modified files to be included.

    When you have finished filling out the commit page information, click on
    \gui{Commit} to start committing.

    The \gui{Diff Selected Files} button brings up a diff view of the
    files selected in the file list. Since the commit page is just another
    editor, you can go back to it by closing the diff view. You can also check
    a diff view from the editor combo box showing the \gui{Opened files}.

    \image qtcreator-vcs-commit.png



    \section2 Using git-specific Menu Entries

    The git sub-menu contains additional entries:

    \table
        \row
            \i  \gui{Stash snapshot...}
            \i  Allows you to save a snapshot of your current
                work under a name for later reference. For example, if you
                want to try out something and find out later that it does not work,
                you can discard it and return to the state of the snapshot.
        \row
            \i  \gui{Stash}
            \i  Stash local changes prior to executing a \bold{pull}.
        \row
            \i  \gui{Pull}
            \i  Pull changes from the remote repository. If there are locally
                modified files, you are prompted to stash those changes.
                The \bold{git} settings page contains an option to do
                a rebase operation while pulling.

        \row
            \i  \gui{Clean repository.../Clean project...}
            \i  Collect all files that are not under version control
                with the exception of patches and project files
                and show them as a checkable list in a dialog
                prompting for deletion. This lets you completely clean a build.

        \row
            \i  \gui{Branches...}
            \i  Displays the branch dialog showing the local branches at the
                top and remote branches at the bottom. To switch to the local
                branch, double-click on it. Double-clicking on a remote
                branch first creates a local branch with the same name that
                tracks the remote branch, and then switches to it.

                \image qtcreator-vcs-gitbranch.png


        \row
            \i  \gui{Stashes...}
            \i  Displays a dialog showing the stashes created by
                \gui{Stash snapshots...} with options to restore,
                display or delete them.
    \endtable
*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-editor-refactoring.html
    \page creator-editor-locator.html
    \nextpage creator-project-managing.html

    \title Searching With the Locator

    The locator provides one of the easiest ways in Qt Creator to browse
    through projects, files, classes, methods, documentation and file systems.
    You can find the locator in the bottom left of the Qt Creator window.

    To activate the locator, press \key Ctrl+K (\key Cmd+K on Mac OS
    X) or select \gui Tools > \gui Locate....

    \image qtcreator-locator.png

    To edit the currently open project's main.cpp file using the locator:
    \list 1
        \o Activate the locator by pressing \key Ctrl+K.
        \o Enter \tt{main.cpp}.

           \image qtcreator-locator-open.png
        \o Press \key Return.

           The main.cpp file opens in the editor.
    \endlist

    It is also possible to enter only a part of a search string.
    As you type, the locator shows the occurrences of that string regardless
    of where in the name of an component it appears.

    To narrow down the search results, you can use the following wildcard
    characters:
    \list
        \o To match any number of any or no characters, enter \bold{*}.
        \o To match a single instance of any character, enter \bold{?}.
    \endlist

    \section1 Using the Locator Filters

    The \gui Locator allows you to browse not only files, but any items
    defined by \bold{locator filters}. By default, the locator contains
    filters which locate:
    \list
        \o  Any open document
        \o  Files anywhere on your file system
        \o  Files belonging to your project, such as source, header resource,
            and .ui files
        \o  Class and method definitions in your project or anywhere referenced
            from your project
        \o  Help topics, including Qt documentation
        \o  Specific line in the document displayed in your editor
    \endlist

    To use a specific locator filter, type the assigned prefix followed by
    \key Space. The prefix is usually a single character.

    For example, to locate symbols matching
    \l{http://doc.trolltech.com/qdatastream.html}{QDataStream:}
    \list 1
        \o Activate the locator.
        \o Enter \tt{\bold{: QDataStream}} (: (colon) followed by a
           \key Space and the symbol name (QDataStream)).

           The locator lists the results.

           \image qtcreator-navigate-popup.png
    \endlist

    By default the following filters are enabled and you do not need to use
    their prefixes explicitly:
    \list
        \o Going to a line in the current file (l).
        \o Going to an open file (o).
        \o Going to a file in any open project (a).
    \endlist

    \section2 Using the Default Locator Filters

    The following locator filters are available by default:

    \table
        \header
            \o  Function
            \o  Enter in locator
            \o  Example
        \row
            \o  Go to a line in the current file.
            \o  \tt{\bold{l \e{Line number}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-line.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a symbol definition.
            \o  \tt{\bold{: \e{Symbol name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-symbols.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a help topic.
            \o  \tt{\bold{? \e{Help topic}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-help.png
        \row
            \o  Go to an open file.
            \o  \tt{\bold{o \e{File name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-opendocs.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a file in the file system (browse the file system).
            \o  \tt{\bold{f \e{File name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-filesystem.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a file in any project currently open.
            \o  \tt{\bold{a \e{File name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-files.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a file in the current project.
            \o  \tt{\bold{p \e{File name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-current-project.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a class definition.
            \o  \tt{\bold{c \e{Class name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-classes.png
        \row
            \o  Go to a method definition.
            \o  \tt{\bold{m \e{Method name}}}
            \o  \image qtcreator-locator-methods.png
    \endtable

    \section2 Creating Locator Filters

    To quickly access files not directly mentioned in your project, you can
    create your own locator filters. That way you can locate files in a
    directory structure you have defined.

    To create a locator filter:
    \list 1
        \o In the locator, click \inlineimage qtcreator-locator-magnify.png
           and select \gui Configure....

           \image qtcreator-locator-customize.png

        \o In the \gui{Options...} window click \gui Add.
        \o In the \gui{Filters} dialog:
        \list
            \o Name your filter.
            \o Select at least one directory. The locator searches directories
               recursively.
            \o Define the file pattern as a comma separated list. For example,
               to search all .h and .cpp files, enter \bold{*.h,*.cpp}
            \o Specify the prefix string.

               To show only results matching this filter, select
               \gui{Limit to prefix}.

               \image qtcreator-navigate-customfilter.png
        \endlist
        \o Click OK.
    \endlist

    \section3 Configuring the Locator Cache

    The locator searches the files matching your file pattern in the
    directories you have selected and caches that information. The cache for
    all default filters is updated as you write your code. The filters you have
    created Qt Creator by default updates once an hour.

    To update the cached information manually, click
    \inlineimage qtcreator-locator-magnify.png
    and select \gui Refresh.

    To set a new cache update time:
    \list 1
        \o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options... > \gui Locator.
        \o In \gui{Refresh interval} define new time in minutes.
    \endlist

*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-building-running.html
    \page creator-project-managing-sessions.html
    \nextpage creator-visual-editor.html

    \title Managing Sessions

    In Qt Creator, a session is a collection of:

    \list
        \o Open projects with their dependencies
        \o Open editors
        \o Breakpoints and watches
        \o Bookmarks
    \endlist

    When you launch Qt Creator, a list of existing sessions is displayed on the
    \gui{Welcome screen}.

    \image qtcreator-welcome-session.png

    To switch between sessions, select the session from sessions listed in
    \gui File > \gui Session. If you do not create or select a session,
    Qt Creator always uses the default session.

    To create a new session or remove existing sessions, select \gui File >
    \gui Sessions > \gui{Session Manager}.

    \image qtcreator-session-manager.png
*/


/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-usability.html
    \page creator-debugging.html
    \nextpage creator-debugging-cpp.html

    \title Debugging

    You can use the Qt Creator \gui Debug mode to inspect the state of your
    Qt and Qt Quick projects while debugging.

    Qt Creator does not include a debugger. It provides a debugger plugin that acts
    as an interface between the Qt Creator core and external native debuggers
    such as the GNU Symbolic Debugger (gdb), the Microsoft Console Debugger (CDB),
    and an internal Java Script debugger. You can use the native debuggers to
    debug the C++ language.

    \image qtcreator-debugger-views.png "Native debugger views"

    Qt Creator includes a QML inspector plugin that you can use to debug QML.

    \image qmldesigner-inspector.png "QML inspector views"

    When you start debugging, the appropriate tool is automatically selected depending
    on the type of the project. If you only develop one kind of projects, you can turn
    off this automation in \gui {Tools > Options > Debugger > General}. Deselect the
    \gui {Change debugger language automatically} check box.

    The choice of language also determines the contents of the \gui Debug menu.
    The \gui {Start Debugging > Start Debugging} command starts debugging by using the
    tool appropriate for the project type. The availability of the other commands depends
    on whether \gui C++ or \gui QML is selected in \gui {Debug > Language}.

    You can create Qt Quick projects that contain C++ plugins or Qt projects that contain
    QML content. While debugging such projects, you can switch between the native
    debuggers and the QML inspector during debugging.

    To switch between debugged languages, select \gui {Debug > Language > C++} or
    \gui QML. You can also press \key {Ctrl+L, 1} to switch to the native debugger and
    \key {Ctrl+L, 2} to switch to the QML inspector.

*/

/*!
    \contentspage index.html
    \previouspage creator-debugging-helpers.html
    \page creator-debugging-qml.html
    \nextpage creator-qml-inspector.html

    \title Debugging Qt Quick Applications

    In the \gui Debug mode you can use the QML inspector plugin to: