diff --git a/doc/qtcreator-locator.png b/doc/qtcreator-locator.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7352147000822ccc542a11bacd4307ce2714fec5 Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/qtcreator-locator.png differ diff --git a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc index 3928c0506f12c41ede335c76f3d2729645e8d555..cc6b7bc7d3bea3770dbce69302680869f890ad2c 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ \o \bold{Qt Designer Integration}: User interface forms can be designed within Qt Creator. Simply double-click on a \c{.ui} file within the \gui{Project Explorer} to launch the integration. - \o \bold{Navigation tools}: Powerful navigation tools let the user - navigate around files and classes with minimal keystrokes. + \o \bold{Locator}: A powerful navigation tool that lets the user locate + files and classes using minimal keystrokes. \o \bold{Support for qmake's .pro file format}: The project's \c{.pro} file is used as a project description file. \o \bold{Debugging Interface to GDB}: Applications can be debugged @@ -527,23 +527,21 @@ \title Navigating Quickly Around Your Code with Locator With Qt Creator, navigating to different locations in your project or on - your disk -- such as files, classes and methods -- is trivial using - \gui Locator: a smart line edit at the bottom left of the application + your disk, e.g., files, classes, methods, etc., is trivial using + \gui Locator -- a smart line edit at the bottom left of Qt Creator's window. - ### SCREENSHOT + \image qtcreator-locator.png Suppose you would like to open your project's \c{main.cpp} file, click on - on the input field - - - To open for example the file \c{main.cpp} of your project, click into the - input field (or use \key{Ctrl+K} to get there), type the file name, and - finally press the \key{Return} key. The file will open in the editor. - You can also type only a part of a file name, and use the wildcard - characters \c{*} and \c{?} which match \c{any number of any characters} and - \c{any single character}, respectively - you will get a list of all matching - files to choose from. + \gui Locator or use \key{Ctrl+K}, type in the file name and then press + \key Return. The file will be opened in the editor. You can also type + part of a file name and use wildcard characters \c{*} and \c{?} to match + \e{any} number of \e{any} characters. A list of all files matching your + criteria will be displayed. + + \gui Locator not only allows you to navigate files on disk but also other + "locations", which are organized with \bold{Filters}. As mentioned above, files are not the only type of locations you can jump to. The different types of locations are organized in what we