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/*!
    \page common_extension_tasks.html
    \title Common Extension Tasks

    This section summarizes the API functions that you can use to add UI
    components to \QC.

    \table
        \header
            \li Task
            \li Details
            \li API

        \row
            \li Add a menu or menu item.
            \li You can extend existing menus or create new ones.
            \li \l{Core::ActionManager}, \l{Core::Command}

        \row
            \li Add a configurable keyboard shortcut.
            \li Registering shortcuts makes it possible for users to configure
                them in the common shortcut settings dialog.
            \li \l{Core::ActionManager}, \l{Core::Command}

        \row
            \li Add a mode.
            \li Modes correspond to complete screens of controls, specialized
                for a task.
            \li \l{Core::IMode}

        \row
            \li Add a new editor type.
            \li Such as an editor for XML files.
            \li \l{Core::IEditorFactory}, \l{Core::IEditor}, \l{Core::IDocument}

        \row
            \li Add a new wizard.
            \li You can extend the wizards in \uicontrol File >
                \uicontrol {New File or Project} with your own file
                and project templates. We recommend that you create
                JSON-based wizards instead of implementing new
                wizards in C++ code.
            \li \l{https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-project-wizards.html}
                {Adding New Custom Wizards}

                \l{Core::IWizardFactory}, \l{Core::BaseFileWizardFactory},
                \l{Core::BaseFileWizard}, \l{Core::WizardDialogParameters}
        \row
            \li Add support for a new version control system.
            \li Version control systems integrated in \QC are Bazaar, CVS, Git,
                Mecurial, Perforce, and Subversion.
            \li \l{Core::IVersionControl}

        \row
            \li Add a view to the navigation sidebar.
            \li The one which shows the project tree, filesystem, open documents
                or bookmarks.
            \li \l{Core::INavigationWidgetFactory}

        \row
            \li Add an options page to the \uicontrol Options dialog.
            \li Add a new page to existing or new category in
                \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options.
            \li \l{Core::IOptionsPage}

        \row
            \li Add a find filter to the \uicontrol Find dialog.
            \li Implement any kind of search term based search.
            \li \l{Core::IFindFilter}, \l{Core::SearchResultWindow}

        \row
            \li Add support for the find tool bar to a widget.
            \li The widget that has focus is asked whether it supports text
                search. You can add support for widgets under your control.
            \li \l{Core::IFindSupport}, \l{Core::BaseTextFind}

        \omit
        \row
            \li Add a completely new project type.
            \li
            \li

        \row
            \li Add a new type of build step.
            \li
            \li
        \endomit

        \row
            \li Add a new filter to the locator.
            \li For a text typed in by the user you provide a list of things to
                show in the popup. When the user selects an entry you are
                requested to do whatever you want.
            \li \l{Core::ILocatorFilter}, \l{Core::BaseFileFilter}

        \row
            \li Show a progress indicator for a concurrently running task.
            \li You can show a progress indicator for your tasks in the left
                hand tool bar, and also in the application icon (on platforms
                that support it).
            \li \l{Core::ProgressManager}, \l{Core::FutureProgress}

    \endtable
*/