Doc: Update how-tos

- Fix menu paths to preferences
- Refer to existing screenshots of Preference pages
- Add information on setting preferences for
  automatically inserting matching characters
- Update the Completion preferences screenshot to show all options

Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-27560
Change-Id: Ib820c9bd19dc71ce109a4a59d40d6f276eb001ac
Reviewed-by: <github-actions-qt-creator@cristianadam.eu>
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
2022-07-14 14:07:31 +02:00
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To customize, import, or export keyboard shortcuts, select \uicontrol Edit >
\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol Keyboard.
\image qtcreator-keyboard-shortcuts.png "Keyboard preferences"
\section1 Run \QC from the command line
You can launch \QC from the command line using the name of an
@@ -253,8 +255,12 @@
create your own locator filters. That way you can locate files in a
directory structure you have defined.
\image qtcreator-locator.png "List of locator filters"
To create locator filters, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Locator > \uicontrol Add.
\uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol Locator > \uicontrol Add.
\image qtcreator-locator-customize.png "Locator preferences"
For more information, see \l{Creating Locator Filters}.
@@ -273,9 +279,13 @@
\section1 Add a license header template for C++ code
A file containing a license header for C++ can be specified under
\uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol C++ >
\uicontrol {License Template}. It may contain special placeholders enclosed
Specify a file containing a license header for C++ in \uicontrol Edit >
\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol C++ > \uicontrol {File Naming} >
\uicontrol {License template}.
\image qtcreator-options-cpp-files.png "File Naming preferences"
The license file may contain special placeholders enclosed
in \c{%%} that are replaced when generating a new file:
\list 1
@@ -306,7 +316,7 @@
\section1 Enclose selected code in curly braces, parentheses, or double quotes
When you have selected code and enter one of the following opening
characters, the appropriate closing character is added automatically
characters, the matching closing character is added automatically
at the end of the selection:
\list
@@ -315,6 +325,12 @@
\li "
\endlist
To specify whether to automatically insert matching characters,
select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol {Text Editor} > \uicontrol Completion.
\image qtcreator-options-texteditor-completion.png "Completion preferences"
\section1 Select the enclosing block in C++
Press \key {Ctrl+U}.
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To open the editor, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences
> \uicontrol {Text Editor} > \uicontrol Snippets.
\image qtcreator-snippet-modifiers.png "Snippets preferences"
For more information, see \l {Adding and Editing Snippets}.
\section1 Quickly write down notes somewhere
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\section1 Configure the amount of recent files shown
Select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences, and change the value of the
list under \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol System
Set the value of \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol System
> \uicontrol {Maximum number of entries in "Recent Files"}.
\image qtcreator-options-environment-system.png "System preferences"
\section1 Search and replace across files using a regular expression
As an example, say you want to replace equality checks (\c {foo == bar})