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Doc: Turn "Activating Kits for a Project" into a how-to topic

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Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-29361
Change-Id: I3545d29192176ba0a4377d77f51bc13155b46588
Reviewed-by: Christian Kandeler <christian.kandeler@qt.io>
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virtual functions of base classes, create getter and setter functions,
and generate constructors. You can specify settings for generating the
functions either globally for all projects or separately for each project
in the \l{Specifying Settings}{build and run} settings of the project.
in the \l{Overriding Global Preferences}{build and run} settings of the
project.
\section2 Implementing Member Functions

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\section1 Manage Projects
\table
\header
\li Create Projects
\li Configure Projects
\row
\li
\list
\li \l {Add a license header template for C++ code}
\li \l {Add libraries to projects}
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\li \l {Create OpenGL fragment and vertex shaders}
\li \l {Create resource files}
\li \l {Create VCS repositories for new projects}
\li \l {Develop Qt for Python applications}
\li \l {Open projects}
\li \l {Specify project contents}
\li \l {Select the build system}
\li \l {Use project wizards}
\endlist
\li
\list
\li \l {Activate kits for a project}
\li \l {Develop Qt for Python applications}
\li \l {Open projects}
\li \l {Specify project contents}
\endlist
\endtable
\section1 Read Qt Documentation

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\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol Keyboard >
\uicontrol Wizard. All wizard actions start with \uicontrol Impl there.
\sa {Assign keyboard shortcuts}, {Activating Kits for a Project},
\sa {Assign keyboard shortcuts}, {Activate kits for a project},
{Create files}, {Creating Projects}
*/

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// Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
// **********************************************************************
@@ -8,27 +8,63 @@
// **********************************************************************
/*!
\previouspage creator-vcs-subversion.html
\previouspage creator-version-control.html
\page creator-configuring-projects.html
\nextpage creator-targets.html
\nextpage creator-project-managing-sessions.html
\title Configuring Projects
When you install Qt for a target platform, such as Android or QNX, the
\l{https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer}{Qt Online Installer}
creates \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kits} for the development
targets. Select the kits to use in the \uicontrol {Configure Projects}
targets.
Select the kits to use in the \uicontrol {Configure Projects}
view when you open a project for the first time. At least one kit must be
active. For more information about selecting the initial kit, see
\l{Open projects}.
active.
To maintain the list of active kits for a currently open project, switch to
the \uicontrol Projects mode by pressing \key Ctrl+5.
\section1 Activating Kits for a Project
\image qtcreator-projects-kits.webp {Sidebar in the Projects mode}
The \uicontrol {Build & Run} section of the sidebar lists the kits that are
compatible with your project. To activate one or more kits, click them.
To specify build or run settings for a kit, select \uicontrol Build or
\uicontrol Run below the kit.
\section1 Overriding Global Preferences
You can override the following global preferences for each project:
\list
\li \l{Specifying Editor Settings}{Editor}
\li \l{Specifying Code Style}{Code Style}
\li \l{Specifying Dependencies}{Dependencies}
\li \l{Specifying Environment Settings}{Environment}
\li \l{Using Custom Output Parsers}{Custom Output Parsers}
\li \l{Applying Refactoring Actions}{Quick Fixes}
\li \l{Using Clang Tools}{Clang Tools}
\li \l{To-Do Entries}{To-Do} (experimental)
\li \l{Parsing C++ Files with the Clang Code Model}{Clangd}
\endlist
If you have multiple projects open in \QC, select the project to configure
in \uicontrol {Active Project}.
\sa {Activate kits for a project}, {Open projects},
{Specifying Build Settings}, {Specifying Run Settings}
*/
/*!
\page creator-how-to-activate-kits.html
\previouspage creator-how-tos.html
\ingroup creator-how-to-projects
\title Activate kits for a project
The \uicontrol {Build & Run} section of the \uicontrol Projects mode sidebar
lists the kits that are compatible with your project. To activate one or more
kits, click them.
\image qtcreator-project-kits.png
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configuration to use a currently installed Qt version and save the kit
under a new name.
To modify kit configuration or to add kits to the list or to remove
them from it, select \uicontrol {Manage Kits}. For more information
about managing kits, see \l{Adding Kits}.
\section1 Manage kits
To modify kit configuration or to \l{Adding Kits}{add kits} to the list or to
remove them from it, select \uicontrol {Manage Kits}.
Each kit consists of a set of values that define one environment, such as a
\l{glossary-device}{device}, compiler, and Qt version. For more information,
see \l{Adding Qt Versions}, \l{Adding Compilers}, and \l{Adding Debuggers}.
\l{glossary-device}{device}, \l{Adding Compilers}{compiler},
\l{Adding Debuggers}{debugger}, and \l{Adding Qt Versions}{Qt version}.
To copy the build and run settings for a kit to another kit, select
\uicontrol {Copy Steps from Other Kit} in the context menu.
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To import an existing build for the project, select
\uicontrol {Import Existing Build}.
\section1 Specifying Settings
To specify build or run settings for a kit, select \uicontrol Build or
\uicontrol Run below the kit. For more information, see
\l{Specifying Build Settings} and \l{Specifying Run Settings}.
In addition, you can modify the following global settings for each project:
\list
\li \l{Specifying Editor Settings}{Editor}
\li \l{Specifying Code Style}{Code Style}
\li \l{Specifying Dependencies}{Dependencies}
\li \l{Specifying Environment Settings}{Environment}
\li \l{Using Custom Output Parsers}{Custom Output Parsers}
\li \l{Applying Refactoring Actions}{Quick Fixes}
\li \l{Using Clang Tools}{Clang Tools}
\li \l{To-Do Entries}{To-Do} (experimental)
\li \l{Parsing C++ Files with the Clang Code Model}
{Clangd}
\endlist
If you have multiple projects open in \QC, select the project to configure
in the list of projects.
\sa {Adding Kits}, {Configuring Projects}
*/

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\endlist
\li Manage Projects
\list
\li \l {Activate kits for a project}
\li \l {Add a license header template for C++ code}
\li \l {Add libraries to projects}
\li \l {Add subprojects to projects}

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\li Kit selector
\li Select the appropriate \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} for building
the project and running it on particular hardware.
\li \l{Activating Kits for a Project}
\li \l{Activate kits for a project}
\row
\li \inlineimage numbers/03.png
\li Run button