From c956f643bec7c627b2296de5c44d8a2fe82b2795 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leena Miettinen Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:04:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: function tooltips Change-Id: Ieca6fec27f81c5738c837963ff21a6cb3f707204 Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller --- doc/src/howto/creator-help.qdoc | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/howto/creator-help.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/creator-help.qdoc index 0fee4466806..8feed83d331 100644 --- a/doc/src/howto/creator-help.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/howto/creator-help.qdoc @@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ \o To view documentation, switch to \gui Help mode. - \o To obtain context sensitive help, move the text cursor to a Qt class - or function and press \key F1. The documentation is displayed in a + \o To view context sensitive help on a Qt class or function as a + tooltip, move the mouse cursor over the class or function. If help + is not available, the tooltip displays type information for the + symbol. + + \o To display the full help on a Qt class or function, press \key F1. + The documentation is displayed in a pane next to the code editor, or, if there is not enough vertical space, in the fullscreen \gui Help mode. @@ -59,6 +64,15 @@ \image qtcreator-context-sensitive-help.png + \section1 Viewing Function Tooltips + + To hide function tooltips by default, select \gui {Tools > Options > + Text Editor > Show help tooltips > On Shift+Mouseover}. You can still view + the tooltips by pressing and holding down the \key Shift key. + + To use a keyboard shortcut for viewing help tooltips, select + \gui {Using keyboard shortcut (Alt)}. + \section1 Finding Information in Qt Documentation \QC, \QSDK and other Qt deliverables contain documentation