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Doc: attempt to explain what sessions are

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We constantly get feedback that clearly shows that
users do not understand how sessions work.
Updated screenshots.

Change-Id: Ifcf3b08ca2f27e14085a5d84adaeacddc59588d8
Reviewed-by: Daniel Teske <daniel.teske@digia.com>
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Leena Miettinen
2013-11-01 17:17:45 +01:00
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\e session. To restore the session automatically when you start \QC, \e session. To restore the session automatically when you start \QC,
select \gui {File > Session Manager > Restore last session on startup}. select \gui {File > Session Manager > Restore last session on startup}.
A session is an arbitrary collection of: When you open or create any of the following items, they automatically
become a part of the session:
\list \list
\li Open projects with their dependencies (including SUBDIRS projects) \li Projects with their dependencies (including SUBDIRS projects)
\li Open editors \li Editors
\li Breakpoints and expressions \li Breakpoints and expressions
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developers working on the same projects. developers working on the same projects.
For example, if you work on a project and need to switch to another project For example, if you work on a project and need to switch to another project
for a while, you can save your workspace as a session. This makes it easier for a while, you can save your workspace as a session and then close the
to return to working on the first project later. project and all the files in it. Everything that you open after saving the
session becomes a part of a new session. When you want to return to working
on the first project, open the saved session. \QC opens the projects and
files that belong to the session.
To create a new session or remove existing sessions, select \gui File > To create a new session or remove existing sessions, select \gui File >
\gui{Session Manager}. \gui{Session Manager}.
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not create or select a session, \QC always uses the default session, which not create or select a session, \QC always uses the default session, which
was created the last time you exited \QC. was created the last time you exited \QC.
When you launch \QC, a list of existing sessions is displayed on the When you launch \QC, a list of existing sessions is displayed in the
\gui{Welcome screen}. \gui Welcome mode.
\image qtcreator-welcome-session.png \image qtcreator-welcome-session.png
When you start \QC from the command prompt, you can give the name of When you start \QC from the command line, you can give the name of
a session as argument and \QC will start with this session. a session as argument and \QC will start with this session.
For more information, see \l{Using Command Line Options}. For more information, see \l{Using Command Line Options}.