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Doc: Describe the "New Session Name" dialog

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A developer found the options in the dialog confusing.
Also reorganized the "Managing Sessions" topic for
the new text to fit in.

Change-Id: I5bbe0e2bed91ab5759c7d58d0086352ac4ab3751
Reviewed-by: Jesus Fernandez <Jesus.Fernandez@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Tobias Hunger <tobias.hunger@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
2017-02-06 13:13:01 +01:00
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\endlist
A session is personal, that is, not meant to be shared. It is not supposed
A session is personal, that is, not meant to be shared. It is not supposed
to reflect the project structure. It contains personal data, such as
bookmarks and breakpoints that are usually not of interest to other
developers working on the same projects.
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to working on the first project, switch to the saved session. \QC opens the
projects and files that belong to the session.
To save a session under a new name, select \uicontrol File >
\uicontrol {Session Manager} > \uicontrol Clone.
To create a new session, select \uicontrol File >
\uicontrol {Session Manager} > \uicontrol New.
To manage sessions, select \uicontrol File > \uicontrol {Session Manager}.
\image qtcreator-session-manager.png
To switch between sessions, choose \uicontrol {File > Session Manager} >
\uicontrol {Switch to}.
To save a session under a new name, select \uicontrol Clone.
To create a new session:
\list 1
\li Select \uicontrol New.
\li In the \uicontrol {Enter the name of the session} field, enter a
name for the session.
\li Select \uicontrol Create to create a new empty session or
\uicontrol {Create and Open} to create a session and to switch to
it.
\endlist
To switch between sessions, select \uicontrol {Switch to}.
When you launch \QC, a list of existing sessions is displayed in the
\uicontrol Welcome mode. To open a session, select it or press