// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd. // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only /*! \page creator-quick-tour.html \if defined(qtdesignstudio) \previouspage {Tutorials} \nextpage creator-using-qt-quick-designer.html \else \previouspage creator-overview.html \nextpage creator-configuring.html \endif \title User Interface \if defined(qtcreator) When you start \QC, it opens to the \uicontrol Welcome mode. \image qtcreator-breakdown.png {Welcome mode} \table \header \li Number \li UI Control \li Purpose \li Read More \row \li \inlineimage numbers/01.png \li Mode selector \li Perform a particular task, such as designing the UI, writing code, or debugging the application. \li \l{Switch between modes} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/02.png \li Kit selector \li Select the appropriate \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} for building the project and running it on particular hardware. \li \l{Activate kits for a project} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/03.png \li Run button \li Run the application on the selected target platform. \li \l{Run on many platforms} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/04.png \li Debug button \li Debug the application on the selected target platform. \li \l{Debugging} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/05.png \li Build button \li Build the application using the selected kit. \li \l{Building for Multiple Platforms} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/06.png \li Locator \li Find a particular project, file, class, or function. \li \l{Searching with the Locator} \row \li \inlineimage numbers/07.png \li Output \li View output from building, running, and other actions. \li \l{View output} \endtable To see where the above controls are in the UI, select \uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {UI Tour}. The following video shows the parts of the UI and the \uicontrol Welcome mode: \youtube hOx3dod5-1A \section1 What's New? For information about new features and bug fixes in each \QC release, select \uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {Change Log}. \sa {Use the UI}{How To: Use the UI}, {Reference} \else When you start \QC, it opens to the \uicontrol Welcome mode, where you can: \list \li Open recent projects \li Create and open projects \li Open tutorials and example projects \li Read news from the online community and Qt blogs \li Create or manage a Qt Account \endlist \image studio-welcome-mode.webp {Welcome mode} \endif \if defined(qtdesignstudio) \section1 Customizing the Menu By default, top-level menu items \uicontrol Build, \uicontrol Debug, and \uicontrol Analyze are not visible. These menu items have options for advanced functionality. To toggle the visibility of these menu items: \list 1 \li Go to \preferences. \li On the \uicontrol Environment tab, select \uicontrol{Qt Design Studio Configuration}. \li Clear the checkbox for the items that you want to be visible. \endlist \image studio-menu-item-visibility.png You need to restart \QDS to apply changes made to these settings. \section1 Customizing the UI The following topics describe how to customize the UI: \list \li \l {Find preferences} \li \l {Set high DPI scaling} \li \l {Switch UI themes} \li \l {View output} \endlist \section1 Viewing Images The following topics describe how to use the image viewer: \list \li \l {Export SVG images} \li \l {View images} \endlist \endif */