qt-creator/dist/changes-4.14.0.md

Qt Creator 4.14

Qt Creator version 4.14 contains bug fixes and new features.

The most important changes are listed in this document. For a complete list of changes, see the Git log for the Qt Creator sources that you can check out from the public Git repository. For example:

git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-creator/qt-creator.git
git log --cherry-pick --pretty=oneline origin/4.13..v4.14.0

General

• Added option for asking for confirmation before closing (QTCREATORBUG-7637)
• Improved visibility of controls in dark themes (QTCREATORBUG-23505)
• Fixed lines disappearing in output panes (QTCREATORBUG-24556)

Help

• Made litehtml rendering backend the default
• Fixed that Qt 5 documentation was not available if Qt 6 is installed

Editing

C++

• Updated to LLVM 11
• Added refactoring action that creates getters and setters for all class members (QTCREATORBUG-14504)
• Added refactoring action that generates member from class member initialization (QTCREATORBUG-11842)
• Added refactoring action that creates implementations for all member functions (QTCREATORBUG-12164)
• Added refactoring action for removing using namespace directives (QTCREATORBUG-24392)
• Added auto-completion of existing namespaces and classes to New Class wizard (QTCREATORBUG-10066)
• Added action for showing function arguments hint (QTCREATORBUG-19394)
• Added option for after how many characters auto-completion may trigger (QTCREATORBUG-19920)
• Added highlighting for structured bindings (QTCREATORBUG-24769)
• Restricted completion for second argument of connect calls to signals (QTCREATORBUG-13558)
• Fixed crash of backend with multiline Q_PROPERTY declarations (QTCREATORBUG-24746)
• Fixed issues with include completion (QTCREATORBUG-21490, QTCREATORBUG-24515)
• Fixed missing namespace when generating getters and setters (QTCREATORBUG-14886)
• Fixed missing inline when generating method definitions in header files (QTCREATORBUG-15052)
• Fixed that Follow Symbol Under Cursor on declarations and definitions did not offer items in subclasses (QTCREATORBUG-10160)
• Fixed that RESET function was not generated for Q_PROPERTYs (QTCREATORBUG-11809)
• Fixed that Insert virtual functions of base class refactoring action added already implemented operators (QTCREATORBUG-12218)
• Fixed that Complete switch statement indents unrelated code (QTCREATORBUG-12445)
• Fixed Complete switch statement with templates (QTCREATORBUG-24752)
• Fixed Complete switch statement for enum classes (QTCREATORBUG-20475)
• Fixed creating and moving template member function definitions (QTCREATORBUG-24801, QTCREATORBUG-24848)
• Fixed that Apply function signature change removed return values from std::function arguments (QTCREATORBUG-13698)
• Fixed handling of multiple inheritance in Insert Virtual Functions (QTCREATORBUG-12223)
• Fixed issue with Convert to Camel Case (QTCREATORBUG-16560)
• Fixed auto-indentation for lambdas with trailing return type (QTCREATORBUG-18497)
• Fixed indentation when starting new line in documentation comments (QTCREATORBUG-11749)
• Fixed that auto-indentation was applied within multiline string literals (QTCREATORBUG-20180)
• Fixed sorting in Outline view (QTCREATORBUG-12714)
• Fixed that renaming files did not adapt include guards in headers (QTCREATORBUG-4686)

Language Client

• Improved outline for hierarchical symbols

QML

• Fixed issues with Move Component into Separate File (QTCREATORBUG-21091)
• Fixed crash with malformed property (QTCREATORBUG-24587)
• Fixed qmldir parsing with Qt 6 (QTCREATORBUG-24772)

GLSL

• Updated language specification (QTCREATORBUG-24068)

Projects

• Renamed CurrentProject:* variables to CurrentDocument:Project:* (QTCREATORBUG-12724, QTCREATORBUG-24606)
• Added ActiveProject:* variables (QTCREATORBUG-24878)
• Changed Qt Creator Plugin wizard to CMake build system (QTCREATORBUG-24073)
• Fixed issue when environment changes after appending or prepending path (QTCREATORBUG-24105)
• Fixed Embedding of the UI Class option for widget applications (QTCREATORBUG-24422)
• Fixed shell used for console applications (QTCREATORBUG-24659)
• Fixed issue with auto-scrolling compile output (QTCREATORBUG-24728)

qmake

• Added option to not execute system directives (QTCREATORBUG-24551)
• Fixed deployment with wildcards (QTCREATORBUG-24695)

Wizards

• Fixed creation of form editor class with namespace (QTCREATORBUG-24723)

CMake

• Added option to unselect multiple configuration variables simultaneously (QTCREATORBUG-22659)
• Improved kit detection when importing build (QTCREATORBUG-25069)
• Fixed missing run of CMake when saving CMakeLists.txt files in subdirectories
• Fixed that changing build directory to existing build ran CMake with initial arguments
• Fixed that configuration changes were lost when done before triggering a first build (QTCREATORBUG-24936)
• Fixed QML Debugging and Profiling

Meson

• Fixed updating of introspection data after reconfiguration

Debugging

• Updated various pretty printers for Qt 6
• Fixed disabling and enabling breakpoints (QTCREATORBUG-24669)
• Fixed setting source mappings with variables (QTCREATORBUG-24816)

GDB

• Fixed loading of symbol files with Load Core File (QTCREATORBUG-24541)

CDB

• Fixed debugging when PYTHONPATH is set (QTCREATORBUG-24859)
• Fixed pretty printer of containers with signed chars

Analyzer

Clang

• Re-added automatic analyzation of files on save
• Added multi-selection in diagnostics view (QTCREATORBUG-24396)

Version Control Systems

• Improved removal of multiple files (QTCREATORBUG-24385)
• Added option to add file when creating it from locator (QTCREATORBUG-24168)

Git

• Added option to show file at specified revision (QTCREATORBUG-24689)

Gerrit

• Added suggestion for local branch name when checking out patch set (QTCREATORBUG-24006)
• Fixed commit list in Push to Gerrit (QTCREATORBUG-24436)

Test Integration

• Made it easier to re-run failed tests
• Added support for QTest::addRow() (QTCREATORBUG-24777)

Platforms

Linux

• Fixed initial directory when opening Konsole (QTCREATORBUG-24947)

macOS

• Fixed type display when debugging with newest LLDB

Android

• Improved manifest editor
  • Added support for xhdpi, xxhdpi and xxxhdpi icons and splashscreens
  • Added support for setting preferred screen orientation
• Added missing Android variables to completion in .pro and .pri files
• Fixed passing command line arguments to application (QTCREATORBUG-23712)
• Fixed fetching of logcat output when application crashes

iOS

• Fixed persistence of signing settings (QTCREATORBUG-24586)

Remote Linux

• Fixed password prompt missing with SSH (QTCREATORBUG-24979)

MCU

• Improved creation of kits (QTCREATORBUG-24354, QTCREATORBUG-25052, QTCREATORBUG-25053)

Credits for these changes go to:

Aleksei German
Alessandro Portale
Alexander Mishin
Alexis Jeandet
Andre Hartmann
André Pönitz
Antonio Di Monaco
Asit Dhal
Assam Boudjelthia
Björn Schäpers
Christiaan Janssen
Christian Kandeler
Christian Stenger
Cristian Adam
David Schulz
Dawid Sliwa
Denis Shienkov
Eike Ziller
Fabio Falsini
Fawzi Mohamed
Federico Guerinoni
Henning Gruendl
Ivan Komissarov
Jaroslaw Kobus
Jeremy Ephron
Jochen Seemann
Johanna Vanhatapio
Kai Köhne
Knud Dollereder
Lars Knoll
Leander Schulten
Leena Miettinen
Lukas Holecek
Lukasz Ornatek
Mahmoud Badri
Marco Bubke
Martin Kampas
Michael Weghorn
Michael Winkelmann
Miikka Heikkinen
Miklós Márton
Morten Johan Sørvig
Orgad Shaneh
Oswald Buddenhagen
Raphaël Cotty
Richard Weickelt
Robert Löhning
Tasuku Suzuki
Thiago Macieira
Thomas Hartmann
Tim Jenssen
Tobias Hunger
Venugopal Shivashankar
Vikas Pachdha
Ville Voutilainen
Volodymyr Zibarov
Wojciech Smigaj