forked from qt-creator/qt-creator
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- Update screenshots of kit selector and Devices preferences, which now show the device status - Turn running on QML and Linux into their own topics - Remove conditions because the projects folder is excluded from QDS Manual Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-30209 Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-29361 Change-Id: I869f6b577016c6712c6b37170dbee2249ded1f8e Reviewed-by: Christian Kandeler <christian.kandeler@qt.io>
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// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
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/*!
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\page creator-quick-tour.html
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\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
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\previouspage {Tutorials}
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\nextpage creator-using-qt-quick-designer.html
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\else
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\previouspage creator-overview.html
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\nextpage creator-configuring.html
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\endif
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\title User Interface
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\if defined(qtcreator)
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When you start \QC, it opens to the \uicontrol Welcome mode.
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\image qtcreator-breakdown.png {Welcome mode}
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\table
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\header
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\li Number
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\li UI Control
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\li Purpose
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\li Read More
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/01.png
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\li Mode selector
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\li Perform a particular task, such as designing the UI, writing code, or
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debugging the application.
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\li \l{Switch between modes}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/02.png
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\li Kit selector
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\li Select the appropriate \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} for building
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the project and running it on particular hardware.
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\li \l{Activate kits for a project}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/03.png
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\li Run button
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\li Run the application on the selected target platform.
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\li \l{Run on many platforms}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/04.png
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\li Debug button
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\li Debug the application on the selected target platform.
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\li \l{Debugging}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/05.png
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\li Build button
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\li Build the application using the selected kit.
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\li \l{Building for Multiple Platforms}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/06.png
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\li Locator
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\li Find a particular project, file, class, or function.
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\li \l{Searching with the Locator}
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\row
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\li \inlineimage numbers/07.png
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\li Output
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\li View output from building, running, and other actions.
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\li \l{View output}
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\endtable
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To see where the above controls are in the UI, select
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\uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {UI Tour}.
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The following video shows the parts of the UI and the \uicontrol Welcome
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mode:
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\youtube hOx3dod5-1A
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\section1 What's New?
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For information about new features and bug fixes in each \QC release,
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select \uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {Change Log}.
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\sa {Use the UI}{How To: Use the UI}, {Reference}
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\else
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When you start \QC, it opens to the \uicontrol Welcome mode, where you can:
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\list
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\li Open recent projects
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\li Create and open projects
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\li Open tutorials and example projects
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\li Read news from the online community and Qt blogs
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\li Create or manage a Qt Account
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\endlist
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\image studio-welcome-mode.webp {Welcome mode}
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\endif
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\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
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\section1 Customizing the Menu
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By default, top-level menu items \uicontrol Build, \uicontrol Debug, and
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\uicontrol Analyze are not visible. These menu items have options for
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advanced functionality.
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To toggle the visibility of these menu items:
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\list 1
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\li Go to \preferences.
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\li On the \uicontrol Environment tab, select
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\uicontrol{Qt Design Studio Configuration}.
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\li Clear the checkbox for the items that you want to be visible.
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\endlist
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\image studio-menu-item-visibility.png
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You need to restart \QDS to apply changes made to these settings.
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\section1 Customizing the UI
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The following topics describe how to customize the UI:
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\list
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\li \l {Find preferences}
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\li \l {Set high DPI scaling}
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\li \l {Switch UI themes}
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\li \l {View output}
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\endlist
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\section1 Viewing Images
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The following topics describe how to use the image viewer:
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\list
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\li \l {Export SVG images}
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\li \l {View images}
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\endlist
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\endif
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*/
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