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Qt Creator does not have publishing wizards anymore. Left a short description in the IDE Overview topic and removed all other information and links. Change-Id: I3c49648779a19036d200e1dec4f46116197c18e7 Reviewed-by: Topi Reiniö <topi.reinio@digia.com> Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@digia.com>
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/****************************************************************************
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**
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** Copyright (c) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
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**
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** This file is part of Qt Creator
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**
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**
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** GNU Free Documentation License
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**
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** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Free
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** Documentation License version 1.3 as published by the Free Software
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** Foundation and appearing in the file included in the packaging of this
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** file.
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**
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**
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****************************************************************************/
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// **********************************************************************
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// NOTE: the sections are not ordered by their logical order to avoid
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// reshuffling the file each time the index order changes (i.e., often).
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// Run the fixnavi.pl script to adjust the links to the index order.
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// **********************************************************************
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/*!
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\contentspage index.html
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\previouspage creator-getting-started.html
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\page creator-overview.html
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\nextpage creator-quick-tour.html
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\title IDE Overview
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\QC is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides you with
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tools to design and develop applications with the Qt application framework.
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Qt is designed for developing applications and user interfaces once and
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deploying them to several desktop and mobile operating systems. \QC
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provides you with tools for accomplishing your tasks throughout the whole
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application development life-cycle, from creating a project to deploying the
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application to the target platforms.
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\table
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\row
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\li \inlineimage creator_managingprojects.png
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\li \inlineimage creator_designinguserinterface.png
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\li \inlineimage creator_coding.png
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\row
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\li \b {\l{Managing Projects}}
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To be able to build and run applications, \QC needs the same
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information as a compiler would need. This information is
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specified in the project settings.
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Setting up a new project in \QC is aided by a wizard that guides
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you step-by-step through the project creation process, creates
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the necessary files, and specifies settings depending on the
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choices you make. For more information, see
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\l{Managing Projects}.
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\li \b {\l{Designing User Interfaces}}
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\QC provides two integrated visual editors, \QMLD and \QD.
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To create intuitive, modern-looking, fluid user interfaces, you
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can use \l{http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtquick/qtquick-index.html}
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{Qt Quick}.
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If you need a traditional user interface that is clearly
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structured and enforces a platform look and feel, you can use
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the integrated \QD. For more information, see
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\l{Designing User Interfaces}.
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\li \b {\l{Coding}}
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As an IDE, \QC differs from a text editor in that it knows how
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to build and run applications. It understands the C++ and QML
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languages as code, not just as plain text. This enables it to
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provide you with useful features, such as semantic highlighting,
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checking code syntax, code completion, and refactoring actions.
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For more information, see \l{Coding}.
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\row
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\li \inlineimage creator_buildingrunning.png
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\li \inlineimage creator_testing.png
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\li \inlineimage creator_publishing.png
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\row
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\li \b {\l{Building and Running}}
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\QC is integrated with cross-platform systems for build
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automation: qmake and CMake. In addition, you can import
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projects as \e {generic projects} and fully control the steps
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and commands used to build the project.
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\QC provides support for building, running, and deploying Qt
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applications for desktop environment and mobile devices.
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\l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{Kits}, build,
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run, and deployment settings allow you to quickly switch between
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different setups and target platforms.
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For more information, see \l{Building and Running}.
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\li \b {\l{Debugging and Analyzing}}
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\QC is integrated to several external native debuggers: GNU
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Symbolic Debugger (GDB), Microsoft Console Debugger (CDB), and
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internal JavaScript debugger. In the \gui Debug mode, you
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can inspect the state of your application while debugging.
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The memory and CPU power available on devices are limited and
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you should use them carefully. \QC integrates Valgrind code
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analysis tools for detecting memory leaks and profiling function
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execution. In addition, the QML Profiler enables you to profile
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Qt Quick applications.
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For more information, see \l{Debugging and Analyzing}.
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\li \b {Publishing}
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\QC allows you to create installation packages for mobile
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devices that are suitable for publishing to application stores
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and other channels. You must make sure that the package contents
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meet the requirements for publishing on the channel.
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\endtable
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*/
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