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// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
/*!
\page creator-projects-view.html
\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
\previouspage qtquick-curve-editor.html
\else
\previouspage creator-views.html
\endif
\nextpage creator-file-system-view.html
\title Projects
The \uicontrol Projects view displays projects in a project tree.
The project tree contains a list of all projects open in the current
\l{Managing Sessions}{session}. For each project, the tree visualizes
the build system structure of the project and lists all files that
are part of the project.
\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
The following image displays the \uicontrol Projects view in the
\uicontrol Design mode:
\image qtcreator-projects-view-design.png "Projects view in the Design mode"
\else
\image qtcreator-projects-view-edit.png "Projects view in the sidebar"
\endif
You can use the project tree in the following ways:
\list
\li To open files that belong to a \l{Creating Projects}{project},
double-click them in the project tree. Files open in the
appropriate editor, according to the file type. For example, code
source files open in the code editor. Use the \l{Selecting Modes}
{mode selector} to open the current file in another editor.
\li To bring up a \l{Projects View Context Menu}{context menu}
containing the actions most commonly needed, right-click an
item in the project tree. For example, through the menu of
the project root directory you can, among other actions, run
and close the project.
\li To see the absolute path of a file, move the mouse pointer over the
file name.
\li To move files from one project to another, drag-and-drop them
in the project tree. \QC makes the necessary changes to project
configuration files.
\endlist
\section1 Projects View Context Menu
The \uicontrol Projects view contains context menus for managing projects,
subprojects, folders, and files. The following functions are available for
managing projects and subprojects:
\list
\li Set a project as the active project.
\li Execute the \uicontrol Build menu commands.
\li Create new files. For more information, see
\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
\l{Adding Files to Projects}.
\else
\l{Creating Files}.
\endif
\li Rename or remove existing files. If you change the base name of a
file, \QC displays a list of other files with the same base name
and offers to rename them as well.
\if defined(qtcreator)
\li Remove existing directories from \l{Setting Up a Generic Project}
{generic projects}.
\li Add existing files and directories.
\li Add libraries. For more information, see
\l{Adding Libraries to Projects}.
\li Add and remove subprojects.
\endif
\li Search from the selected directory.
\li Open a terminal window in the project directory. To specify the
terminal to use on Linux and \macos, select \uicontrol Edit >
\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Environment > \uicontrol System.
\li Open a terminal window in the project directory that is configured
for building or running the project.
\li Expand or collapse the tree view to show or hide all files and
folders.
\li Close all files in a project.
\li Close the selected project or all projects except the selected
one. By default, all files in the projects are also
closed. To keep them open, deselect the \uicontrol Edit >
\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol {Build & Run} > \uicontrol General
> \uicontrol {Close source files along with project} check box.
\endlist
For managing files and directories, the same functions are available as in
the \l {File System} view. To view a project in it, select
\uicontrol {Show in File System View}.
\section1 Projects View Toolbar
\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
In the \uicontrol Edit and \uicontrol Debug mode, the \uicontrol Projects
view is displayed in the \l{Working with Sidebars}{sidebar}. It has a
toolbar with additional options.
\image qtcreator-projects-view-edit.png "Projects view in the sidebar"
\else
The toolbar in the \uicontrol Projects view contains additional options.
\endif
To filter view contents, select \inlineimage icons/filtericon.png
(\uicontrol {Filter Tree}):
\list
\li \uicontrol {Simplify Tree} hides the categories and sorts project
files alphabetically.
\li \uicontrol {Hide Generated Files} hides the source files that are
automatically generated by the build system.
\li \uicontrol {Hide Disabled Files} hides the source files that are
not enabled for the current target,
\li \uicontrol {Hide Empty Directories} hides directories that do not
contain any files.
\li \uicontrol {Show Source and Header Groups} shows source and header
files grouped together in the view, regardless of their location in
the file system.
\endlist
To stop synchronizing the position in the project tree with the file
currently opened in the editor, deselect \inlineimage icons/linkicon.png
(\uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}).
\if defined(qtcreator)
Some build systems support adding and removing files to a project in \QC
(currently qmake and Qbs). The faithful display of the project structure
allows to specify exactly where a new file should be placed in the build
system.
If you cannot see some files, they might not be declared as part of the
project. For more information, see \l{Specifying Project Contents}.
If the project is under version control, information from the version
control system might be displayed in brackets after the project name.
This is currently implemented for Git (the branch name or a tag is
displayed) and ClearCase (the view name is displayed).
\else
If the project is under Git version control, the currently checked out
branch or tag is displayed in brackets after the project name.
\endif
*/
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