Add change log for 4.12

Change-Id: I8c7c713d6b1c81cf6b3f4d944fece12b736cf82d
Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>

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+Qt Creator 4.12
+===============
+
+Qt Creator version 4.12 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/4.11..v4.12.0
+
+General
+-------
+
+* Added `Restart Now` option when changing settings that require restart
+* Added option for linking Qt Creator to a Qt installation, sharing
+  auto-detected Qt versions and kits
+* Added guard against crashing plugins at startup, providing the option
+  to temporarily disable the offending plugin
+* Added locator filter for searching in Qt Project bug tracker
+* Added option to create custom URL template locator filters
+* Added browser for Marketplace items to Welcome mode (QTCREATORBUG-23452)
+* Fixed various theming issues
+
+Help
+----
+
+* Added tool button for changing target for context help (QTCREATORBUG-17667)
+* Added option to register documentation only for highest Qt version, and made that default
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21482, QTCREATORBUG-22799, QTCREATORBUG-10004)
+
+Editing
+-------
+
+* Added `Go to Last Edit`
+* Added option for default line terminator style (QTCREATORBUG-3590)
+* Improved performance of syntax highlighting (QTCREATORBUG-23281)
+* Fixed that wizards ignored default file encoding
+* Fixed that only restricted number of sizes were allowed for font size (QTCREATORBUG-22536)
+
+### Language Client
+
+* Added support for Markdown in tooltips
+* Added support for auto-formatting
+* Added outline dropdown (QTCREATORBUG-21916)
+* Fixed `Ctrl-click` for `Follow Symbol Under Cursor` (QTCREATORBUG-21848)
+
+### QML
+
+* Improved support for multiple imports into same namespace (QTCREATORBUG-15684)
+* Added scanning of `app.qmltypes` and `lib.qmltypes` for type information
+
+### Python
+
+* Added wizards for Qt Quick Application and Qt Widgets Application with `.ui` file
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21824)
+
+### Diff Viewer
+
+* Added support for staging only selected lines (QTCREATORBUG-19071)
+
+Projects
+--------
+
+* Added option to hide "disabled" files in Projects tree (QTCREATORBUG-22821)
+* Added option to filter output panes for lines that do not match expression (QTCREATORBUG-19596)
+* Added option for default build configuration settings (debug information, QML debugging, Qt Quick
+  Compiler) (QTCREATORBUG-16458)
+* Added option to only build target for active run configuration (qmake & Qbs)
+* Added option to only stop the target of active run configuration on build (QTCREATORBUG-16470)
+* Added option for project specific environment (QTCREATORBUG-21862)
+* Added option to remove items from `Recent Projects` list in Welcome mode
+* Added option to start run configurations directly from target selector (QTCREATORBUG-21799)
+* Added option to build project for all configured kits (QTCREATORBUG-16815)
+* Added `-ensure-kit-for-binary` command line option that creates a kit for a binary's
+  architecture if needed (QTCREATORBUG-8216)
+* Added GitHub build workflow to `Qt Creator Plugin` wizard template
+* Improved UI responsiveness while parsing projects (QTCREATORBUG-18533)
+* Fixed build directory after cloning target (QTCREATORBUG-23462)
+* Fixed copying of filtered text from output pane (QTCREATORBUG-23425)
+
+### QMake
+
+* Improved renaming of files (QTCREATORBUG-19257)
+* Fixed handling of `object_parallel_to_source` (QTCREATORBUG-18136)
+* Fixed crash with circular includes (QTCREATORBUG-23567)
+
+### CMake
+
+* Improved handling of `source_group` (QTCREATORBUG-23372)
+* Added support for `Add build library search path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH` (QTCREATORBUG-23464)
+* Added automatic registration of CMake documentation, if available (QTCREATORBUG-21338)
+* Fixed issues with `snap` on Ubuntu Linux (QTCREATORBUG-23376)
+* Fixed handling of `Enable QML` in debugger settings (QTCREATORBUG-23541)
+
+### Qbs
+
+* Changed to use separate Qbs executable instead of direcly linking to Qbs (QTCREATORBUG-20622)
+* Added option for default install root (QTCREATORBUG-12983)
+
+### Python
+
+* Added option to disable buffered output (QTCREATORBUG-23539)
+
+### Generic
+
+* Improved performance for large file trees (QTCREATORBUG-20652)
+* Fixed that only first line of `.cflags` and `.cxxflags` was considered
+
+### Compilation Database
+
+* Fixed that project was reparsed if compilation database contents did not change
+  (QTCREATORBUG-22574)
+
+### Nim
+
+* Added support for Nimble build system
+* Added support for `Follow Symbol Under Cursor`
+
+Debugging
+---------
+
+* Added option to hide columns from views (QTCREATORBUG-23342)
+
+Analyzer
+--------
+
+### Clang
+
+* Improved filtering
+* Added context menu item that opens help on diagnostics
+
+### CppCheck
+
+* Added option to trigger Cppcheck manually
+
+### Chrome Traces
+
+* Added more details for counter items
+* Added option to restrict view to selected threads
+* Added information about percentage of total time for events
+
+### Heob
+
+* Added support for settings profiles (QTCREATORBUG-23209)
+
+Qt Quick Designer
+-----------------
+
+* Added locking and pinning of animation curves (QDS-550, QDS-551)
+* Fixed dragging of keyframes in curve editor (QDS-1405)
+
+Version Control Systems
+-----------------------
+
+### Git
+
+* Added option to create branch when trying to push to a non-existing branch (QTCREATORBUG-21154)
+* Added option to start interactive rebase from log view (QTCREATORBUG-11200)
+* Added information about upstream status to `Git Branches` view
+
+Test Integration
+----------------
+
+* Added support for colored test output (QTCREATORBUG-22297)
+
+### Google Test
+
+* Added support for internal logging (QTCREATORBUG-23354)
+
+Platforms
+---------
+
+### Windows
+
+### macOS
+
+* Fixed parsing of Apple Clang specific linker message (QTCREATORBUG-19766)
+* Fixed `Run in Terminal` and `Open Terminal` when user has different shell configured
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21712)
+
+### Android
+
+* Added auto-detection of Java JDK (QTCREATORBUG-23407)
+* Added option to automatically download and install required Android tools (QTCREATORBUG-23285)
+* Fixed several issues with AVD manager (QTCREATORBUG-23284, QTCREATORBUG-23448)
+
+### Remote Linux
+
+* Added option to use custom command for install step (QTCREATORBUG-23320)
+* Added option to override deployment data (QTCREATORBUG-21854)
+
+### Bare Metal
+
+* Added support for RL78 architecture
+* Added support for J-Link and EBlink GDB servers
+* Added support for KEIL uVision v5.x debugger
+
+Credits for these changes go to:
+--------------------------------
+Alessandro Portale  
+Alexandru Croitor  
+Andre Hartmann  
+Andrey Sobol  
+André Pönitz  
+Assam Boudjelthia  
+Camila San  
+Christian Kandeler  
+Christian Stenger  
+Cristian Adam  
+David Schulz  
+Denis Shienkov  
+Dmitry Kovalev  
+Eike Ziller  
+Federico Guerinoni  
+Filippo Cucchetto  
+Halfdan Ingvarsson  
+Hannes Domani  
+Igor Sidorov  
+Jaroslaw Kobus  
+Jochen Becher  
+Knud Dollereder  
+Leander Schulten  
+Leena Miettinen  
+Lucie Gérard  
+Mahmoud Badri  
+Mariana Meireles  
+Marius Sincovici  
+Maximilian Goldstein  
+Miikka Heikkinen  
+Miklós Márton  
+Mitch Curtis  
+Mitja Kleider  
+Nikolai Kosjar  
+Nikolay Panov  
+Oliver Wolff  
+Orgad Shaneh  
+Robert Löhning  
+Sergey Morozov  
+Tasuku Suzuki  
+Thiago Macieira  
+Thomas Hartmann  
+Tim Henning  
+Tim Jenssen  
+Tobias Hunger  
+Topi Reinio  
+Ulf Hermann  
+Ville Voutilainen  
+Volodymyr Samokhatko  
+zarelaky