Add changes file for 4.4

Change-Id: I655ce9fc0f82cd6632334d88fcac25aef6e150b8
Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Orgad Shaneh <orgads@gmail.com>

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+Qt Creator version 4.4 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/4.3..v4.4.0
+
+General
+
+* Added highlighting of search term in Locator results
+* Added larger icons to `New` dialog
+* Added locator input to extra editor and help windows (QTCREATORBUG-9696)
+* Fixed theming of Debugger Console and TODO pane (QTCREATORBUG-17532)
+
+Editing
+
+* Added inline annotations for errors, warnings and bookmarks
+* Added optional smooth scrolling when navigating within the same file
+  (for example with Locator or `Follow Symbol Under Cursor`)
+* Added overridable `DeleteStartOfLine` and `DeleteEndOfLine` actions
+  (QTCREATORBUG-18095)
+* Added support for relative path to active project to `Advanced Find` >
+  `Files in File System` (QTCREATORBUG-18139)
+* Added colors to default text editor scheme (the previous default is
+  available as `Default Classic`)
+* FakeVim
+    * Fixed `gt`/`gT`/`:tabnext`/`:tabprevious`
+
+All Projects
+
+* Improved detection of cross-compilers
+
+CMake Projects
+
+* Added option to filter for CMake variables in build configuration
+  (QTCREATORBUG-17973)
+* Added warning when detecting `CMakeCache.txt` in source directory even though
+  build is configured for out-of-source build (QTCREATORBUG-18381)
+* CMake >= 3.7
+    * Fixed that headers from top level directory were not shown in project tree
+      (QTCREATORBUG-17760)
+    * Improved handling of `CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` (QTCREATORBUG-18158)
+
+Qbs Projects
+
+* Re-added `Qbs install` deploy step (QTCREATORBUG-17958)
+* Added `rebuild` and `clean` actions to products and subprojects
+  (QTCREATORBUG-15919)
+
+C++ Support
+
+* Added option to rename files when renaming symbol using same name
+  (QTCREATORBUG-14696)
+* Added auto-insertion of matching curly brace (QTCREATORBUG-15073)
+* Fixed that C++ and Qt keywords were considered keywords in C files
+  (QTCREATORBUG-2818, QTCREATORBUG-18004)
+* Fixed highlighting of raw string literals (QTCREATORBUG-17720)
+* Fixed `Add #include` refactoring action for static functions
+* Clang Code Model
+    * Added highlighting of identifier under cursor, which was still
+      delegated to built-in code model
+    * Improved order of items in completion list
+      (QTCREATORBUG-18319, QTCREATORBUG-15445)
+    * Fixed function signature hint when completing constructors and functors
+      (QTCREATORBUG-14882)
+    * Fixed that completing function pointer was adding parentheses
+      (QTCREATORBUG-17578)
+    * Fixed completion inside function template (QTCREATORBUG-17222)
+    * Fixed wrong column number with non-ASCII characters (QTCREATORBUG-16775)
+    * Fixed highlighting of primitive types and operators (QTCREATORBUG-17867)
+    * Fixed highlighting of partial template specializations
+    * Fixed highlighting of functions in `using` declarations
+    * Fixed that keywords were highlighted in preprocessor directives
+      (QTCREATORBUG-15516)
+* Built-in Code Model
+    * Fixed completion of STL containers (QTCREATORBUG-1892)
+
+QML Support
+
+* Updated QML parser to newer QML version (QTCREATORBUG-17842)
+
+Debugging
+
+* Fixed support for `long double` (QTCREATORBUG-18023)
+* CDB
+    * Added support for extra debugging helpers and debugging helper
+      customization
+    * Added warning if run configuration uses unsupported shell command
+
+Version Control Systems
+
+* Fixed format of visual whitespace in blame, log and git rebase editors
+  (QTCREATORBUG-17735)
+* Git
+    * Improved branch listing in `Show` (QTCREATORBUG-16949)
+* Gerrit
+    * Added validation of server certificate when using REST API
+    * Fixed that non-Gerrit remotes were shown in `Push to Gerrit` dialog
+      (QTCREATORBUG-16367)
+* ClearCase
+    * Disabled by default
+
+Diff Viewer
+
+* Fixed state of actions in `Edit` menu
+* Fixed that context information for chunks was not shown in side-by-side view
+  (QTCREATORBUG-18289)
+* Fixed that UI blocked when showing very large diffs
+
+Test Integration
+
+* Added view with complete, unprocessed test output
+* Made it possible to enable and disable all tests using a specific test
+  framework
+* QTest
+    * Added option to run verbose and with logging of signals and slots
+      (`-vb` and `-vs`)
+
+Beautifier
+
+* Added option for using a different AStyle configuration file
+* Added option for fallback style for `clang-format`
+
+Platform Specific
+
+Windows
+
+* Removed support for Windows CE
+
+Android
+
+* Added option to run commands before app starts and after app stopped
+* Fixed state of actions in `Edit` menu in text based manifest editor
+
+iOS
+
+* Added UI for managing simulator devices (QTCREATORBUG-17602)
+
+Remote Linux
+
+* Added support for `ssh-agent` (QTCREATORBUG-16245)
+
+Credits for these changes go to:  
+Alessandro Portale  
+Alexander Drozdov  
+Andre Hartmann  
+André Pönitz  
+Christian Kandeler  
+Christian Stenger  
+Daniel Teske  
+David Schulz  
+Eike Ziller  
+Felix Kälberer  
+Florian Apolloner  
+Friedemann Kleint  
+Ivan Donchevskii  
+Jake Petroules  
+Jaroslaw Kobus  
+Jesus Fernandez  
+Jochen Becher  
+Jörg Bornemann  
+Kai Köhne  
+Leandro T. C. Melo  
+Leena Miettinen  
+Lorenz Haas  
+Marco Benelli  
+Marco Bubke  
+Mitch Curtis  
+Montel Laurent  
+Nikita Baryshnikov  
+Nikolai Kosjar  
+Orgad Shaneh  
+Przemyslaw Gorszkowski  
+Robert Löhning  
+Serhii Moroz  
+Tasuku Suzuki  
+Thiago Macieira  
+Thomas Hartmann  
+Tim Jenssen  
+Tobias Hunger  
+Tomasz Olszak  
+Tor Arne Vestbø  
+Ulf Hermann  
+Vikas Pachdha