Add change log for Qt Creator 7

Change-Id: I7e624e6dc6d6a8e0bd8974511724d9c2d24ce738
Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>

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+Qt Creator 7
+============
+
+Qt Creator version 7 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/6.0..v7.0.0
+
+General
+-------
+
+* Gave `Welcome` a fresh look
+* Split `New File or Project` into `New File` and `New Project`
+* Added optional notification of new Qt releases available in the online
+  installer (QTCREATORBUG-26708)
+* Added `Show in File System View` to more context menus, like `Show in
+  Explorer/Finder`
+* Added `Tools > Debug Qt Creator > Show Logs` for viewing Qt Creator debug logs
+* Moved C++ code model and language client inspectors to `Tools > Debug Qt
+  Creator`
+
+Editing
+-------
+
+* Added action for selecting all search results in a document
+* Added support for choosing external editor as default editor
+  (QTCREATORBUG-13880)
+* Fixed copy action in text editing macros (QTCREATORBUG-26363)
+
+### C++
+
+* Switched to Clangd by default (QTCREATORBUG-22917)
+* Fixed that compilation errors appeared below code model errors in `Issues`
+  pane (QTCREATORBUG-23655)
+* Fixed that duplication files did not adapt header guard (QTCREATORBUG-26654)
+* Fixed highlighting and indentation of raw string literals (QTCREATORBUG-26211)
+* Fixed performance issue in global indexer (QTCREATORBUG-26841)
+* clang-format
+  * Moved settings to `Code Style` editor
+  * Added synchronization between `clang-format` settings and custom code style
+* Clangd
+  * Added memory usage inspector to language client inspector
+  * Added highlighting of `Q_PROPERTY` declarations
+  * Improved display of diagnostic messages
+  * Fixed access type categorization for functions
+
+### QML
+
+* Updated parser to latest Qt version
+* Fixed that application directory was not searched for QML modules
+  (QTCREATORBUG-24987)
+
+### Python
+
+* Added Python specific language server settings
+
+### Language Server Protocol
+
+* Removed support for outdated semantic highlighting protocol proposal
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26624)
+* Fixed that outdated diagnostic could be shown (QTCREATORBUG-26585)
+* Fixed issue with re-highlighting (QTCREATORBUG-26624)
+
+### FakeVim
+
+* Added support for backslashes in substitute command (QTCREATORBUG-26955)
+
+Projects
+--------
+
+* Added option to override GCC target triple (QTCREATORBUG-26913)
+* Added multiple selection to `Issues` pane (QTCREATORBUG-25547,
+  QTCREATORBUG-26720)
+* Improved automatic (re-)detection of toolchains (QTCREATORBUG-26460)
+* Fixed unnecessary toolchain calls at startup
+
+### CMake
+
+* Removed grouping of CMake cache variables (QTCREATORBUG-26218)
+* Made it possible to stop CMake with button in build configuration
+* Renamed `Initial Parameters` to `Initial Configuration` and moved into tabbed
+  view with `Current Configuration`
+* Added field for passing additional CMake options to kit, initial, and current
+  configuration (QTCREATORBUG-26826)
+* Added button for editing kit CMake configuration directly from build
+  configuration
+* Added hint for mismatches between kit, initial, and current configuration
+* Added context menu actions for resolving mismatches between kit, initial and
+  current configuration
+* Added `Help` to context menu for variable names
+
+### Generic
+
+* Added support for precompiled headers (QTCREATORBUG-26532)
+
+### Autotools
+
+* Fixed parsing of `SUBDIRS`
+
+Debugging
+---------
+
+* Added debugging helper for `std::variant`, `boost::container::devector`, and
+  `boost::small_vector`
+* Added debugging helper for `QStringView` (QTCREATORBUG-20918)
+* Added `Char Code Integer`, `Hexadecimal Float`, and `Normalized, with
+  Power-of-Two Exponent` display formats (QTCREATORBUG-22849,
+  QTCREATORBUG-26793)
+* Added shortcut for disabling and enabling breakpoints (QTCREATORBUG-26788)
+
+Analyzer
+--------
+
+### QML
+
+* Added support for profiling QtQuick3D (QTBUG-98146)
+
+Version Control Systems
+-----------------------
+
+### Git
+
+* Added support for filtering log by author
+* Added handling of `HOMEDRIVE` and `HOMEPATH` on Windows
+* Fixed that conflicts with deleted files could not be resolved
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26994)
+
+Test Integration
+----------------
+
+### QTest
+
+* Added option for maximum number of warnings (QTCREATORBUG-26637)
+
+### Qt Quick
+
+* Added option for setup code to wizard (QTCREATORBUG-26741)
+
+Platforms
+---------
+
+### macOS
+
+* Fixed that macOS dark mode was not used for dark themes (QTCREATORBUG-22477)
+* Fixed that user applications inherited access permissions from Qt Creator
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26743)
+
+### Android
+
+* Added option for default NDK (QTCREATORBUG-21755, QTCREATORBUG-22389,
+  QTCREATORBUG-24248, QTCREATORBUG-26281)
+* Fixed that `Include prebuilt OpenSSL libraries` could add it to the wrong
+  `.pro` file (QTCREATORBUG-24255)
+* Fixed debugging of devices with upper case identifier with LLDB
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26709)
+* Fixed detection of available NDK platforms for recent NDKs
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26772)
+
+### Remote Linux
+
+* Fixed UI state after stopping remote applications (QTCREATORBUG-26848)
+
+### WebAssembly
+
+* Improved browser selection (QTCREATORBUG-25028, QTCREATORBUG-26559)
+* Fixed running CMake-based Qt Quick applications with Qt 6.2
+  (QTCREATORBUG-26562)
+
+### MCU
+
+* Added support for Renesas Flash Programmer (UL-5082)
+
+### Docker
+
+* Added experimental support for macOS hosts
+
+Credits for these changes go to:
+--------------------------------
+Aaron Barany  
+Alessandro Portale  
+Alexander Drozdov  
+Allan Sandfeld Jensen  
+André Pönitz  
+Anton Alimoff  
+Artem Sokolovskii  
+Assam Boudjelthia  
+Christiaan Janssen  
+Christian Kandeler  
+Christian Stenger  
+Cristian Adam  
+Cristián Maureira-Fredes  
+David Schulz  
+Eike Ziller  
+Fawzi Mohamed  
+Henning Gruendl  
+Huixiong Cao  
+Janne Koskinen  
+Jaroslaw Kobus  
+Jean-Michaël Celerier  
+Jere Tuliniemi  
+Joerg Kreuzberger  
+Kai Köhne  
+Katarina Behrens  
+Knud Dollereder  
+Leena Miettinen  
+Mahmoud Badri  
+Marco Bubke  
+Maximilian Goldstein  
+Miikka Heikkinen  
+Morten Johan Sørvig  
+Orgad Shaneh  
+Petar Perisin  
+Piotr Mikolajczyk  
+Robert Löhning  
+Samuel Ghinet  
+Tasuku Suzuki  
+Thomas Hartmann  
+Tim Jenssen  
+Tony Leinonen  
+Topi Reinio  
+Tor Arne Vestbø  
+Ulf Hermann  
+Ville Nummela  
+XutaxKamay