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authorLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@theqtcompany.com>2015-04-09 15:05:43 +0200
committerLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@theqtcompany.com>2015-04-09 13:59:52 +0000
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Doc: sidebar view context menus
Update the screenshot, because the icons have changed. Change-Id: I55e46f8f01d293021914fd28c1e7f7d83d8bde11 Reviewed-by: Daniel Teske <daniel.teske@theqtcompany.com>
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The additional options in each view are described in the following
sections.
+ In some views, right-clicking opens a context menu that contains functions
+ for managing the objects listed in the view.
+
\section2 Viewing Project Files
The sidebar displays projects in a project tree. The project tree contains
@@ -211,6 +214,30 @@
the .pro file. This way they also become known to \QC, so that they are
visible in the \uicontrol Projects view and are known to the locator and search.
+ 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 Add subprojects, libraries, directories, and files.
+
+ \li Remove subprojects.
+
+ \li Search from the selected directory.
+
+ \li Close projects.
+
+ \endlist
+
+ For managing files and directories, the same functions are available as in
+ the \uicontrol {File System} view. In addition, you can remove and rename
+ files.
+
\section2 Viewing the File System
If you cannot see a file in the \uicontrol Projects view, switch to the
@@ -221,6 +248,21 @@
To keep the position in the tree synchronized with the file
opened in the editor, select \uicontrol {Synchronize with Editor}.
+ Use the context menu functions to:
+
+ \list
+
+ \li Open files with the default editor or some other editor.
+
+ \li Show the file or directory in the file explorer.
+
+ \li Open a terminal window in the selected directory or in the directory
+ that contains the file.
+
+ \li Search from the selected directory.
+
+ \endlist
+
\section2 Viewing the Class Hierarchy
The \uicontrol {Class View} shows the class hierarchy of the currently