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author | Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io> | 2019-09-17 14:44:13 +0200 |
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committer | Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io> | 2019-09-18 07:14:24 +0000 |
commit | 829cacfb87aa890c1c94e566d58748d13a91ac7b (patch) | |
tree | 563801cb5b417dd1d6a98d50f48e4969a313dc26 | |
parent | 99c0d3332eee7228f696fe5f7e84cbf1b45f4c9f (diff) | |
download | qt-creator-829cacfb87aa890c1c94e566d58748d13a91ac7b.tar.gz |
Doc: Describe settings for opening files and handling open files
Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-21898
Change-Id: I8d6778f858ee8d328819c7377307beb6a9602bc4
Reviewed-by: Mitch Curtis <mitch.curtis@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@qt.io>
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diff --git a/doc/images/qtcreator-options-environment-system.png b/doc/images/qtcreator-options-environment-system.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e9d5b1dea4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/images/qtcreator-options-environment-system.png diff --git a/doc/src/howto/creator-sidebar-views.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/creator-sidebar-views.qdoc index 9140af5f35..f6946423f5 100644 --- a/doc/src/howto/creator-sidebar-views.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/howto/creator-sidebar-views.qdoc @@ -287,6 +287,33 @@ closed when \uicontrol {Close All} is used. \endlist + To specify settings for opening files and handling open files, select + \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Environment > + \uicontrol System: + + \image qtcreator-options-environment-system.png "Environment options System tab" + + \list + \li In the \uicontrol {When files are externally modified} field, + select whether you want to be prompted to reload open files + that were modified externally. For example, when you pull + changes from a version control system. + \li Select the \uicontrol {Auto-save modified files} check box to + automatically save changed files at the intervals specified in + the \uicontrol Interval field. + \li Select the \uicontrol {Auto-suspend unmodified files} check + box to automatically free the resources of open files after + prolonged inactivity. The files are still listed in the + \uicontrol {Open Documents} view. Set the minimum number of files + that should be kept in memory in the \uicontrol {Files to keep open} + field. + \li Select the \uicontrol {Warn before opening text files greater than} + check box to receive warnings about opening big text files. + \li In the \uicontrol {Maximum number of entries in "Recent Files"} + field, set the number of recently opened files listed in + \uicontrol File > \uicontrol {Recent Files}. + \endlist + \section1 Viewing Defined Types and Symbols The \uicontrol Outline view shows an overview of defined types and other |