From 4bf97f1f9870dfe0ed7813a8383b1f10181e63cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pierre Rossi Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:55:39 +0200 Subject: Doc: mention how to enable tooltips with watchers in Debug mode. Rephrased thanks to Leena. Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen --- doc/qtcreator.qdoc | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc index c8238aa1e8..359ddd4cbb 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc @@ -4558,6 +4558,9 @@ program is interrupted. To do so, click the \gui Value column, modify the value with the inplace editor, and press \key Enter (or \key Return). + You can enable tooltips in the main editor displaying this information. + For more information, see \l{Showing Tooltips in Debug Mode}. + \note The set of watched items is saved in your session. */ @@ -6388,6 +6391,15 @@ \o Uncheck the \gui{Use Debugging Helper} checkbox. \endlist + \section1 Showing Tooltips in Debug Mode + + To inspect the value of variables from the editor, you can turn + on tooltips. Tooltips are hidden by default for performance reasons. + + \list 1 + \o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options... > \gui Debugger > \gui General. + \o Select the \gui {Use tooltips in main editor while debugging} check box. + \endlist \section1 Locating Files -- cgit v1.2.1