[Qt-creator] Usability Suggestions

[Sebastian Fischer]

Hello again!
I have a few suggestions, most concerning practicality.
I'm currently using qtcreator-0.9-200811240333-windows-setup

Projects-View:
-  Since I switched from the alpha to the mentioned snapshot (which i
   know isn't the most recent) a lot of .prf files show up there. I
   can only guess from their contents what they do, but I don't know
   why they need to be shown there. The option in the new "Filter
   Tree" icon allows me to put them each in their own category,
   wouldn't it make more sense to have them all appear in one common
   category (or be able to just hide them)?

Code Completion:
-  When using the code completion to complete a class name the list
   starts with the capital CLASSNAME_H constand from the header, the
   class itself is always second. This is quite obviously a bit
   impractical ;)
-  I am glad the code completion is no longer case sensitive (even
   though that caused the above problem) about the first letter, but
   wouldn't it make sense to have it act case sensitively only if the
   to-be-completed word has capital letters in them? After all that
   means I bothered to think about the case, and this would also solve
   the above problem again.
-  When using code completion with a class an opening parenthesis is
   automatically added, quite often I need to use the :: operator
   though (for example when implementing functions in .cpp files).


Integrated  Help:
-  Most  importantly  a semi-external help would be great! Meaning the
   possibility of placing the help window on a different monitor. If
   that external help is enabled, it should also be used instead of
   the inline-help that currently pops on the right of the editor
   after pressing F1 since it would already be a parallel display mode.
-  That inline-help currently isn't searcheable. Ctrl-F pops up the
   search bar in the editor.
-  When trying to dismiss a tooltip-help (like the one helping you to
   fill in function parameters after selecting the funtion from the
   atocomplete drop-down box) by pressing ESC (for example to be able
   to read the line below the tooltip), the integrated help is also
   closed.
-  If the integrated help is focused ESC doesn't close it.

Integrated Search:
-  After pressing Ctrl-F the search bar pops up nicely placing the
   focus in it's 'Find:'-box. It would be nice if hitting ESC while
   the focus is somewhere on/in that bar would hide it again.
-  Since 'Find next/previous' have direct keyboard-shortcuts wouldn't
   it make more sense to be able to directly TAB from the 'Find:' to
   the 'Replace with'-box?

bye and thanx for a truly great IDE!
Sebastian Fischer
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