[Qt-creator] General Usage Question

[Sean Hignett]

Hello all,

I just recently discovered Qt, and Qt Creator.  Was always aware of it, but never paid it the attention it clearly deserves.  Working through the C++ GUI book to get up to speed. 

Qt Creator has some really impressive features... but... it also has some strange omissions compared to all the IDEs I have used in the past (VS, Eclipse, etc).

I'll avoid the apparently standard noob whining about no file rename, no folder creation, etc... Smart guys these Qt developers, so I assume there must be some thinking behind this... it is so bizarre it must be intended :)

Can anyone offer an example of how they use the IDE such that basic integrated file management is not a requirement?  I assume it is just a case of using the OS file management tools (eg. terminal) and manually updating the .pro files... but am I missing something?  It would seem refactoring would be somewhat cumbersome without the ability to re-organize files in concert.  I could get used to using terminal/finder/etc, but I can't imagine ever not "wanting" the ability to do it directly in the IDE... is this crazy?

Has anyone written a better FileSystem view as a plugin? (i.e. one that isn't just read-only)

Tips or advice is greatly appreciated!  

Thanks,
Sean