Another way to improve your productivity with Qt Creator is to use keyboard shortcuts. Qt Creator provides many great keyboard shortcuts. A selection is as follows:
Some Qt Creator shortcuts depend on your OS. You can find (and edit) the complete list via Tools | Options... | Environment | Keyboard.
One of our favorite shortcuts is the Locator. Press Ctrl + K to activate it. Then, you can enjoy several features, as follows:
- Enter a filename (you can even use a partial entry) and press Enter to open the file. If the Locator suggests multiple files, you can use the up and down arrows to navigate.
- Prefix your search with a dot followed by a space (. ) to search C++ symbols in the current document. For example, in the Task.cpp file of the first chapter, try to use the Locator with . set, and press Enter to go to the Task::setName() function.
- Enter l ...