How to use the tilde character ("~") in a text macro in Qt Creator?

[yuvaram]

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[aha_1980]

@yuvaram I guess @Robert-Hairgrove means Creators "Text Editing Macros" function (in the Tools menu).

Or am I wrong, Robert?

[Robert Hairgrove]

Thanks for the suggestions. However, I am not talking about C++ macros, but editing macros used while typing code in Qt Creator.

I want to use these within comment blocks which are used by Doxygen to generate documentation of the source code. C++ macros are not expanded within comment blocks.

[Robert Hairgrove]

@aha_1980 -- Thank you, this is correct!
I am using Qt Creator 4.2.1 based on Qt 5.8.0 (also on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS).

Should I upgrade my Qt installation?

[aha_1980]

@Robert-Hairgrove

Should I upgrade my Qt installation?

(Can only speak for myself): I would upgrade Creator.

[Robert Hairgrove]

In the meantime, it seems to be a problem with dead keys in my current keyboard layout (German/Swiss). I cannot enter any characters into a macro which are produced by pressing a dead key followed by the space bar.

As a workaround, I think I shall set up macros with a substitute character instead of the tilde and then do a global search and replace at the end of the day.

Thank you for all the suggestions!

[aha_1980]

@Robert-Hairgrove

maybe you can edit an recorded macro? in the end, it must be stored somewhere... (cannot check now, have only the phone)

[Robert Hairgrove]

@aha_1980 - I tried finding it with grep ... no luck, though. Probably easier just to do search & replace.

[aha_1980]

Continuation is here: QTCREATORBUG-20890

[Robert Hairgrove]

@aha_1980 - Thanks for posting the follow-up!

[aha_1980]

@Robert-Hairgrove I had a Déjà-vu when I read the bugreport :)