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

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  • yuvaramY yuvaram

    Hi @Robert-Hairgrove

    Try this,
    Tested example.!
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    aha_1980
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    @yuvaram I guess @Robert-Hairgrove means Creators "Text Editing Macros" function (in the Tools menu).

    Or am I wrong, Robert?

    Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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      Robert Hairgrove
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      #6

      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.

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      • aha_1980A aha_1980

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

        Or am I wrong, Robert?

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        @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?

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          @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?

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          @Robert-Hairgrove

          Should I upgrade my Qt installation?

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

          Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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            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!

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            • R 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!

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              aha_1980
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              @Robert-Hairgrove

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

              Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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              • aha_1980A 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)

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

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                  aha_1980
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                  Continuation is here: QTCREATORBUG-20890

                  Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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                  • aha_1980A aha_1980

                    Continuation is here: QTCREATORBUG-20890

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                    Robert Hairgrove
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                    #13

                    @aha_1980 - Thanks for posting the follow-up!

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                    • R Robert Hairgrove

                      @aha_1980 - Thanks for posting the follow-up!

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

                      Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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