Favorite IDE/editor for Qt

vcwong · wrote on 17 Dec 2010, 09:15

i normally use vi for simple coding. i will use ide tools like eclipse if i need to do some debug.

parancibia · wrote on 17 Dec 2010, 19:41

Qt Creator, my favorite feature is the integrated Qt documentation and with FakeVim I don't miss vim at all.

vsorokin · wrote on 18 Dec 2010, 01:13

I started use Qt Creator when it had 0.8 or 0.9 version. Then it similar on convenient notepad with highlighting, but time to go, and now It's very powerful tool, I like it.

AS.Sri · wrote on 21 Dec 2010, 12:48

I use Qt Creator for app development for Symbian on windows. It is simple and easy to use but, the best part is Qt doc usage inside the creator is really good. One problem is the IDE is not properly configured to recognize Qt Mobility APIs.

satyendra · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 19:15

I have been using QtCreator for almost 3Years,and i can say i got addicted to it.Now the current projects requirement is MSVC2008 with CMake,i have convinced my manager with QtCreators ease of use,and now he started using it,Im using MSVC2010 at office,and CodeBlocks at Home.

satyendra · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 19:20

Can someone compare KDevelop with QtCreator.i have never used KDevelop,but i heard KDevelop has also some nice features.

sptrakesh · wrote on 13 Feb 2013, 22:04

I normally develop on a Mac, and then test on Windows and Solaris. Qt Creator is about the only tool that works across all these platforms (Java IDE's NetBeans/Eclipse would work too, but they are too heavy). That said the editor features are very poor compared with MSVS especially VS 2012 (which frankly is the ultimate for C++).

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 05:59

[quote author="sptrakesh" date="1360793058"]I normally develop on a Mac, and then test on Windows and Solaris. Qt Creator is about the only tool that works across all these platforms (Java IDE's NetBeans/Eclipse would work too, but they are too heavy).[/quote]
I like QtCreator for the same reasons. At work i have a Windows at home two kinds of linux and one Windows. When i workin on some project i don't care about OS and just start develop on same project without any changes.

tobias.hunger · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 10:38

sptrakesh: What makes MSVS better for C++ development than Creator? Which features do you miss the most? What should we improve to make it more appealing to MSVS users?

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:07

Can i tell few things about code editors(Not whole IDE)?
Code collapseing is still not perfect in QtCreator, frequently its lose entry points. Only reopen a file solves problem, but all code blocks are become expanded. Somehow MSVS remember all settings even if reopen whole project. Besides i didn't find commands for collapse all and expand all in QtCreator.
Next useful thing in MSVS editor is #regions, it is very convenient.

tobias.hunger · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:57

I have to admit that I hardly even use code folding (except for the fold-initial-comment thing which I love!): I want to see my code at all times. There are some known issues in that area, yes:-/

Code folding is stored as part of your session, not as part of the project. That is where all the breakpoints, bookmarks and other non-project-related data is stored as well, so I think that is the best place to put it.

Expand All and Collapse All are both available. They are not bound to any key by default... you can do that in Tools>Options>Environment>Keyboard. Going through that list is always a good idea: We have a lot of functionality without any keyboard bindings.

Creator does indeed not support #regions.

Please consider to add a feature request to our bugtracker if you are missing this or something else. If enough people ask for it we might implement it;-)

andre · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 11:59

The most annoying feature of the code folding is, IMHO, that it too easy to trigger it accidentally. And if you do, and then unfold again, your cursor is no longer where it was before you folded the code...

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 12:19

[quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1360843035"]Expand All and Collapse All are both available.[/quote]
Thank you i was looking for this feature :)

tobias.hunger · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 12:59

Andre: You can unbind keys, too:) I actually do that to avoid accidental folding

andre · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 13:07

Keys, perhaps, but I accidentally fold by clicking on the bar in front of the editor when I want to move the cursor the beginning of a different code line and my mouse is slightly off towards the left...

qxoz · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 13:17

[quote author="Andre" date="1360843185"]your cursor is no longer where it was before[/quote]
Yes you are right, I was not paying attention to it before :)

Serenity · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 14:38

I wish, I could use Eclipse, because I used it for years, also for Qt project.
But in the last time, since Qt Conference 2012, I use Qt Creator because I wanted to use them for Qt project.

But I really miss functions (for example a good/working debugger or tabs for every open cpp/h file).

sptrakesh · wrote on 14 Feb 2013, 15:35

[quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1360838300"]sptrakesh: What makes MSVS better for C++ development than Creator? Which features do you miss the most? What should we improve to make it more appealing to MSVS users?[/quote]

A few items would be:

Code completion is very limited. Placing using directives within the function scope usually ends up with no completion support in Creator.

MSVS will usually show documentation from included header file when showing completion hint. Very useful needless to say.

MSVS IDE features generally work when working with templated code, Creator usually leaves it to the developer.

Ability to pin documents to panes. I have more of less similar layout for both Creator and MSVS. Two editor panes, one in which I view header files and the other the implementation files. Creator does not distinguish between the panes (which may also be a good feature for some), while VS keeps the open document stack separate for each pane.

That said, I must say I prefer the way creator automatically shows folders in the project view (much like Java based IDE's), while MSVS makes you create a group to represent the same

tobias.hunger · wrote on 15 Feb 2013, 08:21

Serenity: The debugger works pretty well for me. Please consider to file bug reports if it does not work for you (provided you are debugging debug builds, unfortunately there is little information in release builds to show in a debugger;-).

Not having tabs is a design decision that we took very early on: We think tabs do not scale at all. We recommend to use Ctrl-Tab (popup with files in a chronologically ordered list), Ctrl-K (generic code navigation) and Alt-Left/Right (history navigation) instead. There is also a open document view available which is the closest we have to tabs;-)

sptrakesh: Using directives should not break code completion, but we do have quite some problems with templates, true. I also agree on the split-view mode, I personally do not like that too much either.

qxoz · wrote on 15 Feb 2013, 09:06

Hi Tobias!
Sorry for stupid question but how add a feature request to bugtracker?