<![CDATA[Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading"]]>When searching for a symbol, results appear in the dedicated area at the bottom of the screen, highlighted in yellow.

For a brief period of time in the past (last few years), I was working with a Qt Creator version that was highlighting assignments in red and readings in blue.

Then I received another version and it was back to yellow - so it only lasted a few weeks or months.

I can't find an option for this that I could turn back on.

Is it even possible ? Did I dream ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/154652/coloring-search-results-by-assigning-or-readingRSS for NodeSat, 20 Jun 2026 19:08:50 GMTMon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:52 GMT]]>Hi @SuperSelrak,

it seems the feature is not the default one, because it is a bit slower.

You can use "Find References with Acces Type" in the right-click context menu to use it, and I think you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the action. By default there is none.

Regards

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790419https://forum.qt.io/post/790419Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:07:38 GMT]]>Hi @SuperSelrak,

I think that is an indication. As said, my projects are small so I don't have a performance penalty when searching with access type.

If you have suggestions for UI improvement, you should file a suggestion at bugreports.qt.io

Regards

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790459https://forum.qt.io/post/790459Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:07:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:57:36 GMT]]>@SuperSelrak There is at least the "Cancel" button that stays present as long as the search is running (as long as there is still something to cancel). When it disappears, I deduce that the search has ended.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790458https://forum.qt.io/post/790458Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:57:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:44:02 GMT]]>@aha_1980 One issue. I do see that it is somewhat slow, so slower than instantaneous as far as human psychological time. And in some cases I can even see that some of the results only show up seconds later, after I have already started to open some of the results and dive into them. This is an issue because I might miss newcomers. Is there some way to know the search is still going, some progress bar or other clue that I might have missed in the UI ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790457https://forum.qt.io/post/790457Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:44:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:28 GMT]]>Hi @SuperSelrak,

I said "a bit slower". For my projects it does not make a difference, but your milage may vary.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790424https://forum.qt.io/post/790424Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:29:01 GMT]]>@aha_1980 Oh excellent ! Thank you very much ! Is it really that slow ? I guess I will see.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790422https://forum.qt.io/post/790422Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:29:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Coloring search results by "assigning" or "reading" on Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:52 GMT]]>Hi @SuperSelrak,

it seems the feature is not the default one, because it is a bit slower.

You can use "Find References with Acces Type" in the right-click context menu to use it, and I think you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the action. By default there is none.

Regards

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/790419https://forum.qt.io/post/790419Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:52 GMT