It's now available for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems

Sep 7, 2017 20:03 GMT  ·  By

The Qt Company's Eike Ziller announced the release of the Qt Creator 4.4.0 free and open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) software for all supported platforms, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows.

More than two months in the making, Qt Creator 4.4 introduces new inline annotations in the build-in editor, which could come in handy if you're using Clang code model or bookmarks, along with the ability for the editor to display Clang errors, bookmarks errors, as well as other warnings at the end of the corresponding text line. The feature can be enabled under Options -> Text Editor -> Display.

"If you are using the Clang code model or bookmarks, there are new inline annotations in the editor," said Eike Ziller. "Bookmarks and Clang errors and warnings are now also shown at the end of the corresponding text line in the editor. This way, you can easily see the details of issues while you type, without the need to hover your mouse over underlined text or the marker on the left side."

Another new option promises to allow users to smoothly scroll to a new location when you navigate to a different place in the same file in the editor. This feature can be enabled under Options -> Text Editor -> Display -> Animate navigation within file. Qt Creator 4.4 also disables the ClearCase integration by default and removes the unmaintained support for Windows CE.

C++ and CMake improvements

Among the C++ and CMake improvements implemented in Qt Creator 4.4, we can mention the enablement of various highlighting features by default for C++, helping programmers easily distinguish global, local or member variables, declarations, functions, as well as output arguments in the editor. If you don't like these changes, you can return to "Default Classic" in Options -> Text Editor -> Fonts & Colors.

Furthermore, it's now possible to rename files with the same base name when renaming classes, and the identifier is now highlighted at the text cursor when Clang code model is enabled. On the CMake front, Qt Creator 4.4 automatically hides empty directories, gets rid of the additional < Source Directory > node by moving source files one level up, and fixes application’s working directory when the CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY variable is specified.

Download Qt Creator 4.4 for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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