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diff --git a/doc/src/development/designer-manual.qdoc b/doc/src/development/designer-manual.qdoc index bdadcf7..65b6baa 100644 --- a/doc/src/development/designer-manual.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/development/designer-manual.qdoc @@ -1569,12 +1569,11 @@ \raw HTML </div> \endraw - \table \section2 Creating a Menu Entry - Double-click the \gui{new action} placeholder to begin editing, or - double-click \gui{new separator} to insert a new separator line after + Double-click the \gui{Type Here} placeholder to begin editing, or + double-click \gui{Add Separator} to insert a new separator line after the last entry in the menu. The menu entry's text is displayed using a line edit, and can be @@ -1630,7 +1629,6 @@ Since actions can be represented by menu entries and toolbar buttons, they can be moved between menus and toolbars. - \target AddingAnAction \raw HTML <div style="float: right; margin-left: 2em"> \endraw @@ -1745,13 +1743,19 @@ \section2 Adding a Dock Widget - To add a dock widget, simply drag one from the \gui Containers section - of the widget box, and drop it onto the main form area. Just like other - widgets, its properties can be modified with the \gui{Property Editor}. + To add a dock widget to a form, drag one from the \gui Containers section + of the widget box, and drop it onto the main form area. Do not add the + dock widget to an existing layout. Instead, open the \gui{Property Editor} + and enable the \gui{docked} property to place it in a dock area. + + Note that it is sometimes easier to configure a dock widget if it is added + to a form before a layout is applied to the central widget. For example, + it is possible to undock it and resize it, making it more convenient to + add child widgets. - Dock widgets can be optionally floated as indpendent tool windows. + Dock widgets can be optionally floated as independent tool windows. Hence, it is useful to give them window titles by setting their - \gui{windowTitle} property. This also helps to identify them on the + \l{QDockWidget::}{windowTitle} property. This also helps to identify them on the form. \raw HTML |