// Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only

/*!
    \page creator-how-to-find-preferences.html
    \if defined(qtcreator)
    \previouspage creator-how-tos.html
    \else
    \previouspage creator-quick-tour.html
    \endif

    \ingroup creator-how-to-ui
    \ingroup studio-how-to

    \title Find preferences

    \QC uses standard names and locations on Linux, \macos, and Windows for
    standard features, such as \e preferences.

    \table
        \header
            \li Linux and Windows
            \li \macos
        \row
            \li \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences
            \li \uicontrol {\QC} > \uicontrol Preferences
    \endtable

    \section1 Sort preference categories

    To sort the preference categories in alphabetic order, select the
    \uicontrol {Sort categories} check box.

    \image qtcreator-preferences-sort.webp {Preference categories in alphabetic order}

    \section1 Filter preferences

    To find a particular preference, use the filter located at the top left of
    the \uicontrol Preferences dialog.

    \image qtcreator-preferences.webp {Filtering preferences}

    \if defined(qtcreator)
    \section1 Go to tabs in Preferences

    To go to a tab in the \uicontrol Preferences dialog from anywhere in \QC,
    use the \c t \l{Navigate with locator}{locator} filter. For example,
    to open the \uicontrol Interface tab, enter \c {t preferences interface}
    in the locator.

    \image qtcreator-locator-filter-t.webp {Using the locator to open a tab in Preferences}

    \sa {Navigate with locator}
    \endif
*/
