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  2. QTCREATORBUG-14122

Pressing "F1" shows "No documentation available" in Help panel

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    • Qt Creator 3.3.2, Qt Creator 3.4.0-beta1
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    • Windows 7, 64bit

      When editing source code the "F1" context help only works for methods with parameters, if the parameters are already filled in the call:

      E.g.

      QString string; 
      string.append({cursor_blinks_here}); // there are 7 overloads !!
      

      If I use CTRL+Space after typing "appe" it will be expanded to "append" and have the cursor in the braces. The tooltip is showing: 1 of 7 ....... possible parameters.
      Now I want to press "F1" to get an idea, what the parameters mean.
      But I get: "No documentation available"

      Ok, move the cursor into "append" and "F1" results in "No documentation available", too.

      If I choose a paramter constellation, e.g.

      QString string;
      string.append("foo"{cursor_blinks_here}); // there are 7 overloads !! 
      

      If I press "F1" ... "no documentation ..."

      Now, if I press "F1" while the cursor was moved to be inside "append" I get the help for this exact parameter set I used. Finally
      Ok, but a little late.... I already have chosen a version of the 7 and guessed the meaning. No I can check with "F1" if my guessing was right...

      I would like to decide which parameter constellation to choose just before I guess.

      Wasn't it like this before (in older QtCreators)?

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            kosjar Nikolai Kosjar
            moellney Michael Möllney
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