= Using KDevelop as your IDE =
== Necessary steps ==
If you want to code comfortable then we suggest you to use an IDE. The below steps describe how to use KDevelop as your IDE.
 1. Go to the orxonox directory:
{{{
cd ~/orxonox/trunk
}}}
 2. Let cmake produce the basic KDevelop project file:
{{{
cmake -GKDevelop3
}}}
 3. Run KDevelop and open your project file (Project -> Open Project)
'''Edit essential options'''
 4. Go to ''Project->Project Options'' choose ''Run Options'' and change following things:
  || Executable || #PATH_TO_ORXONOX/bin/orxonox ||
|| Working Directory || #PATH_TO_ORXONOX/bin ||
 5. Now choose ''Build Options'', select ''Make'', activate ''Run multiple jobs'' and change ''Simultaneous jobs'' (e.g. to 4)
== Make KDevelop more efficient ==
In order to improve productivity you can activate / benefit from some features.
=== Shortcuts ===
 * F8: Build the Project
 * F9: Start the debugger (gdb based)
 * If you want to define further shortcuts (i.e. ''Run Application'') then you can configure them in ''Settings -> Configure Shortcuts''
=== Code Completion ===
If you want to use code completion do the following steps:
 1. Go to ''Project Options'' and select ''C++ Support''.
 2. Enable ''Automatic Code Completion'' and set the preferred options.
=== Split of Header/Source files ===
If you want to benefit from the following feature then follow the below steps.
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 1. Go to ''Project Options'' and choose ''C++ Support''.
 2. Select ''Navigation'', enable ''Enable split of Header/Source files'' and change Orientation to Horizontal (if you want to)
 3. Choose ''File Groups'' and change ''Sources'' to "*.cc;*.cpp;*.c;*.C;*.cxx" (append *.cc)
 4. Open a Source file and press ''Shift + F12" (or alternatively just open the Header file and hope it works ;))