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Documentation guide for QtPass - README, FAQ, localization

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Project Documentation

QtPass Documentation Files

File	Purpose
README.md	Main documentation, installation, usage
FAQ.md	Frequently asked questions, troubleshooting
CHANGELOG.md	Release history, changes
CONTRIBUTING.md	Developer contribution guidelines
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	Community code of conduct
Doxyfile	API documentation configuration
Windows.md	Windows-specific installation and build

README.md Sections

Badges (build, license, version)
Description
Features
Installation (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Usage / Getting Started
Configuration
Acknowledgments

FAQ.md Sections

Installation issues
Configuration issues
GPG/Key issues
Git integration
Platform-specific (macOS, Windows, Linux)

FAQ Template

## Question Title

**Problem:** Description of the issue

**Solution:** Step-by-step solution

**Related:** Links to relevant issues

Localization

See qtpass-localization skill for comprehensive guide.

Docs Build

API Documentation

# Generate API docs
doxygen Doxyfile
# Or use project-specific docs command

# View
open docs/index.html

Linting

THIS IS THE PATTERN - always run before pushing:

# Check formatting (this is the pattern)
npx prettier --check "**/*.md"

# Format all markdown files
npx prettier --write "**/*.md"

# Format specific file
npx prettier --write README.md

Markdown (prettier)

npx prettier --write <markdown-file>
npx prettier --write "**/*/SKILL.md"

YAML (prettier)

npx prettier --write <yaml-file>
npx prettier --write .github/workflows/*.yml

Updating Documentation

Adding New FAQ Entry

Edit FAQ.md
Use the FAQ template section above
Run prettier: npx prettier --write FAQ.md
Test the changes render correctly

Updating Version in readme

When releasing a new version, update download links:

# Find version strings in README
grep -n "1\.5\|download" README.md

Update:

Download links for each platform
Badge version numbers
Any version-specific instructions

Building API Docs

# Generate with doxygen
doxygen Doxyfile

# Output goes to docs/
ls docs/index.html

CI pins Doxygen 1.17.0 and treats warnings as errors; a local Doxygen of a different version may report differently. The docs.yml install step fetches the pinned binary from the GitHub release mirror first, then doxygen.nl, with retries (doxygen.nl outages previously caused spurious docs failures).

Common Pitfalls

Forgetting to Run Prettier

Always format Markdown with prettier before committing:

# Wrong - may fail CI
git commit -m "Update FAQ"

# Correct
npx prettier --write FAQ.md
git commit -m "Update FAQ"

Broken Links

When adding links to issues or PRs:

# Use full GitHub URLs (they redirect correctly)
[Issue #123](https://github.com/IJHack/QtPass/issues/123)

# Not relative paths
[Issue #123](issues/123)  # Broken

Outdated Platform Instructions

QtPass changes frequently. When updating installation instructions:

Verify the commands still work
Check for new dependencies
Update screenshots if UI changed

CHANGELOG Format

Keep CHANGELOG entries consistent:

## [1.5.1] - 2026-03-30

### Fixed

- Issue #123: Description of fix

### Added

- New feature description

Doxygen Comments in Code

When adding new public APIs, every public symbol in a header needs a Doxygen doc block:

/**
 * @brief Brief description.
 * @param param1 Description of first parameter.
 * @return Description of return value.
 */

The CI enforces zero Doxygen warnings via docs.yml. WARN_AS_ERROR = FAIL_ON_WARNINGS in Doxyfile causes the step to fail on any undocumented public symbol.

Enforced Doxyfile settings

Setting	Value	Purpose
`FILE_PATTERNS`	`.cpp .h *.md`	Includes cpp, header, and Markdown files
`EXTRACT_ALL`	`NO`	Required for `WARN_NO_PARAMDOC` to work
`WARN_NO_PARAMDOC`	`YES`	Requires `@param`/`@return` on all public symbols
`WARN_AS_ERROR`	`FAIL_ON_WARNINGS`	Fails CI on any warning

Run locally before pushing

doxygen Doxyfile
# Any output = warning = CI will fail

Common doc mistakes that cause warnings

Unnamed parameters in header declarations — name every parameter
Orphaned /** */ blocks not immediately above their declaration
Missing @return on non-void functions (required with WARN_NO_PARAMDOC = YES)
Signals with unnamed parameters (Qt signals need docs too)
@unknowncommand typos in doc blocks