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diff --git a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
index 316293ea06..3abb366676 100644
--- a/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/handlers/qquicktaphandler.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int QQuickTapHandler::m_touchMultiTapDistanceSquared(-1);
QStyleHints::touchDoubleTapDistance() with touch, and the time between
taps must not exceed QStyleHints::mouseDoubleClickInterval().
- \sa MouseArea
+ \sa MouseArea, {Pointer Handlers Example}
*/
QQuickTapHandler::QQuickTapHandler(QQuickItem *parent)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::handleEventPoint(QPointerEvent *event, QEventPoint &point
/*!
\qmlproperty real QtQuick::TapHandler::longPressThreshold
- The time in seconds that an event point must be pressed in order to
+ The time in seconds that an \l eventPoint must be pressed in order to
trigger a long press gesture and emit the \l longPressed() signal.
If the point is released before this time limit, a tap can be detected
if the \l gesturePolicy constraint is satisfied. The default value is
@@ -229,34 +229,77 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
The \c gesturePolicy also affects grab behavior as described below.
- \value TapHandler.DragThreshold
- (the default value) The event point must not move significantly.
- If the mouse, finger or stylus moves past the system-wide drag
- threshold (QStyleHints::startDragDistance), the tap gesture is
- canceled, even if the button or finger is still pressed. This policy
- can be useful whenever TapHandler needs to cooperate with other
- input handlers (for example \l DragHandler) or event-handling Items
- (for example QtQuick Controls), because in this case TapHandler
- will not take the exclusive grab, but merely a
- \l {QPointerEvent::addPassiveGrabber()}{passive grab}.
-
- \value TapHandler.WithinBounds
- If the event point leaves the bounds of the \c parent Item, the tap
- gesture is canceled. The TapHandler will take the
- \l {QPointerEvent::setExclusiveGrabber}{exclusive grab} on
- press, but will release the grab as soon as the boundary constraint
- is no longer satisfied.
-
- \value TapHandler.ReleaseWithinBounds
- At the time of release (the mouse button is released or the finger
- is lifted), if the event point is outside the bounds of the
- \c parent Item, a tap gesture is not recognized. This corresponds to
- typical behavior for button widgets: you can cancel a click by
- dragging outside the button, and you can also change your mind by
- dragging back inside the button before release. Note that it's
- necessary for TapHandler to take the
- \l {QPointerEvent::setExclusiveGrabber}{exclusive grab} on press
- and retain it until release in order to detect this gesture.
+ \table
+ \header
+ \li Constant
+ \li Description
+ \row
+ \li \c TapHandler.DragThreshold
+ \image pointerHandlers/tapHandlerOverlappingButtons.webp
+ Grab on press: \e passive
+ \li (the default value) The \l eventPoint must not move significantly.
+ If the mouse, finger or stylus moves past the system-wide drag
+ threshold (QStyleHints::startDragDistance), the tap gesture is
+ canceled, even if the device or finger is still pressed. This policy
+ can be useful whenever TapHandler needs to cooperate with other
+ input handlers (for example \l DragHandler) or event-handling Items
+ (for example \l {Qt Quick Controls}), because in this case TapHandler
+ will not take the exclusive grab, but merely a
+ \l {QPointerEvent::addPassiveGrabber()}{passive grab}.
+ That is, \c DragThreshold is especially useful to \e augment
+ existing behavior: it reacts to tap/click/long-press even when
+ another item or handler is already reacting, perhaps even in a
+ different layer of the UI. The following snippet shows one
+ TapHandler as used in one component; but if we stack up two
+ instances of the component, you will see the handlers in both of them
+ react simultaneously when a press occurs over both of them, because
+ the passive grab does not stop event propagation:
+ \quotefromfile pointerHandlers/tapHandlerOverlappingButtons.qml
+ \skipto Item
+ \printuntil component Button
+ \skipto TapHandler
+ \printuntil }
+ \skipuntil Text {
+ \skipuntil }
+ \printuntil Button
+ \printuntil Button
+ \printuntil }
+
+ \row
+ \li \c TapHandler.WithinBounds
+ \image pointerHandlers/tapHandlerButtonWithinBounds.webp
+ Grab on press: \e exclusive
+ \li If the \l eventPoint leaves the bounds of the \c parent Item, the tap
+ gesture is canceled. The TapHandler will take the
+ \l {QPointerEvent::setExclusiveGrabber}{exclusive grab} on
+ press, but will release the grab as soon as the boundary constraint
+ is no longer satisfied.
+ \snippet pointerHandlers/tapHandlerButtonWithinBounds.qml 1
+
+ \row
+ \li \c TapHandler.ReleaseWithinBounds
+ \image pointerHandlers/tapHandlerButtonReleaseWithinBounds.webp
+ Grab on press: \e exclusive
+ \li At the time of release (the mouse button is released or the finger
+ is lifted), if the \l eventPoint is outside the bounds of the
+ \c parent Item, a tap gesture is not recognized. This corresponds to
+ typical behavior for button widgets: you can cancel a click by
+ dragging outside the button, and you can also change your mind by
+ dragging back inside the button before release. Note that it's
+ necessary for TapHandler to take the
+ \l {QPointerEvent::setExclusiveGrabber}{exclusive grab} on press
+ and retain it until release in order to detect this gesture.
+ \snippet pointerHandlers/tapHandlerButtonReleaseWithinBounds.qml 1
+ \endtable
+
+ The \l {Pointer Handlers Example} demonstrates some use cases for these.
+
+ \note If you find that TapHandler is reacting in cases that conflict with
+ some other behavior, the first thing you should try is to think about which
+ \c gesturePolicy is appropriate. If you cannot fix it by changing \c gesturePolicy,
+ some cases are better served by adjusting \l {PointerHandler::}{grabPermissions},
+ either in this handler, or in another handler that should \e prevent TapHandler
+ from reacting.
*/
void QQuickTapHandler::setGesturePolicy(QQuickTapHandler::GesturePolicy gesturePolicy)
{
@@ -273,7 +316,7 @@ void QQuickTapHandler::setGesturePolicy(QQuickTapHandler::GesturePolicy gestureP
Holds true whenever the mouse or touch point is pressed,
and any movement since the press is compliant with the current
- \l gesturePolicy. When the event point is released or the policy is
+ \l gesturePolicy. When the \l eventPoint is released or the policy is
violated, \e pressed will change to false.
*/
void QQuickTapHandler::setPressed(bool press, bool cancel, QPointerEvent *event, QEventPoint &point)