[Qt-qml] MouseArea::onClicked and onReleased

[henrik.hartz at nokia.com]

Good point, thanks!

On May 4, 2010, at 1:15 PM, ext Thorbjørn Lindeijer wrote:

> On 05/04/2010 12:50 PM, ext Ivan De Marino wrote:
>> I guess it's not really necessary.
>> After all, "onReleased" depend on a previous "onPressed".
>> So, if you want stuff to happen "onPressed" you can. If you want stuff
>> to happen "onReleased" you use... whoever survived between "onReleased"
>> and "onClicked".
>> 
>> To me, sounds like the one to "kill" is "onReleased".
>> But having a "MouseArea" that doesn't have a "onClicked" sounds weird...
> 
> The main difference between Clicked and Released signals is as far as I 
> know whether you released while-on-the-area or not. If you pressed on a 
> mouse area, drag away from it, and then release, you should not get a 
> Clicked and only a Released event.
> 
> So personally I don't see how you can get rid of the Released event, 
> since you wouldn't be able to respond to all releases anymore (only the 
> kinds that are Clicked). The Clicked event is the optional one, but it 
> provides convenience for a very common scenario (that of a push button) 
> so I'd consider it unhelpful to remove it.
> 
> Regards,
> Bjørn
> 
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