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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-56153

Add support for placeholder text

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    • Suggestion
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
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    • Quick: Core Declarative QML
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    Description

      The Qt Quick editors, TextInput and TextEdit, should have built-in support for placeholder text. The following new properties should be added:

      • placeholderText
      • placeholder(Text?)Color

      Qt Quick Controls 1 & 2 implement placeholder text support by creating an additional Text element, but it would be more efficient to re-use the same text node that is already used to show the edit text. Both never exist at the same time anyway. As a bonus, we have a chance to get the horizontal alignment right (QTBUG-55999).

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-55999 TextField's placeholder is aligned to right while it is a LTR text

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
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              qt.team.quick.subscriptions Qt Quick and Widgets Team
              jpnurmi J-P Nurmi
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