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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-73949

Qt should provide some right click emulation for touchscreen on non Windows platforms.

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    • Linux/Wayland, Linux/X11

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      Windows provide by itself a global right click emulation on touchscreen by long hold, but under Linux there nothing like this out of box is provided and most of Qt apps are just unusable on touchscreen under it. Chromium and Gnome apps can emulate right click, but Qt apps can't do this.
      I searched Qt sources to find how does Qt syntesate mouse events from touch events and it seems that the case when right click isn't provided by OS was not considered.

      https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/5.12/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp#L2886

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-84179 Decide what to do about long-press events and maybe right-click emulation in Qt 6

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Reported
          relates to

          Suggestion - Public suggestions QTBUG-94190 Support x11 standalone mode with window manager functions

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
          • Reported

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-77902 MouseArea does not get fake right click on touchscreen

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
          • Closed
          For Gerrit Dashboard: QTBUG-73949
          # Subject Branch Project Status CR V
          270852,1 Added ability to emulate right click for widgets which do not accepted touch events dev qt/qtbase Status: NEW -1 0
          288906,1 Mouse right button emulation on touchscreen on non Windows platforms dev qt/qtbase Status: NEW -1 0
          370529,4 Add an attribute for right-click synthesis from unhandled touch events dev qt/qtbase Status: NEW -1 0

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              srutledg Shawn Rutledge
              andrey_yashkin Andrey Yashkin
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