HintedMouseArea.qml Example File

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 // Mouse area which flashes to indicate its location on the screen

 import QtQuick 1.0

 MouseArea {
     property alias hintColor: hintRect.color
     property bool hintEnabled: true

     Rectangle {
         id: hintRect
         anchors.fill: parent
         color: "yellow"
         opacity: 0

         states: [
             State {
                 name: "high"
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: hintRect
                     opacity: 0.8
                 }
             },
             State {
                 name: "low"
                 PropertyChanges {
                     target: hintRect
                     opacity: 0.4
                 }
             }
         ]

         transitions: [
             Transition {
                 from: "low"
                 to: "high"
                 SequentialAnimation {
                     NumberAnimation {
                         properties: "opacity"
                         easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
                         duration: 500
                     }
                     ScriptAction { script: hintRect.state = "low" }
                 }
             },
             Transition {
                 from: "*"
                 to: "low"
                 SequentialAnimation {
                     NumberAnimation {
                         properties: "opacity"
                         easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
                         duration: 500
                     }
                     ScriptAction { script: hintRect.state = "high" }
                 }
             },
             Transition {
                 from: "*"
                 to: "baseState"
                 NumberAnimation {
                     properties: "opacity"
                     easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
                     duration: 500
                 }
             }
         ]
     }

     onHintEnabledChanged: hintRect.state = hintEnabled ? "low" : "baseState"

     Component.onCompleted: hintRect.state = "low"
 }