User Input Examples

Application handling touch gestures

Qt provides the functionality for handling user input and drag-and-drop in widget-based applications.

Draggable Icons Example	The Draggable Icons example shows how to drag and drop image data between widgets in the same application, and between different applications.
Draggable Text Example	Illustrates how to drag and drop text between widgets.
Drop Site Example	The example shows how to distinguish the various MIME formats available in a drag and drop operation.
Image Gestures Example	Demonstrates the use of simple gestures in a widget.
Tablet Example	This example shows how to use a Wacom tablet in Qt applications.
Touch Knobs Example	Shows how to create custom controls that accept touch input.

Widget Tools Examples

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