QskTextField::placeholderText introduced, QskTextField::description

removed

src/controls/QskTextField.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ QSK_QT_PRIVATE_END
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskTextField, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskTextField, Text )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskTextField, PlaceholderText )
 
 #if 1
 // shouldn't this be a Selected state, TODO ...
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ class QskTextField::PrivateData
 {
   public:
     TextInput* textInput;
-    QString description; // f.e. used as prompt in QskInputPanel
+    QString placeholderText;
 
     unsigned int activationModes : 3;
     bool hasPanel : 1;
@@ -538,18 +539,18 @@ void QskTextField::setText( const QString& text )
     m_data->textInput->setText( text );
 }
 
-void QskTextField::setDescription( const QString& text )
+void QskTextField::setPlaceholderText( const QString& text )
 {
-    if ( m_data->description != text )
+    if ( m_data->placeholderText != text )
     {
-        m_data->description = text;
+        m_data->placeholderText = text;
-        Q_EMIT descriptionChanged( text );
+        Q_EMIT placeholderTextChanged( text );
     }
 }
 
-QString QskTextField::description() const
+QString QskTextField::placeholderText() const
 {
-    return m_data->description;
+    return m_data->placeholderText;
 }
 
 QskTextField::ActivationModes QskTextField::activationModes() const
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ Qt::Alignment QskTextField::alignment() const
     return alignmentHint( Text, Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignTop );
 }
 
-void QskTextField::setWrapMode( QskTextOptions::WrapMode wrapMode ) 
+void QskTextField::setWrapMode( QskTextOptions::WrapMode wrapMode )
 {
     m_data->textInput->setWrapMode(
         static_cast< QQuickTextInput::WrapMode >( wrapMode ) );

src/controls/QskTextField.h

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextField : public QskControl
 
     Q_PROPERTY( QString text READ text WRITE setText NOTIFY textChanged USER true)
 
-    Q_PROPERTY( QString description READ description
+    Q_PROPERTY( QString placeholderText READ placeholderText
-        WRITE setDescription NOTIFY descriptionChanged )
+        WRITE setPlaceholderText NOTIFY placeholderTextChanged )
 
     Q_PROPERTY( QskFontRole fontRole READ fontRole
         WRITE setFontRole RESET resetFontRole NOTIFY fontRoleChanged )
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextField : public QskControl
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Text, PanelSelected, TextSelected )
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Text, PlaceholderText, PanelSelected, TextSelected )
     QSK_STATES( ReadOnly, Editing )
 
     enum ActivationMode
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextField : public QskControl
 
     QString text() const;
 
-    void setDescription( const QString& );
+    void setPlaceholderText( const QString& );
-    QString description() const;
+    QString placeholderText() const;
 
     void setPanel( bool );
     bool hasPanel() const;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextField : public QskControl
     void displayTextChanged( const QString& );
 
     void textEdited( const QString& );
-    void descriptionChanged( const QString& );
+    void placeholderTextChanged( const QString& );
 
     void fontRoleChanged();
     void alignmentChanged();

src/controls/QskTextFieldSkinlet.cpp

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 #include "QskTextFieldSkinlet.h"
 #include "QskTextField.h"
 
+using Q = QskTextField;
+
 QskTextFieldSkinlet::QskTextFieldSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     : Inherited( skin )
 {
-    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole } );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, PlaceholderTextRole, } );
 }
 
 QskTextFieldSkinlet::~QskTextFieldSkinlet()
@@ -19,13 +21,21 @@ QskTextFieldSkinlet::~QskTextFieldSkinlet()
 QRectF QskTextFieldSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
 {
-    if ( subControl == QskTextField::Panel )
+    if ( subControl == Q::Panel )
     {
         return contentsRect;
     }
-    else if ( subControl == QskTextField::Text )
+    else if ( subControl == Q::Text )
     {
-        return skinnable->subControlContentsRect( contentsRect, QskTextField::Panel );
+        return skinnable->subControlContentsRect( contentsRect, Q::Panel );
+    }
+    else if ( subControl == Q::PlaceholderText )
+    {
+        const auto textField = static_cast< const QskTextField* >( skinnable );
+        if( textField->text().isEmpty() )
+            return subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, Q::Text );
+
+        return QRectF();
     }
 
     return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
@@ -34,15 +44,21 @@ QRectF QskTextFieldSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
 QSGNode* QskTextFieldSkinlet::updateSubNode(
     const QskSkinnable* skinnable, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const
 {
+    const auto textField = static_cast< const QskTextField* >( skinnable );
+
     switch ( nodeRole )
     {
         case PanelRole:
         {
-            const auto input = static_cast< const QskTextField* >( skinnable );
+            if ( !textField->hasPanel() )
-            if ( !input->hasPanel() )
                 return nullptr;
 
-            return updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, QskTextField::Panel );
+            return updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, Q::Panel );
+        }
+        case PlaceholderTextRole:
+        {
+            return updateTextNode( skinnable, node,
+                textField->placeholderText(), Q::PlaceholderText );
         }
     }
 

src/controls/QskTextFieldSkinlet.h

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextFieldSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
     enum NodeRole
     {
         PanelRole,
+        PlaceholderTextRole,
         RoleCount
     };