Info combo box for Sailfish apps

A combo box that can show detailed descriptions of all menu items.

You can use this component when you have to give users extensive descriptions of the choices in a combo box or if you need more space for the description of a combo box's function.

Usage

Define the combo box like any other ComboBox, then add a “info” string property on the menu items that should have descriptions.

Use InfoComboSection items to add further sections that do not belong to a specific menu item.

You can use the InfoMenuItem shorthand if you do not want to add the “info” property manually.

InfoCombo {
    width: parent.width
    label: "Food preference"

    InfoComboSection {
        placeAtTop: true
        title: "Food types"
        text: "We provide different kinds of food."
    }

    menu: ContextMenu {
        MenuItem {                  // define options either like this
            text: "Vegetarian"
            property string info: "Vegetarian food does not have any meat."
        }
        InfoMenuItem {              // or like this
            text: "Vegan"
            info: "Vegan food is completely plant-based."
        }
    }

    InfoComboSection {
        placeAtTop: false
        title: "What about meat?"
        text: "We don't provide any meat."
    }
}

Screenshots

Screenshots can be found in the doc directory.

How to use

You do not need to clone this repository if you only intend to use the module in another project. Simply download the latest release bundle.

Setup

Follow the main documentation for installing Opal modules here.

Configuration

See doc/gallery.qml for an example. Copy the file to get started.

Documentation

Extensive documentation is included in the release bundle and can be added to QtCreator via Extras → Settings → Help → Documentation → Add.

Translations

To use packaged translations in your project, follow the main documentation for using Opal modules here.

You can also contribute translations. If an app uses Opal modules, consider updating its translations at the source (i.e. here), so that all Opal users can benefit from it. Translations are managed using Weblate.

Please prefer Weblate over pull requests (which are still welcome, of course). If you just found a minor problem, you can also leave a comment in the forum or open an issue.

Please include the following details:

1. the language you were using
2. where you found the error
3. the incorrect text
4. the correct translation

See the Qt documentation for details on how to translate date formats to your local format.

License

Copyright (C) 2023  Mirian Margiani
Program: opal-infocombo

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.