UniDeskTextArea Type

Multi-line text input control based on QtQuick TextArea. Provides themed styling, placeholder text, and selection color.

Project	Description
Control Type	Visual Control
Source File	UniDesk/Controls/UniDeskTextArea.qml
Inherits	QtQuick Rectangle (contains T.TextArea)
QML Import	import UniDesk.Controls 1.0

Custom Properties

Property	Type	Description
area	alias	Alias to the internal TextArea control

Style

• Border: 1px, theme-adaptive color (or primary color when focused)
• Corner radius: 5px
• Background: Semi-transparent (lighter on hover)
• Font: UniDeskTextStyle.little
• Padding: 6px + 4px left padding
• Selection color: UniDeskSettings.primaryColor
• Text color and placeholder color adapt to theme

Behavior

• onEditingFinished: releases focus
• Placeholder text auto-hides when text is present or focus is centered
• Inherits all TextArea properties (text, placeholderText, cursorPosition, etc.)

Example

import UniDesk.Controls 1.0

UniDeskTextArea {
    width: 300
    height: 150
    area.text: "Hello World"
    area.placeholderText: "Enter text..."
    onArea.editingFinished: console.log("Finished editing")
}

Related

• UniDeskTextField — Single-line text input
• UniDeskText — Text display