c++ - Qt Quick Controls 2.0 Text Field Cannot Select Text -

i'm having difficulty selecting text on textfield qt quick controls 2.0 mouse. when hover on textfield cursor not change cursor arrow cursor beam , unable select text. verified text selection possible using keyboard shortcut ctrl+a. tested textfield qt quick controls 1.4, , works expected (the mouse cursor changes beam , can select text). think must missing obvious because seems basic text field functionality. have ideas? below code:

import qtquick 2.7 import qtquick.controls 2.0 import qtquick.layouts 1.0  applicationwindow {     visible: true     width: 640     height: 480     title: qstr("hello world")      textfield {         anchors.centerin: parent         height: 50         width: 100     } } 

you can use selectbymouse: true enable mouse selection. typically not desired on embedded , mobile platforms. mouse cursor, fixed in qt 5.7.1. temporary workaround, can use mousearea.

textfield {     selectbymouse: true     mousearea {         anchors.fill: parent         cursorshape: qt.ibeamcursor         acceptedbuttons: qt.nobutton     } }