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QML Rectangle configuration guide to mouse events after nested Item reparenting in Qt 6.5

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Qt QML MouseEvents JavaScript

I'm trying to configure I've been working on this all day and I'm working through a tutorial and I'm working with an scenario with a `QML Rectangle` that stops responding to mouse events after I reparent a nested `Item` in my Qt 6.5 application... Initially, my structure looks like this: ```qml Rectangle { width: 400 height: 400 color: "lightblue" Item { id: container anchors.fill: parent Rectangle { width: 100 height: 100 color: "blue" MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent onClicked: { console.log("Clicked on blue rectangle") } } } } } ``` However, when I try to reparent the `Item` using some logic in my JavaScript like this: ```javascript container.parent = someOtherParent; ``` After this change, clicking on the blue rectangle no longer triggers the `onClicked` event, and I need to figure out why. The new parent has no overlapping items or any properties that would seem to block mouse events. I've also tried setting `enabled: true` on both the `Item` and the `MouseArea`, but nothing seems to work. The console doesn’t show any errors, and the application runs smoothly otherwise. I’ve cross-checked the hierarchy after reparenting, and the `MouseArea` should still be valid. Has anyone experienced this scenario or could provide insight into what could be going wrong with the event propagation after reparenting? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Javascript. Any feedback is welcome! I'd be grateful for any help.