Examples Guide

The examples/ directory contains both runnable Cargo example targets and source-only demo modules that are composed into the tour binaries.

Cargo.toml sets autoexamples = false, so only the explicit [[example]] targets below can be run with cargo run --example ....

Start Here

Example	Command	Features	Purpose
hello	cargo run --example hello	-	Smallest possible SLT app
counter	cargo run --example counter	-	State + keyboard input
demo	cargo run --example demo	qrcode, syntax optional	Broad widget overview
color_picker	cargo run --example color_picker	-	Color picker interaction

Tour Binaries

These are the canonical way to review feature groups. Each tour pulls several source-only demos from examples/ via Rust modules.

Example	Command	Features	Purpose
v020_tour	cargo run --example v020_tour	-	v0.20 API and interaction tour
v0211_tour	cargo run --example v0211_tour	-	v0.21.1 API additions
v0210_widgets	cargo run --example v0210_widgets	-	v0.21.0 widget coverage
cookbook_tour	cargo run --example cookbook_tour	-	Cookbook flows: login, table, modal, file picker, dashboard
showcase_tour	cargo run --example showcase_tour	-	Showcase screens and dense layouts
canvas_tour	cargo run --example canvas_tour	-	Canvas and raw drawing examples
text_tour	cargo run --example text_tour	-	Text, CJK, pretext, and typography demos
system_tour	cargo run --example system_tour --features async	async	Async, inline, static, and system-level demos

Diagnostics And Development Tools

Example	Command	Features	Purpose
debug_selection	cargo run --example debug_selection	-	Selection overlay debugging
demo_key_test	cargo run --example demo_key_test	-	Inspect key events
test_mouse	cargo run --example test_mouse	-	Mouse interaction behavior
theme_hot_reload	cargo run --example theme_hot_reload --features theme-watch	theme-watch	Theme file watcher demo

Performance And Reports

Example	Command	Features	Purpose
perf_interactive	cargo run --example perf_interactive	-	Interactive perf sanity checks
perf_regression	cargo run --example perf_regression	-	Headless perf regression coverage
v020_perf_audit	cargo run --example v020_perf_audit	-	Non-interactive v0.20 perf report
v020_test_utils	cargo run --example v020_test_utils	-	Non-interactive test utility report

Source-Only Demos

The remaining files in examples/ are kept as source modules for the tours. They intentionally do not have standalone [[example]] targets. Use the tour listed below instead of cargo run --example <source-file-name>.

Source demo family	Run this target
inline, async_demo, v020_static_log, error_boundary_demo	cargo run --example system_tour --features async
anim, v020_* API demos	cargo run --example v020_tour
cookbook_* demos	cargo run --example cookbook_tour
demo_cli, demo_table, demo_website, demo_design_system, demo_pretext	cargo run --example showcase_tour
demo_dashboard, demo_infoviz, demo_trading, demo_spreadsheet, demo_raw_draw	cargo run --example showcase_tour
demo_kitty_image, demo_fire, demo_ime, demo_cjk	cargo run --example text_tour
demo_game, demo_overlay_anchor	cargo run --example showcase_tour

Suggested Path

1. Start with hello.
2. Move to counter.
3. Open demo for breadth.
4. Run the tour closest to your target app.
5. Use docs/PATTERNS.md when you want composition guidance instead of a single demo.