diff --git a/example/demo/Widget.cpp b/example/demo/Widget.cpp
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+++ b/example/demo/Widget.cpp
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+#include "Widget.h"
+
+#include <QKeySequence>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+
+Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent) :
+    QWidget(parent),
+    m_globalShortcut(new QxtGlobalShortcut(QKeySequence("Shift+F1"), this))
+{
+    QObject::connect(m_globalShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(shortcutActivated()));
+
+    setWindowTitle(QString("Press %1").arg(m_globalShortcut->shortcut().toString()));
+}
+
+Widget::~Widget()
+{
+    if(m_globalShortcut) {
+        m_globalShortcut->deleteLater();
+    }
+}
+
+void Widget::shortcutActivated()
+{
+    activateWindow();
+    QMessageBox::critical(this, "Shortcut activated!", QString("You pressed %1").arg(m_globalShortcut->shortcut().toString()));
+}
diff --git a/example/demo/Widget.h b/example/demo/Widget.h
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+++ b/example/demo/Widget.h
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+#ifndef WIDGET_H
+#define WIDGET_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QWidget>
+#include "qxtglobalshortcut.h"
+
+class Widget : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Widget(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    ~Widget();
+
+public slots:
+    void shortcutActivated();
+
+private:
+    QxtGlobalShortcut *m_globalShortcut;
+};
+
+#endif // WIDGET_H
diff --git a/example/demo/demo.pro b/example/demo/demo.pro
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+++ b/example/demo/demo.pro
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+QT += core gui
+
+greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
+
+TARGET = demo
+TEMPLATE = app
+SOURCES += \
+    main.cpp \
+    Widget.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    Widget.h
+
+include(../../QxtGlobalShortcut.pri)
diff --git a/example/demo/main.cpp b/example/demo/main.cpp
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+++ b/example/demo/main.cpp
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+#include "Widget.h"
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    Widget w;
+    w.show();
+
+    return a.exec();
+}