[Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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[Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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Several people told me it would be great to have more informative tooltips. The use of picture can really help the users to understand faster what a tool does (especially for complex tools).

So the feature idea is to add pictures to the tooltips and make them more informative. Here is a mockup example :
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Re: [Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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Re: [Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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That would be really great. Currently, users have to visit the wiki to know anything about the tool of their choice. Many commercial CAD programs have built-in tips like this.
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Re: [Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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I assume one would be able to disable the tips as a setting?
and if used, how would the position of tips, i.e. distance and placing relative to mouse cursor be controlled?
it is very irritating when the tool tip gets in a way of your next mouse click ;)
perhaps tool tips could be invoked by keyboard key only when needed/wanted?

and one more idea...
since you can't put the whole wiki page on the tool tip :lol:
can the tool tip include a link to the appropriate wiki page?
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bambuko wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:59 am it is very irritating when the tool tip gets in a way of your next mouse click ;)
How about: short waiting time->short tooltip; longer waiting time->long tooltip?
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Re: [Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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chrisb wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:45 pm ...short waiting time->short tooltip; longer waiting time->long tooltip?
that assumes that you actually want to see the tool tip ;) :D
I assume tool tips would only fire if you click on something rather than hoover over something

alternatively (as I have seen in some commercial CAD I've used - can't remember which one :? )
clicking on something doesn't fire the whole tool tip, just an icon with tool options, including one that allows you to fire tool tip if you need it?
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bambuko wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:56 pm that assumes that you actually want to see the tool tip ;) :D
That's what this is all about.
I assume tool tips would only fire if you click on something rather than hoover over something
No, that's too late, or do you always want to click twice? Or even have a popup asking "Do you really want to do this?".
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Re: [Feature idea] More informative tooltips.

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chrisb wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:19 pm ...or do you always want to click twice?
no :lol:
I want to be in control
i.e 99% of the time, when I do stuff I have been doing for forever I don't want tool tip to get in my way :ugeek:
I want to fire tool tip only if I need it
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Maybe you need a special feature, go into Macros_recipes and Code_snippets, Topological_data_scripting.
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bambuko wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:56 pm that assumes that you actually want to see the tool tip ;) :D
I agree.

This needs to be completely optional so that it does not become a constant annoyance.

I realize there is a continuing push to make things easier for new users, which is generally good, but at the same time don't make a mess for existing users.

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