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Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:03 am
by IdeasVacuum
Not sure about Mac OS/Linux, but Windows ToolTips are ancient, ugly and inflexible.
What would be nice is something like:
http://qtip2.com/demos
Being able to control basic attributes such as font, colour, size/shape and pointer position.
Decent anti-aliasing too (The windows Balloon Tips look like retro Win3.1)
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:19 am
by Mistrel
That's bordering Java Swing territory. Imo, keep platform UI elements native.
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 9:44 am
by DarkDragon
The problem with alien widgets is always the accessibility. If the accessibility interfaces are not properly handled, you can throw it away.
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:37 am
by Mistrel
DarkDragon wrote:.. alien widgets
I'm going to have to remember that one.
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:56 pm
by IdeasVacuum
I'm not requesting an alien lib - native PB tooltips is the idea, but not based on the underlying OS API tooltips.
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:55 pm
by nco2k
IdeasVacuum wrote:not based on the underlying OS API tooltips.
so alien widgets.
c ya,
nco2k
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:54 pm
by DarkDragon
However I understand the problem and I would like to have some cross platform transparent window feature. This way you could realize it yourself.
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:19 pm
by minimy
I think you can this programming, try with canvas, movie and webgadgets, etc.
Is not easy but is possible.
or not?
Re: Cross platform tooltips
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:50 pm
by DarkDragon
minimy wrote:I think you can this programming, try with canvas, movie and webgadgets, etc.
Is not easy but is possible.
or not?
No its not possible simply with canvasgadget, because it can't be used as transparent window.