Floating tooltips...

[Spogg]

Hello playmates!

A tooltip system was made in SynthMaker:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3809&hilit=synthmaker+greatest+hits&start=10#p21386


But I spent an afternoon making my own simpler version, based on a question by Phil Thalasso.
It seems to work ok in the test schematic below and I hope offers sufficient flexibility to use directly or as a starting point for a more elaborate system.

I think it’s straightforward to use but any questions just ask. Any improvements please feel free...

Cheers

Spogg

[kortezzzz]

Thanks. Works great here

[wlangfor@uoguelph.ca]

very exciting, I was wanting to work on something like this. I will see if there is a way to make it automatically do everything. Will let You know in time what I have accomplished.

Regards

[Spogg]

Cheers guys.

It was a quick and dirty solution for Phil and could benefit from polishing.

For example you could easily have a global on/off and on-time setting. Also a clear-on-click so all tips go off if you left-click on any knob or control (or anywhere!).

If anyone wants to improve it, just post with an increment in the version number so we don’t get lost.

Cheers

Spogg

[wlangfor@uoguelph.ca]

I was thinking that the tooltip could be a generic design that is called to somehow so that there can be a nice rounded one with shadow. And yet the design never needs to be loaded again of course.

I'll combine Our ideas and get this file manager working with folders and structure. The only setback of course is that unlike the dropdowns they can not surpass the dimensions of the vst.

[Phil Thalasso]

Good morning everybody and thank you very much, Spogg.

For some weird reason I missed this post on Wednesday. That is a nice Easter egg you laid! Especially for applications that need some more explaining than the labelling on a knob.

Once again, thank you for putting out all your efforts and sharing the results.

Best Regards
Phil

[Spogg]

Yeah it was really just a proof of concept. I guess it was a bit cheeky calling it v1.0 -it’s more of an alpha.

I look forward to seeing what Le Attol and others can come up with.

One thing I would want is to be able to turn them all off so that, once I got to know a GUI, I can stop seeing them in my face all the time.

I do prefer the floaters to the NI system where you have to keep an eye on the box giving the tips.

Cheers

Spogg

[trogluddite]

Yeah it was really just a proof of concept.

OTOH, the absence of distracting details is exactly what makes it a good example to learn from!

[wlangfor@uoguelph.ca]

Well, here's a menu sys I'm working on that May be useful towards what You're attempting to do. I'll have to find the post.... wish Me luck .

[Spogg]

... The only setback of course is that unlike the dropdowns they can not surpass the dimensions of the vst.

Absolutely correct. The dropdown and popup system prims make a call to Windows, which then decides where the menu is placed on the monitor, and also takes over mouse management from FlowStone.

On my system you have to turn on the tooltip box and then drag it where you think looks best. But at least you have easy and full control of its positioning!

Cheers

Spogg