Questions tagged [tooltips]
informational bits of text that appear to guide a user through an interface, usually popping up when a user hovers over an interface element such as a button.
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What are the best practices for tooltips on mobile websites?
What are the best practices for tooltips on mobile websites? I'm designing the mobile version of a website for customers' accounts (where they can see their latest bill and settings for their accounts)...
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To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the ...
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Hover over a disabled item to know why it's disabled. What do you think?
How many times did you use a desktop app or an online page and you come across one or more menu items which are disabled and you have no idea why its disabled. Using help or documentation is of no use....
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How long should the delay be before a tooltip pops up?
I'm working on web site in which a "ribbon" submenu pops up as soon as the mouse touches one of the main menu items. I'm trying to explain to the designer that it should wait until the cursor has ...
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Info Icon vs Question Mark
We're debating inside our team on whether to use a question mark icon, or an "i" icon for prompting a tooltip that reveals more info.
Which do you say conveys the message better? Or, how do they ...
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When should I use a popover vs a tooltip?
Are there any hard and fast rules about deciding when to use a tooltip versus a popover? I understand that tooltips don't have a header, but any other considerations?
To be consistent, does it ...
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Do people actually use tooltips?
I know I use them, and my peers use them, but how much does the average user actually use tooltips to figure out functionality?
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Styling labels as links to "trick" users into hovering over it?
The title alone would probably result in a chanting "NO!" as the popular answer, but please let me elaborate.
Background
We have a table of items that represent something. Each item can hold one to ...
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Is it a good idea to add tooltip to some text that says exactly the same?
Having tooltips on icons and images is understandable and the same goes for small pieces of links where tooltips may elaborate to the user what that particular link would do. Sometimes, however, ...
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Does a tooltip require close button?
I'm working on tooltips, when I was told there are some tooltips that have close buttons. Is a tooltip with a close button user friendly?
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How do you make sure users know that there is a tooltip attached to something?
I've read Do people actually use tooltips?, and there are mixed answers there - I know a lot of people do use tooltips, but there are still a lot of people, in my opinion, that don't use tooltips.
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How to mark a tooltip-containing word in a paragraph?
I have a sentence in which one word has a tooltip. The data in the tooltip is supplemental and putting it into the main UI isn't required.
However, how can I mark the word to notify the user that it ...
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Why does the title attribute have a delay?
In HTML the title attribute usually displays a little popup conveying information about the element. In most—if not all—browsers the popup doesn't appear immediately but after few seconds.
Why was ...
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Field focused tooltip vs. clickable information icon
I'm building a public website and I need to display helpful information to guide the user when filling in forms. The forms may contain text inputs, dropdown lists, sliders... The site will be mobile ...
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Interaction with a tooltip on a line chart
I am designing a line chart which displays a tooltip when the user hovers over the chart to show extra information. A working example of what I am currently using can be seen here.
I am interested in ...
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How to provide tooltip-like hint on a Touch Screen and user to move it to another item (viiew tooltip for other screen elements)
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I have a list of lessons and I don't want to confuse the user with a long description (lots of text) for each lesson.
So someone suggested having something like a tooltip (to the right ...
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Are tooltips on mobile a good user experience
What is the general consensus on tooltips for web links? The kind I mean are the ones that pop up on desktop when you hover, but pop up on mobile when you click.
I fist came across these the other ...