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Tooltip Control like in Java Editor [message #227310]

Tue, 14 August 2007 13:57

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: mike.werner.brain-child.de

Hello,

is there a general component which realizes a tooltip window like the one
of the Java Editor. I'd like to show rich tooltips but it seems that there
is no such component.

Mike

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Re: Tooltip Control like in Java Editor [message #227317 is a reply to message #227310]

Tue, 14 August 2007 15:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: zx.us.ibm.com

There are multiple ways of doing what you want. One way is to use the
new JFace custom tooltip:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.jface.s nippets/Eclipse%20JFace%20Snippets/org/eclipse/jface/snippet s/viewers/Snippet011CustomTooltips.java?view=markup

I believe the JDT is using PopupDialog from JFace as it has more built
into functionality than the JFace tooltip which is very barebones.

Cheers,

~ Chris

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Re: Tooltip Control like in Java Editor [message #228750 is a reply to message #227317]

Wed, 22 August 2007 09:58

Dani Megert

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Chris Aniszczyk wrote:

> There are multiple ways of doing what you want. One way is to use the
> new JFace custom tooltip:
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.jface.s nippets/Eclipse%20JFace%20Snippets/org/eclipse/jface/snippet s/viewers/Snippet011CustomTooltips.java?view=markup
>
>
> I believe the JDT is using PopupDialog from JFace as it has more built
> into functionality than the JFace tooltip which is very barebones.

Not true. The PopupDialog is used for the quick views not for hovers.
The textual editors have their own framework to display tool tips (aka
hovers). This uses a DefaultInformationControl (uses Text widget) or the
BrowserInformationControl (uses Browser widget) to display the information.

Dani

>
> Cheers,
>
> ~ Chris

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