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Toolbar button tooltip disappears [message #307724] Tue, 29 August 2006 11:35 Go to next message
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Originally posted by: david.schneider.unisys.com

In my plugin, I've added an action that adds a button to the tool bar and it
has a tooltip. After I've used the button once, the tooltip disappears for
the remainder the of Eclipse session. I've noticed this behavior in some,
but not all stock Eclipse toolbar buttons. Are there any tricks to retain
the tooltip display?

- the button for launching the web browser behaves the same way, the tooltip
permanently disappears
- the search button kind of behaves like this, but pressing selected other
buttons will cause the tooltip to reappear.
- most other buttons, the tooltip never disappears.

Thanks,
Dave
Re: Toolbar button tooltip disappears [message #307729 is a reply to message #307724] Tue, 29 August 2006 15:45 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: david.schneider.unisys.com

I think I figured it out. Not how to fix it, but I understand what Eclipse
is doing:

Eclipse groups the toolbar buttons as you add them. If you click on a
toolbar item, it's tooltip will be disabled . sometimes permanently,
sometimes temporarily. If there is one toobar button in the group, the
tooltip is permanently disabled. If there is more than one button in the
group, the tooltip will be disabled for the button you clicked until you
hover over another button in the group. Then, the tooltip of the button
you hover over will display and the tooltip of the button you previously
clicked will be reenabled. I don't know if this is a bug, or as designed.
Either way it's odd behavior!!



"Dave Schneider" <david.schneider@unisys.com> wrote in message
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> In my plugin, I've added an action that adds a button to the tool bar and
> it has a tooltip. After I've used the button once, the tooltip
> disappears for the remainder the of Eclipse session. I've noticed this
> behavior in some, but not all stock Eclipse toolbar buttons. Are there
> any tricks to retain the tooltip display?
>
> - the button for launching the web browser behaves the same way, the
> tooltip permanently disappears
> - the search button kind of behaves like this, but pressing selected other
> buttons will cause the tooltip to reappear.
> - most other buttons, the tooltip never disappears.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
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