Tool Tips

Use this board to ask questions or have discussions with other Genie users.
Post Reply
rasaro
Profound User
Posts: 60
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:48 pm
First Name: Rick
Last Name: Asaro
Company Name: MISD
Country: United States
Contact:

Tool Tips

Post by rasaro »

Is there a way to globally default tool tips? For example, adding a tool tip for function key F3 - Cancel like "Click or press F3 to Cancel".
Scott Klement
Experienced User
Posts: 2711
Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:58 am
First Name: Scott
Last Name: Klement
Company Name: Profound Logic
City: Milwaukee
State / Province: Wisconsin

Re: Tool Tips

Post by Scott Klement »

Are you referring to 5250 screens? Or Rich Displays (displays that were converted)?

You want to "default" all tooltips on everything? Is that right? Or just for function key buttons?

How would Profound UI know what to default them to? Do you have a list of "defaults" you want to asssign to certain things, or is this tool tip text available somewhere that you'd like to pull it from?
rasaro
Profound User
Posts: 60
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:48 pm
First Name: Rick
Last Name: Asaro
Company Name: MISD
Country: United States
Contact:

Re: Tool Tips

Post by rasaro »

Hi Scott,

Just converted screens and just function keys. Each screen has different fields and a different purpose. We don't currently have these tool tips anywhere, we just thought that would be nice to have for our standard function keys. For example:

Continue="Click or Press Enter To Continue"
Cancel="Click or Press F3 To Cancel"
List="Click or Press F4 To List"
Add="Click or Press F10 To Add"
Return="Click or Press F12 To Return"

When we convert our screens we don't want to show the function keys anymore but still want to give ours users who use the function keys some help.

Thanks.
User avatar
Brian
Profound Logic Staff Member
Posts: 286
Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:23 am
First Name: Brian
Last Name: May
Company Name: Profound Logic Software
Contact:

Re: Tool Tips

Post by Brian »

Hi Rick,

Yes, this can be done. If you take a look at the documentation for themes found here http://www.profoundlogic.com/docs/display/PUI/Themes , you will see a property for "show fkey name as tooltip". This property will make the tooltip display the "F3" or "F12". Is this sufficient or do you really need it to have a "Click or Press X to Y"?
rasaro
Profound User
Posts: 60
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:48 pm
First Name: Rick
Last Name: Asaro
Company Name: MISD
Country: United States
Contact:

Re: Tool Tips

Post by rasaro »

Hi Brian,

Cool! This might work, I will check. Is this something we can change in our custom conversion theme if our users want to see more info for the function key tool tips?

Thanks!
User avatar
Brian
Profound Logic Staff Member
Posts: 286
Joined: Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:23 am
First Name: Brian
Last Name: May
Company Name: Profound Logic Software
Contact:

Re: Tool Tips

Post by Brian »

If this feature doesn't work for you, it would have to be done manually in the conversion. This would be a bit involved so I suggest avoiding if possible.

It is also a good idea to begin breaking the function key mindset anyway. Mobile devices have no such keys. In fact, many new laptops do not have dedicated function keys anymore.
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest