building dia (was: feature request: hover help/tooltip text)

[Todd Chambery <chambery dev gmail com>]

Tim,

Thanks for the suggestion.  I tried it with one of my completed 
drawings, and it's a reasonable workaround.  The problem, of course:  if 
the diagram is modified, the "definitions" layer is not wired to the 
widgets on the layer underneath, and things have to be reworked.

I have some programming experience, is there a "fast track" document for 
building dia?  I'd like to take a look and see if I could maybe hack 
something in.

Todd

tim bogie gvds com au wrote:
> Todd Chambery wrote:
>
>   
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm sure you have plenty on your plate, but a feature a I think would be 
> > useful:
> >
> >     Hover help/tooltip text
> >
> > I have some large diagrams with lots of notes, many of which are 
> > definitions.  They're important for saving me from flipping to the data 
> > dictionary, but tend to clutter the diagram as a whole.  It would be 
> > helpful to attach a tooltip to these texts (or any widgets) that would 
> > only appear when the mouse is hovered.  These tips could be indicated by 
> > an underline or glow, and would not show up on the exported/printed diagram.
> >
> > What do you think,
> >
> > Todd
> >     
>
> I'm not trying to talk you out of your idea but would using an additional Layer (Diagram -> Layer) work?  You can turn on or turn off the layer depending on the amount of information you need to see at any given time.
>
> Timothy
>
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