Going to open a ticket for this issue:
In the Tip class this can be fixed by changing
"show: function(element){" to "show: function(obj, element){"
Working example at:
http://mootools.net/shell/u5wbL/
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:09 PM
To: MooTools Users
Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
Hey Matthew,
thanks for taking your time.
Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
Cheers
On Mar 24, 6:09 pm, "Matthew Hazlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ok, upon closer inspection I see there is an issue with the passed in
> parameter. el is not reflecting the caller object. However there is a
> workaround cheesy as it may be.
>
> http://mootools.net/shell/GjkeU/
>
> var myTips = new Tips('.thisisatooltip', {
> onShow: function(tip, el) {
> tip.fade('in');
> thisTip = tip.getElement(".tip-title").get("html");
> // doWhatever(thisTip);
> }
>
> });
>
> Maybe a core dev can look into this problem.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
>
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:14 AM
> To: MooTools Users
> Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
>
> Hello Matthew,
> thanks for the advice.
> You have been really helpful and kind.
>
> I have already tried all the stuff you are trying to tell me(in my
> initial post I already tried to get the element using
> el.get("alt") ), but the problem is
> that none of that worked ->
>
> ...onShow: function(tip,el) {
> tried this
> var term = el.getAttribute('term');
> and
> var term = el.get('alt');
> and
> var term = el.get('whatever');
> or
> var term = $(el).get('whatever');
>
> ...
> I know how to get an elements property.
> What I don't know is how to get the elements property of the currently
> hovered tooltip link - from within the "onShow" function.
>
> I thought that the "hovered element" is being passed to the "onShow"
> function
>
> "...onShow: function(tip, el <-hovered element? ) {"
>
> but all I get if I try to use el.get("alt") is "Object [object Object]
> has no method 'get'"
>
> Oh well - sun is shining - gonna get my shorts now - off to the court!
>
> On Mar 24, 4:37 pm, "Matthew Hazlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Use a tag that exists already like alt.
>
> > This is all I can suggest to you, all you have to do is read the
> > documentation. If you can't figure it out from all these hints then you
> > should think about taking up tennis. I don't even think you are trying.
>
> > <a id="foo" alt="Tennis is fun">Serve</a>
> > alert( $("foo").get("alt") ); // Prints out Tennis is fun
>
> > Also look
>
here:http://mootools.net/docs/more/Interface/Tipshttp://mootools.net/docs/co
> re/Element/Element#Element:get
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
>
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:38 AM
> > To: MooTools Users
> > Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
>
> > Hi,
> > thnx for your reply.
> > I tried to get a value from the hovered element(term):
>
> > <a href="#" class="tips" term="Germany">Germany</a>
>
> > I thought that according to the docs the above element gets passed as
> > "el" to the
>
> > ...onShow: function(tip,el) {
> > var term = el.getAttribute('term');...
>
> > function and that I could retrieve it like this:
>
> > var term = el.getAttribute('term');
>
> > But I get an error:
>
> > Object [object Object] has no method 'getAttribute'
>
> > So I tried it like this:
>
> > var term = $(el).getAttribute('term');
>
> > Doesn't work either.
> > Will keep on trying.
> > Cheers
>
> > On Mar 24, 2:50 am, "Matthew Hazlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I don't know why kind of data you are trying to pass, but it's really
> easy
> > > to do (it's just calling a function). I'm not going to write it for
> you,
> > > you need to keep trying but you are on the right path.
>
> > > I'll give you a hint, pass two variables to get_content one is the tip
> > > object the other you need to figure out for yourself.
>
> > > You can also look at this (they may or may not be what you
>
>
want)http://mootools.net/docs/more/Interface/Tipshttp://mootools.net/docs/co
>
>
re/Element/Element#Element:gethttp://mootools.net/docs/core/Element/Element#
>
>
Element:storehttp://mootools.net/docs/core/Element/Element#Element:retrieve
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected]
>
> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:45 PM
> > > To: MooTools Users
> > > Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
>
> > > Hi Matthew,
> > > thanks for your patience.
>
> > > As I pointed out in my first post I want to pass a variable to the
> > > request function.
> > > This variable I want to get from the tooltip element(currently hovered
> > > element).
>
> > > It says in the docs(Yes, I did take a look at them :) "The default
> > > function for the show event, passes the tip element and the currently
> > > hovered element."
>
> > > Thats why I thought I could do sth like this:
>
> > > ...onShow: function(tip,el) {
> > > var term = el.getAttribute('term');...
> > > or this:
>
> > > ...onShow: function(tip,el) {
> > > var term = $(el).get('rel');...
>
> > > But that does not work.
> > > So I came up with all that crazy stuff.
> > > Any help is appreciated.
>
> > > On Mar 23, 11:29 pm, "Matthew Hazlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Why are you using an each loop then, just update one not all :/
> > > > (RTFM might help too) :-)
>
> > > >http://mootools.net/docs/core
>
> > > > Instead of:
>
> > > > onShow: function(tip,el) {
> > > > tip.fade('in');
> > > > var ttips = $$('a.tips');
> > > > ttips.each(function(element,index) {
> > > > get_content(element.getAttribute('term'));
> > > > });
> > > > },
>
> > > > Just use:
>
> > > > onShow: function(tip,el) {
> > > > tip.fade('in');
> > > > get_content(tip);
> > > > },
>
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected]
>
> > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:50 PM
> > > > To: MooTools Users
> > > > Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
>
> > > > Hi Matthew,
> > > > thanks for your help.
> > > > The problem is, that if I have several links with tooltips attached,
> > > > everytime one of them
> > > > is hovered, the requests for all of them are fired.
>
> > > >http://mootools.net/shell/RVAeU/6/
>
> > > > Hmmm...
> > > > Any help is appreciated.
>
> > > > On Mar 23, 10:01 pm, "Matthew Hazlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Yes, your code makes no sense.
>
> > > > > When you hover and show the tool tip you are adding an event to
> reset
> > > the
> > > > > tool tip next time it is shown.
> > > > > You need to execute the updater on that iteration not the next
one.
>
> > > > >http://mootools.net/shell/RVAeU/5/
>
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [email protected]
>
> > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of soundseller
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:55 PM
> > > > > To: MooTools Users
> > > > > Subject: [Moo] Re: Tooltips / JSON Question
>
> > > > > So I tried sth else, which is terrible code, but maybe you can see
> > > > > what I am
> > > > > trying to do and give me some support.
> > > > > It works only on the second hover.
>
> > > > >http://mootools.net/shell/RVAeU/4/
>
> > > > > Thnx
>
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