>> I haven't been following this discussion in detail, but will the individual >> objects in the group have tooltips separate from the group? If so, how will >> the user know when a tooltip applies only to an object versus the group? I >> would say, from a usability standpoint, it would be effective to use >> Jacqueline's technique since mousing *near* the group could provide a >> tooltip separate from the individual objects.
> I don't think this is an issue. Or better said : one should not confuse the > logic behind programing vs the logic behind using an app... > I mean : there's a logic behind any user interface, and in a specific context, > when end users point at an object, it should be clear what the tooltip applies > to. > OTOH, from a programer's point of view, groups can be used for many > tricks, like gathering several objects that will be viewed by end users as > 1 single entity, whose content may vary slightly over time... In that case, > using a single tooltip will save quite a lot of time and scripting... Do you have an example of a specific situation you're trying address? So far I can't envision one. >> If you really wanted to get "regional" you could create a transparent image >> as your group tooltip object that contained opaque regions corresponding to >> the locations of all objects in the real group. If you then enlarged those >> opaque regions all around (similar to applying a 20 pixel stroke to draw >> graphic) and placed this image behind your group, the group tooltip would >> respond only when the mouse came within 10 pixels of any object, not just >> when entering the overall rect of the group. >> > > OK. But honestly, don't you think that being able to toggle between group > tooltip and individual objects tooltips (by changing a single property) would > make things A LOT easier ? I never said it wouldn't. All I was trying to do was offer a solution you could now as opposed of waiting until a feature is added to the engine. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design ----- E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.tactilemedia.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
