Comments on: GLT – Good-Looking Tooltips http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/ Web development and Internet trends Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:19:44 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: meee http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-604828 meee Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:55:04 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-604828 hello. thanks for the GLT script! unfortunately it doesnt work in FF3.5 on SVG shapes, while in IE7 it works on SVG shapes. hello. thanks for the GLT script!
unfortunately it doesnt work in FF3.5 on SVG shapes, while in IE7 it works on SVG shapes.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-179556 Robert Nyman Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:03:52 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-179556 Goulven, Man, you can't call me on this code, I can't remember it. :-) I agree about the risk that there will be a lock if the element is removed. Should be a very uncommon scenario, though. Nasty copy-and-paste error you found there. I have now removed it in the GLT JavaScript file. Goulven,

Man, you can’t call me on this code, I can’t remember it. :-)
I agree about the risk that there will be a lock if the element is removed. Should be a very uncommon scenario, though.

Nasty copy-and-paste error you found there. I have now removed it in the GLT JavaScript file.

]]> By: Goulven http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-179523 Goulven Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:24:49 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-179523 Warning: if the element whose tooltip is currently displayed is removed from the DOM, the tooltip remains "locked". This doesn't happen very often though. I think calling showTitle() should maybe "reset" the tooltip to avoid this issue, for instance by calling hideTitle. As an aside, I see that around line 72 the script uses a GLT property called "clickDocumentToClearFocus" and a FaT object, but these are not defined in the script. Warning: if the element whose tooltip is currently displayed is removed from the DOM, the tooltip remains “locked”. This doesn’t happen very often though.

I think calling showTitle() should maybe “reset” the tooltip to avoid this issue, for instance by calling hideTitle.

As an aside, I see that around line 72 the script uses a GLT property called “clickDocumentToClearFocus” and a FaT object, but these are not defined in the script.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-96447 Robert Nyman Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:40:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-96447 Goulven, Thanks for the compliments! I like the idea of class names instead, although I could go either way. However, I would recommend not using <code>setAttribute</code> but instead <code>className</code>, as in <code>this.titleTopImage.className = "glt-top"</code>. This is for greater compatibility and, well, the way it should be. :-) Goulven,

Thanks for the compliments! I like the idea of class names instead, although I could go either way. However, I would recommend not using setAttribute but instead className, as in this.titleTopImage.className = "glt-top".

This is for greater compatibility and, well, the way it should be. :-)

]]> By: Goulven http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-96288 Goulven Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:50:52 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-96288 Hi! I finally got the opportunity to make use of GLTs, and figuring out how to adapt it is a real pleasure with such beautiful code. Thanks a lot! Just a minor suggestion: to make styling even easier, I'd rather use CSS completely. As a quick fix, I've added classes to the images on top and bottom. Here's the code I changed, around lines 42 and 50. this.titleTopImage.setAttribute("class", "glt_top"); this.titleBottomImage.setAttribute("class", "glt_bottom"); Hope that helps! Hi!
I finally got the opportunity to make use of GLTs, and figuring out how to adapt it is a real pleasure with such beautiful code. Thanks a lot!

Just a minor suggestion: to make styling even easier, I’d rather use CSS completely. As a quick fix, I’ve added classes to the images on top and bottom. Here’s the code I changed, around lines 42 and 50.

this.titleTopImage.setAttribute(“class”, “glt_top”);
this.titleBottomImage.setAttribute(“class”, “glt_bottom”);

Hope that helps!

]]> By: elucid(blue) » About sub1 http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-47585 elucid(blue) » About sub1 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:52:30 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-47585 [...] Blue uses Gravatar and GLT. The Elucid Blue logotype is ITC Franklin Gothic; headlines are powered by [...] [...] Blue uses Gravatar and GLT. The Elucid Blue logotype is ITC Franklin Gothic; headlines are powered by [...]

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38167 Robert Nyman Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38167 Michel, It is a deliberate decision not to move it around, because it, in my opinion, is greater usability. You are free to change and adapt the code to your liking where you use it, as long as it's not a web site where you chare the end users. Michel,

It is a deliberate decision not to move it around, because it, in my opinion, is greater usability. You are free to change and adapt the code to your liking where you use it, as long as it’s not a web site where you chare the end users.

]]> By: Michel http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38109 Michel Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:34:15 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38109 Is it also legal to add functions and make changes to your code? Is it also legal to add functions and make changes to your code?

]]> By: Michel http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38089 Michel Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:50:16 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-38089 It is a very nice tooltip, but is it also possible that the title moves when the cursor moves? It is a very nice tooltip, but is it also possible that the title moves when the cursor moves?

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-26148 Robert Nyman Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:26:49 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-26148 Bob, Thanks for catching that! I've updated the code at <a href="http://www.robertnyman.com/glt/" rel="nofollow">the GLT web page</a>. I know about text rendering weirdness in Firefox on Mac, and basically, it seems to be due to their poor text handling in general. In this case, I guess since it uses the <code>opacity</code> CSS property. Not sure what problems you have in Safari, it works fine for me there. Bob,

Thanks for catching that! I’ve updated the code at the GLT web page.

I know about text rendering weirdness in Firefox on Mac, and basically, it seems to be due to their poor text handling in general. In this case, I guess since it uses the opacity CSS property.

Not sure what problems you have in Safari, it works fine for me there.

]]> By: Bob Melvin http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-25944 Bob Melvin Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:40:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-25944 Minor bug in the GLT code: In showTitle, the variable fadeInTitle should be used in the "if" clause. Currently, the "if" clause always evaluates to true. I'm currently experiencing a major problem with Firefox on the Mac: Using fade in/fade out, all the text on the page is affected by setting the opacity of "titleElm". All is okay in Opera. GLT does not work at all in Safari. Minor bug in the GLT code: In showTitle, the variable fadeInTitle should be used in the “if” clause. Currently, the “if” clause always evaluates to true.

I’m currently experiencing a major problem with Firefox on the Mac: Using fade in/fade out, all the text on the page is affected by setting the opacity of “titleElm”. All is okay in Opera. GLT does not work at all in Safari.

]]> By: Minor bug fix for GLT - Robert’s talk http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-12869 Minor bug fix for GLT - Robert’s talk Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:17:00 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-12869 [...] Minor bug fix for GLT Published on Thursday, October 19th, 2006 With GLT, a side-effect happened in Firefox when using GLT for any link; the status t [...] [...] Minor bug fix for GLT Published on Thursday, October 19th, 2006 With GLT, a side-effect happened in Firefox when using GLT for any link; the status t [...]

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11073 Robert Nyman Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11073 Chris: :-) Chris: :-)

]]> By: Chris http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11064 Chris Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:34:40 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11064 Great. Everything is fixed and, as you say, it does make the site look good. As for the bit about self-indulgence, I accept that this was not the primary reason for the tooltips. But even if it had been, there's no need to apologise for it. It's your website; enjoy it :)) Great. Everything is fixed and, as you say, it does make the site look good. As for the bit about self-indulgence, I accept that this was not the primary reason for the tooltips. But even if it had been, there’s no need to apologise for it. It’s your website; enjoy it :) )

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11038 Robert Nyman Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:58:41 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11038 Chris, I've now updated the script with a fix for this. Chris,

I’ve now updated the script with a fix for this.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11035 Robert Nyman Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:21:32 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-11035 Chris, The only scenario where I can make that happen is if the link is just on the right hand side of the screen. I agree that it can be annoying and it's just about a small fix to the script (when I have the time). However, I don't really share your opinion it being merely self-indulgence, because I do think it does add to the web site looking nicer and more pleasant to use. Chris,

The only scenario where I can make that happen is if the link is just on the right hand side of the screen. I agree that it can be annoying and it’s just about a small fix to the script (when I have the time).

However, I don’t really share your opinion it being merely self-indulgence, because I do think it does add to the web site looking nicer and more pleasant to use.

]]> By: Chris http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10989 Chris Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:52:47 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10989 Your tool tips might look good. But they are partly invisible in my narrow little 1024 width Firefox browser. This forces me to scroll to the right to see what the tooltip says; horizontal scrolling really annoys me, it's like being back on an inadequate 800x600 monitor. Surely there must be some way to correct this? Frankly (phew! I almost mistyped and called you 'Franky' back there) they don't really add much to the quality of your already excellent site, and it all merely seems like gimmicky self-indulgence. Your tool tips might look good. But they are partly invisible in my narrow little 1024 width Firefox browser. This forces me to scroll to the right to see what the tooltip says; horizontal scrolling really annoys me, it’s like being back on an inadequate 800×600 monitor. Surely there must be some way to correct this? Frankly (phew! I almost mistyped and called you ‘Franky’ back there) they don’t really add much to the quality of your already excellent site, and it all merely seems like gimmicky self-indulgence.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10811 Robert Nyman Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:03:05 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10811 Stephen, Sounds great! Enjoy! :-) Stephen,

Sounds great! Enjoy! :-)

]]> By: Stephen Hill http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10806 Stephen Hill Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:56:48 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10806 Robert, Good to hear that you've solved the IE issue with the alt tag. This really solves thumbnail images where I would include the alt tag for accessibility reasons and the title tag to work on other browsers other than IE. I also think the fix for nested tags is good and I'm glad to see people are defining acronym's properly :). It's a bit late in the day now but I will update my script with yours tomorrow and give it a twirl :D. GK Robert,

Good to hear that you’ve solved the IE issue with the alt tag. This really solves thumbnail images where I would include the alt tag for accessibility reasons and the title tag to work on other browsers other than IE.

I also think the fix for nested tags is good and I’m glad to see people are defining acronym’s properly :) .

It’s a bit late in the day now but I will update my script with yours tomorrow and give it a twirl :D .

GK

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10753 Robert Nyman Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:10:12 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2006/09/27/glt-good-looking-tooltips/#comment-10753 Steve, Well, that's it then! If you use it on <em>every</em> web site you build I have to meet your needs. :-) I have now implemented one more setting for GLT: <code>suppressAltTooltipsInIE : true</code> and leave it up to you to do what feels most appropriate. Steve,

Well, that’s it then! If you use it on every web site you build I have to meet your needs. :-)

I have now implemented one more setting for GLT: suppressAltTooltipsInIE : true and leave it up to you to do what feels most appropriate.

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