Definitions for "Tooltip"
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Toolbar button, Button, Mouse pointer, Tool tip, Drag-and-drop, Click , Drag and drop, Default button, Pointer, Rollover button, Mouse button, Text cursor, Drop, Dragging, Right-click, Double-click, Buttons, Mouse click, Cursor, Pop-up menu, Pull-down menu, Push button, Double click, Right click, Select , Highlight , Tool, Press, Drop-down menu, Left click, Grab, Command button, Popup menu, Shortcut menu, Context menu, Cascading menu, Mouse over, Pull-down menus, Left-click, Pulldown menu, Insertion point, Dropdown menu, Toolbar, Window menu, Deselect, Pull down menu, Pushbutton, Floating toolbar, Menu bar
A word or phrase that appears whenever you briefly place the mouse over a toolbar button. Tool tips are useful reminders of a button's purpose.
A standard Windows control that provides a small pop-up window with descriptive text, such as a label, for a control or graphic object.
A message that the system displays when the cursor is on an icon or hot link. Otherwise known as hover or mouseover help. Back to top of glossary
A description of a toolbar button that appears on your screen.
a context-sensitive text string that is displayed in a popup window when the mouse rests over a particular object on the screen
a descriptive label that appears when the mouse pointer is held over a tool
a descriptive string that pops up by a Toolbar button when you hold the mouse over the button for a second
a descriptive text box for a feature on the screen
a helpful hint that will appear when an action is performed
a little blue window that appears when you place your pointer over an element of the Account Widget and leave it there for a second or so
a little popup window that adds extra information
a new window (isn't it) therefore why doesn't it automatically go to the to of the ontop Z-order
an information that pops up on hovering a text or icon, describing the funtion or text
a one line help text that is displayed in a window when the cursor rests over a widget
a piece of descriptive information that appears when you hold your mouse pointer over a link
a pop-up description box that appears when the user rests the mouse pointer over a control
a pop-up description that appears when you let your mouse pointer hover over a button or other object
a popup information box, similar to the box that appears when you hold your mouse cursor over an image whose tag includes alternative or title text
a short message telling what the button does and is displayed in the message area in the lower left corner of the document window
a short text that explains what a toolbar item will do
a small information window which opens when your mouse pointer hovers over an element in an application or component
a small popup triggered by a MouseOver that displays quick info about anything
a small popup window layered over a text page near a phrase to which it relates, much in the manner of the moustache gif of the L
a small rectangular window that is displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over some specific area
a small window which is able to show lines of text
a textual popup that momentarily appears when the mouse cursor rests inside the component's painting region
a brief, descriptive message that appears when you hover the mouse over a control, such as a command button or a textbox. This feature can generally be turned on or off. For example Montage has a tooltip toggle command that affects its Shortcut Properties dialog. Also see Shortcut tips, which are similar to tooltips, but apply to Shortcuts themselves.
A tooltip is a small amount of text that is displayed when the user hovers the mouse over an element of an application. This text might inform the user what a button is for, for example.
The tooltip is the text that appears when the mouse cursor is placed over the hyperlink (text or image). It's similar to an "alt-tag" for images.
A tool tip, which is a small rectangular pop-up window that displays a brief description of the purpose of a button.
A name or phrase that appears when the mouse pointer pauses over a button or icon.
The tooltip is a common graphical user interface element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a mouse pointer. The user hovers the cursor over an item, without clicking it, and a small box appears with supplementary information regarding the item being hovered over.