The tooltip font settings are ignored for truncated names

[ts4242]

Check Show filename in file list as tooltip if truncated
Uncheck Win32-style tips with file comments (if available)

You can test with these settings

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[Configuration]
Tips=3
FileTipWindows=1
Win32TipWindows=0
ResolutionSpecific=0
Aligned extension=1

[AllResolutions]
maximized=1
FontNameTip=Tahoma
FontSizeTip=24
FontStyleTip=700
FontCharsetTip=0
x=171
y=80
dx=1024
dy=568
Divider=500
DividerQuickView=500
DividerComments=500
Tabstops=76,79,138,28,790,93

[petermad]

I can confirm that the tooltip font is not shown correct when "Win32-style tips with file comments (if available)" is disabled.

In that case, here the tooltip is shown with the same font as the filelists - so I wouldn't say that the tooltip font setting is ignored - it is just not as chosen.


BTW - I think FontStyleTip should be changed to FontWeigthTip to match the parameter names for the other font settings. Usually font-style refers to values like italic or oblique, not to values like 400 or 700.

[ts4242]

BTW - I think FontStyleTip should be changed to FontWeigthTip to match the parameter names for the other font settings. Usually font-style refers to values like italic or oblique, not to values like 400 or 700.

Agree with you.

[ghisler(Author)]

This is not a bug! When you turn off the Win32-style tips, TC tries to show the tip as a longer version of the truncated name (overlayed to the name). It would be very odd to use a different font then.

Btw, if you don't use that option (FontNameTip etc.) you get something similar:
1. Win32-style tips turned on: TC uses the dialog box font for tips
2. Win32-style tips turned off: TC uses the file list font for tips

[petermad]

1. Win32-style tips turned on: TC uses the dialog box font for tips
2. Win32-style tips turned off: TC uses the file list font for tips

Yes - but why the difference.

02.03.12 Added: (Experimental) Change font for tooltips separately: wincmd.ini, resolution-specific section, FontNameTip, FontCharsetTip, FontSizeTip and FontStyleTip (TC uses the dialog box settings if these are not present) (32/64)

So the info in bold is only true if Win32-style tips turned on - maybe that should be added.

And I still think FontWeigthTip is more intuitive - especailly for a parameter that currently can not be set from the UI.

[ghisler(Author)]

It's meant for users who need to see fixed character width text. It makes no sense to use that also for non-win32 style tips.

[petermad]

Parametername FontStyleTip is still used in favour of the more intuitive FontWeightTip in TC 8.0b24

Since this is an experimental feature I suggest to change it now in stead of later - users must expect changes during beta stage, but once TC gets final it is more critical to change things like this.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I didn't saw that hint about FontWeightTip. I will change it.

[petermad]

Fixed in TC 8.0b25 - TC now uses FontWeightTip in stead of FontStyleTip

But either this line in history.txt should be changed accordingly:

02.03.12 Added: (Experimental) Change font for tooltips separately: wincmd.ini, resolution-specific section, FontNameTip, FontCharsetTip, FontSizeTip and FontStyleTip (TC uses the dialog box settings if these are not present) (32/64)

Or a correction line should be added to latest history.

If the feature becomes permanent the new parameters should be added to the help file - and at the same time these missing parameters should also be added to the Help file:

FontNameDialog=
FontSizeDialog=
FontWeightDialog=
FontCharsetDialog=

CompFontName=
Compfontsize=
CompFontStyle=
CompCharSet=


When you think of it, the four Comp parameters should have been:
FontNameComp
FontSizeComp
FontWeightComp
FontCharsetComp
to comply with the names of the other font setting parameters, but off course that is too late to change now - it has been like this since TC 4.0 (1998).

[Flint]

this line in history.txt should be changed accordingly:

But it was changed! It's now:

02.03.12 Added: (Experimental) Change font for tooltips separately: wincmd.ini, resolution-specific section, FontNameTip, FontCharsetTip, FontSizeTip and FontWeightTip (TC uses the dialog box settings if these are not present) (32/64)

[petermad]

But it was changed! It's now:

Indeed, it is - sorry I must have checked the wrong history.txt