[Patternfly] tooltip visual indicator

[Greg Sheremeta]

That looks perfect [*]. I'd suggest we add something to the tooltip pattern
docs that show them combined, as a guideline.

What do you think about icons that have a tooltip -- simply no indication?

Greg

[*] I think the icon needs a bit more left pad, though.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Serena Doyle <sdoyle at redhat.com> wrote:

> Greg,
>
> PatternFly has a Field Level Help pattern [1] which seems to be inline
> with your 2nd option.  The Field Level Help pattern also shows a cursor
> change, which I don't see in your second example.
>
> Do you think that this pattern would meet your requirements?
>
> Thanks,
> - Serena
>
> [1]
> http://www.patternfly.org/pattern-library/forms-and-controls/field-level-help/
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme at redhat.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> Re: [1], tooltips.
>>
>> Prior to PatternFly, we had feature requests for visual indicators for
>> tooltips -- something to show the user they can hover and get more
>> information. Please see attached screenshots for examples of ways we handle
>> this in oVirt. We're actually currently split on two designs, and looking
>> for guidance from you as we proceed to implement PatternFly more closely in
>> oVirt.
>>
>> Attachment 1 shows how we use a blue (?) icon.
>> Attachment 2 shows how we underline the field name / description with a
>> dotted line.
>> Attachment 3 shows that in tables (data grids), in column headers that
>> are only icons, we currently underline (and have a request to not
>> underline).
>>
>> So, in any of the above use cases, as well as any others, does PatternFly
>> have anything to say about visual indicators for tooltips? In the reference
>> doc [1], I didn't see anything mentioning indicators, so I wanted to ask
>> the list. Thanks!
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Greg
>>
>>
>> [1] http://www.patternfly.org/pattern-library/widgets/#tooltip
>>
>> --
>> Greg Sheremeta, MBA
>> Red Hat, Inc.
>> Sr. Software Engineer
>> gshereme at redhat.com
>>
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Red Hat, Inc.
Sr. Software Engineer
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