How to make a tooltip stay open to copy or click on content?

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Godot Version

V4

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I am testing with making custom tooltips. I can make a RichTextLabel but the contents does not stay open long enough to copy or click on from it. I am looking for a way to move mouse over the tooltip and copy/click and then hover away to close. This is actually how Godot Editor does it.

Here is my code: Create a any control, e.g. a button, add some tooltip text to it and then add the code as script to it. When you hover over button tooltip show but no way to move mouse over it.

Any ideas?

extends RichTextLabel
	
func _make_custom_tooltip(for_text):
	var label := RichTextLabel.new()
	label.autowrap_mode=TextServer.AUTOWRAP_OFF
	label.bbcode_enabled=true
	label.fit_content=true
	label.clip_contents=false
	label.text = "Example: The word [color=lightblue][url=https://www.bbcode.org]BBCode[/url][/color] is clickable.
	\nThe word [color=red]guide[/color] is colored blue."
	return label

Example Godot hovering over the Tooltip Text in the inspector: Remains open when moving mouse over it.

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Make that when the mouse exited from the tooltip, then it will hide

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The mouse never has a chance to enter over tooltip to begin with. That’s what I want to do.

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Why? Try to use area2d

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maybe you have to make your own tooltip instead of using godot functions for it

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are you trying to make a plugin for the editor (to improve it) or just try mimicking what the editor does in your game?

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You can create your own tooltip by panel, label, etc

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The code you’ve shown doesn’t even instantiate the label - can you show us the code that actually makes it appear on the screen?

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They are using a built-in function that will do it for them

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this is true, most importantly make it inside its own CanvasLayer layer, typically higher layer than the basic layer 0. put a Control node that has Full Rect Preset to block input or simply a blank StyleBoxEmpty Button to close the tooltip on clicking outside the panel info

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Here is a rough version of the code that works now. Needs lots of tweaking. The key to it making a separate node, adding a timer and then hiding it appropriately. Now I need to make it into a generic class for easier use.

  • If you mouse over a node with a tooltip, it starts a 4 sec timer and shows the custom tooltip.
  • It will close in 4 seconds if you dont mouse to the tooltip.
  • If you mouse enter the tooltip, the timer is disabled and if you mouse out it closes it.
extends RichTextLabel

var label:RichTextLabel

func _make_custom_tooltip(for_text):
	label = RichTextLabel.new()
	label.name="Tooltip"
	label.autowrap_mode=TextServer.AUTOWRAP_OFF
	label.bbcode_enabled=true
	label.fit_content=true
	label.clip_contents=false
	label.text = "Example: The word [color=lightblue][url=https://www.bbcode.org]BBCode[/url][/color] is clickable.
	\nThe word [color=red]guide[/color] is colored blue."
	label.position=position+Vector2(20,20)
	#get_global_mouse_position()-Vector2(-50,50)
	var sb:=StyleBoxFlat.new()
	sb.set_border_width_all(2)
	sb.border_color=Color.GREEN
	sb.bg_color=Color.BLACK
	label.add_theme_stylebox_override("normal",sb)
	label.connect("mouse_entered",_mouse_in)
	label.connect("mouse_exited",_mouse_out)
	var timer := Timer.new()
	timer.name="TooltipTimeout"
	label.add_child(timer)
	timer.wait_time = 2.0
	timer.one_shot = true
	timer.connect("timeout", _mouse_out)
	$"..".add_child(label)
	label.visible=true
	label.show()
	timer.start()
	var dummy:=Label.new()
	dummy.tooltip_text=''
	return dummy

func _mouse_in():
	var t:Timer=label.get_node_or_null("TooltipTimeout")
	if t != null:
		t.stop()
	print("mouse in")	
	
func _mouse_out():
	print("mouse out")	
	if label != null:
		label.queue_free()
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