hi j/., > In general I think that tool tips which appear after say 5 seconds of > hovering are incredibly useful to new or occasional users, and no > inconvenience to experienced users. > > There could always be an option to vary the time and / or turn them > off altogether ?
as an experienced user, i can tell you that having tooltips floating around for 5 seconds is a real inconvenience... and occasional users won't see (click-away-syndrome, needing more than 5 seconds to read them) and probably won't understand them. personally, i keep on thinking that tooltips, and popups in general, are not a good solution for warnings. as soon as we have the new properties palette, i will try to come up with a prototype for a warning / information / status palette... ciao a.l.e
