Thanks Diego, Yes I would use Evans formula but as I am building a plugin I am trying to avoid dependencies.
I just solved it \define infodesc(tiddlername) <$button tooltip={{$tiddlername$!!description}} class="tc-btn-invisible tc-tiddlylink" > {{$:/core/images/info-button}} </$button> \end <<infodesc tiddlername>> Thanks Tony On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1:22:48 PM UTC+11, Diego Mesa wrote: > > Hey Tony, > > This might not be the TW way to do this, but I just used Evans formula > plugin like so: > > <$button tooltip=(= {{test!!description}}=) class="tc-btn-invisible > tc-tiddlylink" > > {{$:/core/images/info-button}} > </$button> > > Where I set a test tiddlers description field appropriately and this > worked. You cant test it on: > > http://evanbalster.com/tiddlywiki/formulas.html > > On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 5:27:57 PM UTC-6, TonyM wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> >> Some help required please. >> >> >> I would like to create a button that does nothing, but has a tooltip = to a >> value in another tiddlers field >> >> >> In this case the Other tiddler can be found with the macro <<currentMenu>> >> and I would like the tool-tip to come from <<currentMenu>>'s description >> field >> >> >> <$button tooltip="Description of <<currentMenu>>" class="tc-btn-invisible >> tc-tiddlylink" > >> {{$:/core/images/info-button}} >> </$button> >> >> >> This is where I have started, does not work of course, but not sure how to >> proceed. >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Tony >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/e3e1098b-98df-4da1-812a-481abce5a04e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.