Class Hovertip

Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py:145–167

A tooltip that pops up when a mouse hovers over an anchor widget.

class Hovertip(OnHoverTooltipBase):
    "A tooltip that pops up when a mouse hovers over an anchor widget."
    def __init__(self, anchor_widget, text, hover_delay=1000,
                 foreground="#000000", background="#ffffe0"):
        """Create a text tooltip with a mouse hover delay.

        anchor_widget: the widget next to which the tooltip will be shown
        hover_delay: time to delay before showing the tooltip, in milliseconds

        Note that a widget will only be shown when showtip() is called,
        e.g. after hovering over the anchor widget with the mouse for enough
        time.
        """
        super().__init__(anchor_widget, hover_delay=hover_delay)
        self.text = text
        self.foreground = foreground
        self.background = background

    def showcontents(self):
        label = Label(self.tipwindow, text=self.text, justify=LEFT,
                       relief=SOLID,  borderwidth=1,
                       foreground=self.foreground, background=self.background)
        label.pack()


def _tooltip(parent):  # htest #