topic Floating help beside the mouse in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Floating help beside the mouse

JamesB — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:18:29 GMT

http://help.arcgis.com/EN/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/toolbar/toolbar_draw.html
When you select a tool like "point" and move over the map, a floating text box appears with some help text. eg "Click to add a point"

Is it possible to add the same help text to other toolbars, like "Zoom in" on Navigation?
http://help.arcgis.com/EN/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/toolbar/toolbar_navigation.html

Thanks,

Re: Floating help beside the mouse

SoumenduMunshi — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:32:22 GMT

In the DIV tag TITLE put your comments that will appear when you hover or click on tool like this-

<div dojoType="dijit.form.Button" id="zoomin" iconClass="zoominIcon" title="Zoom In: Drag a zoom rectangle on-map to zoom in" onClick="navToolbar1.activate(esri.toolbars.Navigation.ZOOM_IN);"></div>

HTH

Re: Floating help beside the mouse

JamesB — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:51:09 GMT

smunshi, notice how on the example I linked, when you select "Point" tool the help text hovers next to the mouse, and follows the mouse round while the tool is active?

Doing what you suggest will only make the text appear when a user hovers over a toolbar button.