Announcing Tippy 3.3.3
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on May 10, 2011
Just released shiny new Tippy 3.3.3. This version brings with it two changes:
- Updating the plugin will no longer overwrite your custom dom_tooltip.css file. The plugin comes with the file dom_tooltip.factory.css and Tippy will use that file unless it finds dom_tooltip.css. If you want to customize the Tippy css, copy dom_tooltip.factory.css to dom_tooltip.css and make your edits to dom_tooltip.css. If you edit dom_tooltip.factory.css, you will lose your changes any time you update the plugin. If you already have a custom dom_tooltip.css file, continue using it as normal. If your dom_tooltip.css does not have any custom code, you may want to remove it in order to take advantage of the new CSS changes mentioned below.
- Made some changes to dom_tooltip.factory.css, changing the default look of the plugin. Changes include some new properties from CSS3. See the example below.
And as always, grab it from the Tippy page!
Announcing Tippy 3.3.2
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on May 2, 2011
Tippy 3.3.2 has just been released with a few important updates:
Note: If you update, be aware that the plugin will load a new CSS file. Be sure to back up any changes you may have made to dom_tooltip.css. I will soon release a new version which will help preserve user changes, but if you update before then, be sure to save any changes you have made.
- The plugin no longer tracks mouse position throughout the document and instead only updates position when Tippy is triggered.
- Internally, position values are now calculated using the jQuery library that comes with WordPress. This simplifies the internal process of retrieving values and greatly improves cross-browser compatibility.
- jQuery is also being used to generate and show/hide the tooltip. The tooltip itself is now a singleton, which makes tracking it a bit easier and will help eliminate instances where tooltips don't show up or otherwise act quirky.
- Two new options have been added. The first allows users to choose whether to position the tooltip directly below the Tippy link or directly below the mouse pointer.
- The second option provides X/Y offset values, allowing users to further refine where the tooltip should be positioned.
Thanks for all the feedback and discussion for the previous version. Let me know in the comments if you encounter any problems or if there are other features you would like to see. Lots of internal improvements in this version, but I'm sure there are some bugs lurking as well.
Find more at the Tippy page.
(In case you're wondering what happened to Tippy 3.3.0 and 3.3.1... I don't want to talk about it.)
Using Tippy on an image
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on September 20, 2010
If you want to have a Tippy tooltip pop up over an image, you will have to manually format your link. Here's how:
<a id="tippy_tip0" class="tippy_link" onmouseover="domTip_toolText('tip0', 'Your Tooltip Text', 'Your Tooltip Title', '', 0, 0, 'tippy_tip0', event);" onmouseout="domTip_fadeTipOut();"><img border="0" src="http://www.musterion.net/wp-content/uploads/giraffe.jpg" /></a>
Note that if you have Tippy set to display the tooltip under a link, it will pop up underneath the image.
Announcing Tippy 3.2.0
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on February 5, 2010
Tippy 3.2.0 has been released to the world. It should show up in your WordPress installation once the plugin repository updates.
Just one change in this version, perhaps the most-asked-for feature: UTF-8 support. Let me know if you have any issues with it.
Find more at the Tippy page.
Announcing Tippy 3.1.2
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on January 22, 2010
Just released Tippy 3.1.2 to fix a glitch with IE8. Please let me know of any browser issues you have, but be sure to mention what browser/version you use.
If you already have Tippy installed and run WordPress 2.5 or above you should see the update in your Admin panel once the WordPress Plugin repository updates. Otherwise get it from the Tippy page.
Announcing Tippy 3.1.1
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on January 22, 2010
My plugins have been neglected for a while but I'm finally releasing an update for Tippy. Version 3.1.1 (should) fix an issue with tooltip position in Chrome and Safari 4.
If you already have Tippy installed and run WordPress 2.5 or above you should see the update in your Admin panel once the WordPress Plugin repository updates. Otherwise get it from the Tippy page.
Safari 4
Apple today released a public beta of Safari 4 for Windows and OS X users. My initial impressions are quite favorable (although the new javascript engine causes issues with Tippy that I have yet to explore), though I do not like the position of the tab bar. I think it's a mistake to put tabs at the top of the browser. I guard my screen real estate, but the amount of space taken up with the tab bar is excusable and I prefer having my tabs just above the page window rather than at the very top of the browser.
There is a fix, however. Users wanting the more traditional tab bar position can go to the terminal and enter the following:
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO
Announcing Tippy 3.1.0
Posted by Chris in Tippy Plugin on February 14, 2009
Just released a new version of Tippy. The only change here is a new option to enable/disable fade. Some users might not want the fade effect so it can now be turned off in the options.
If you already have Tippy installed and run WordPress 2.5 or above you should see the update in your Admin panel once the WordPress Plugin repository updates. Otherwise get it from the Tippy page.
iWork.com and a public beta
I was interested in early rumors that seemed to suggest that Apple's iWork '09 would include a strong online component, allowing users to create, edit, and share documents online. It turns out the rumors were partly true. All indications are that the only functionality of the online service will be to share and allow comments on documents. A bit disappointing, but oh well.
It is odd, however, that there does not seem to be a way to check out this service. iWork.com is being advertised as a public beta but you cannot try it without first purchasing the full version of iWork '09. I guess this makes sense since the website will simply share documents written in iWork '09 but it just strikes me as odd to have a public beta that first requires spending at least $80. Thus far I've seen no compelling reason to upgrade to iWork '09 so I will have to wait for '10 before trying out iWork.com. Hopefully I will be proven wrong as reviews and reports of iWork '09 come in. There are a number if glitches in iWork '08 that I would like to see corrected, and lots of room for improvement. Apple is new to the office productivity world and iWork marks some great early work, but it still has a bit of work to do.
The new Google Reader
Any Google Reader users out there know about the new updates released today. Now, any time you change things, someone is going to be unhappy. It can't be helped. Usually I'm not in that category, but this time...
WHAT was Google THINKING?
Like some others, when I saw the new look my first thought was something didn't load right. My second thought was my gosh what have they done! Google Reader was very nice looking before. Now it looks... not nice. I'm trying to be nice.
I think the guy that picked the name for Apple MobileMe moved on over to Google and helped them with their design. Both very bad ideas. The color scheme for Google Reader really is a pain on the eyes.
I hope the protests will reach Google. They seem to be many. I hope Google listens and returns the look to the way it was. I know someone somewhere thought this was a great idea. Glad they put in some hard work. But I wish it had not been approved in the end. This is just a big step backward.