Tooltips Problem

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Tooltips Problem

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Monday February 18 2008 - 13:32:50 GMT

I am running menu version 5.790 and tooltips.js file version 2.8 - October 11 2007

I have had the following line of code in my menu data file for a long time. I just noticed that it no longer works. The problem has to do with the escape characters in the code.

Code:

aI("text=Tip 1;offbgcolor=yellow;offcolor=black;tooltip=<b>Forming A New Team?<br>Need Help Or Information?<br><br>Look Under The \"State Information Menu!\"<br>Click On \"Request New Team Info.\";");

The above line will not be displayed when you mouseover. If I removed the escape characters and the double quotes then it will work.

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Tuesday February 19 2008 - 18:35:13 GMT

Hi Bob,

Try this. Normally you can use quote marks, but I think the \ are causing the problem, so with them you need to use the code for the quotes. At least that seems to be what's happening

Code:

aI("text=Tip 1;offbgcolor=yellow;offcolor=black;tooltip=<b>Forming A New Team?<br>Need Help Or Information?<br><br>Look Under The \&quot;State Information Menu!\&quot;<br>Click On \&quot;Request New Team Info.\&quot;;");

Ruth

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 1:29:50 GMT

Thanks, Ruth, but the code that I have been using has been place for over a year. All of a sudden it does not work. I do not think that the "\" is the problem. The escape character is a "\". I thin there something wrong with the latest release code. What I am saying is why all of a sudden this no longer works?????

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 7:12:34 GMT

Hi Bob,

Those are questions you have to ask Milonic. Neither John nor I know anything about the programming itself and what might cause something like that to have worked before and now no longer work. I can only think that some change in the menu programming or in the tooltip module is what caused it.

Ruth

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 13:20:32 GMT

Can you forward this on to the right people?

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: Andy
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 13:31:28 GMT

Try this:

Quote:

aI("text=Tip 1;offbgcolor=yellow;offcolor=black;tooltip=Forming A New Team? Need Help Or Information? Look Under The \\\"State Information Menu!\\\" Click On \\\"Request New Team Info.\\\";");

You need to double escape double quotes.

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 14:07:46 GMT

OK, Andy that worked. This looks more like triple escape. So if I wanted to use single quotes would I then have

Code:

\\'

Any way thanks for your time.

Re: Tooltips Problem

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday February 20 2008 - 14:08:22 GMT

OK, Andy that worked. This looks more like triple escape. So if I wanted to use single quotes would I then have

Code:

\\'

Any way thanks for your time.