Only show tooltips when mouse pointer is still (#2263)

* Only show tooltips when mouse pointer is still

Revert to the old behavior by setting
`style.interaction.show_tooltips_only_when_still = false`.

* Area: take `impl Into<Id>`

* refactor tooltips

* Fix was_tooltip_open_last_frame

* Bug fix

* Add some spacing between tooltips

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](crates/epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](crates/eframe/CHANGELOG
 
 ### Changed 🔧
 * Panels always have a separator line, but no stroke on other sides. Their spacing has also changed slightly ([#2261](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2261)).
+* Tooltips are only shown when mouse pointer is still ([#2263](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2263)).
 
 ### Fixed 🐛
 * ⚠️ BREAKING: Fix text being too small ([#2069](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2069)).

crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //! It has no frame or own size. It is potentially movable.
 //! It is the foundation for windows and popups.
 
-use std::{fmt::Debug, hash::Hash};
-
 use crate::*;
 
 /// State that is persisted between frames.
@@ -56,9 +54,9 @@ pub struct Area {
 }
 
 impl Area {
-    pub fn new(id_source: impl Hash) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(id: impl Into<Id>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            id: Id::new(id_source),
+            id: id.into(),
             movable: true,
             interactable: true,
             enabled: true,

crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ use crate::*;
 
 /// Same state for all tooltips.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
-pub(crate) struct MonoState {
+pub(crate) struct TooltipState {
-    last_id: Option<Id>,
+    last_common_id: Option<Id>,
-    last_size: Vec<Vec2>,
+    individual_ids_and_sizes: ahash::HashMap<usize, (Id, Vec2)>,
 }
 
-impl MonoState {
+impl TooltipState {
-    fn load(ctx: &Context) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn load(ctx: &Context) -> Option<Self> {
         ctx.data().get_temp(Id::null())
     }
 
@@ -20,30 +20,28 @@ impl MonoState {
         ctx.data().insert_temp(Id::null(), self);
     }
 
-    fn tooltip_size(&self, id: Id, index: usize) -> Option<Vec2> {
+    fn individual_tooltip_size(&self, common_id: Id, index: usize) -> Option<Vec2> {
-        if self.last_id == Some(id) {
+        if self.last_common_id == Some(common_id) {
-            self.last_size.get(index).cloned()
+            Some(self.individual_ids_and_sizes.get(&index).cloned()?.1)
         } else {
             None
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_tooltip_size(&mut self, id: Id, index: usize, size: Vec2) {
+    fn set_individual_tooltip(
-        if self.last_id == Some(id) {
+        &mut self,
-            if let Some(stored_size) = self.last_size.get_mut(index) {
+        common_id: Id,
-                *stored_size = size;
+        index: usize,
-            } else {
+        individual_id: Id,
-                self.last_size
+        size: Vec2,
-                    .extend((0..index - self.last_size.len()).map(|_| Vec2::ZERO));
+    ) {
-                self.last_size.push(size);
+        if self.last_common_id != Some(common_id) {
-            }
+            self.last_common_id = Some(common_id);
-            return;
+            self.individual_ids_and_sizes.clear();
         }
 
-        self.last_id = Some(id);
+        self.individual_ids_and_sizes
-        self.last_size.clear();
+            .insert(index, (individual_id, size));
-        self.last_size.extend((0..index).map(|_| Vec2::ZERO));
-        self.last_size.push(size);
     }
 }
 
@@ -151,27 +149,30 @@ pub fn show_tooltip_at<R>(
 
 fn show_tooltip_at_avoid_dyn<'c, R>(
     ctx: &Context,
-    mut id: Id,
+    individual_id: Id,
     suggested_position: Option<Pos2>,
     above: bool,
     mut avoid_rect: Rect,
     add_contents: Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R + 'c>,
 ) -> Option<R> {
-    let mut tooltip_rect = Rect::NOTHING;
+    let spacing = 4.0;
-    let mut count = 0;
 
-    let stored = ctx.frame_state().tooltip_rect;
+    // if there are multiple tooltips open they should use the same common_id for the `tooltip_size` caching to work.
+    let mut frame_state =
+        ctx.frame_state()
+            .tooltip_state
+            .unwrap_or(crate::frame_state::TooltipFrameState {
+                common_id: individual_id,
+                rect: Rect::NOTHING,
+                count: 0,
+            });
 
-    let mut position = if let Some(stored) = stored {
+    let mut position = if frame_state.rect.is_positive() {
-        // if there are multiple tooltips open they should use the same id for the `tooltip_size` caching to work.
+        avoid_rect = avoid_rect.union(frame_state.rect);
-        id = stored.id;
-        tooltip_rect = stored.rect;
-        count = stored.count;
-        avoid_rect = avoid_rect.union(tooltip_rect);
         if above {
-            tooltip_rect.left_top()
+            frame_state.rect.left_top() - spacing * Vec2::Y
         } else {
-            tooltip_rect.left_bottom()
+            frame_state.rect.left_bottom() + spacing * Vec2::Y
         }
     } else if let Some(position) = suggested_position {
         position
@@ -181,8 +182,9 @@ fn show_tooltip_at_avoid_dyn<'c, R>(
         return None; // No good place for a tooltip :(
     };
 
-    let mut state = MonoState::load(ctx).unwrap_or_default();
+    let mut long_state = TooltipState::load(ctx).unwrap_or_default();
-    let expected_size = state.tooltip_size(id, count);
+    let expected_size =
+        long_state.individual_tooltip_size(frame_state.common_id, frame_state.count);
     let expected_size = expected_size.unwrap_or_else(|| vec2(64.0, 32.0));
 
     if above {
@@ -195,31 +197,37 @@ fn show_tooltip_at_avoid_dyn<'c, R>(
     {
         let new_rect = Rect::from_min_size(position, expected_size);
 
-        // Note: We do not use Rect::intersects() since it returns true even if the rects only touch.
+        // Note: We use shrink so that we don't get false positives when the rects just touch
         if new_rect.shrink(1.0).intersects(avoid_rect) {
             if above {
                 // place below instead:
-                position = avoid_rect.left_bottom();
+                position = avoid_rect.left_bottom() + spacing * Vec2::Y;
             } else {
                 // place above instead:
-                position = Pos2::new(position.x, avoid_rect.min.y - expected_size.y);
+                position = Pos2::new(position.x, avoid_rect.min.y - expected_size.y - spacing);
             }
         }
     }
 
     let position = position.at_least(ctx.input().screen_rect().min);
 
+    let area_id = frame_state.common_id.with(frame_state.count);
+
     let InnerResponse { inner, response } =
-        show_tooltip_area_dyn(ctx, id.with(count), position, add_contents);
+        show_tooltip_area_dyn(ctx, area_id, position, add_contents);
 
-    state.set_tooltip_size(id, count, response.rect.size());
+    long_state.set_individual_tooltip(
-    state.store(ctx);
+        frame_state.common_id,
+        frame_state.count,
+        individual_id,
+        response.rect.size(),
+    );
+    long_state.store(ctx);
+
+    frame_state.count += 1;
+    frame_state.rect = frame_state.rect.union(response.rect);
+    ctx.frame_state().tooltip_state = Some(frame_state);
 
-    ctx.frame_state().tooltip_rect = Some(crate::frame_state::TooltipRect {
-        id,
-        rect: tooltip_rect.union(response.rect),
-        count: count + 1,
-    });
     Some(inner)
 }
 
@@ -247,12 +255,12 @@ pub fn show_tooltip_text(ctx: &Context, id: Id, text: impl Into<WidgetText>) ->
 /// Show a pop-over window.
 fn show_tooltip_area_dyn<'c, R>(
     ctx: &Context,
-    id: Id,
+    area_id: Id,
     window_pos: Pos2,
     add_contents: Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R + 'c>,
 ) -> InnerResponse<R> {
     use containers::*;
-    Area::new(id)
+    Area::new(area_id)
         .order(Order::Tooltip)
         .fixed_pos(window_pos)
         .interactable(false)
@@ -267,6 +275,25 @@ fn show_tooltip_area_dyn<'c, R>(
         })
 }
 
+/// Was this popup visible last frame?
+pub fn was_tooltip_open_last_frame(ctx: &Context, tooltip_id: Id) -> bool {
+    if let Some(state) = TooltipState::load(ctx) {
+        if let Some(common_id) = state.last_common_id {
+            for (count, (individual_id, _size)) in &state.individual_ids_and_sizes {
+                if *individual_id == tooltip_id {
+                    let area_id = common_id.with(count);
+                    let layer_id = LayerId::new(Order::Tooltip, area_id);
+                    if ctx.memory().areas.visible_last_frame(&layer_id) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
 /// Shows a popup below another widget.
 ///
 /// Useful for drop-down menus (combo boxes) or suggestion menus under text fields.

crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl<'open> Window<'open> {
     /// If you need a changing title, you must call `window.id(…)` with a fixed id.
     pub fn new(title: impl Into<WidgetText>) -> Self {
         let title = title.into().fallback_text_style(TextStyle::Heading);
-        let area = Area::new(title.text());
+        let area = Area::new(Id::new(title.text()));
         Self {
             title,
             open: None,

crates/egui/src/frame_state.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 use crate::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct TooltipRect {
+pub(crate) struct TooltipFrameState {
-    pub id: Id,
+    pub common_id: Id,
     pub rect: Rect,
     pub count: usize,
 }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) struct FrameState {
     /// If a tooltip has been shown this frame, where was it?
     /// This is used to prevent multiple tooltips to cover each other.
     /// Initialized to `None` at the start of each frame.
-    pub(crate) tooltip_rect: Option<TooltipRect>,
+    pub(crate) tooltip_state: Option<TooltipFrameState>,
 
     /// Set to [`InputState::scroll_delta`] on the start of each frame.
     ///
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Default for FrameState {
             available_rect: Rect::NAN,
             unused_rect: Rect::NAN,
             used_by_panels: Rect::NAN,
-            tooltip_rect: None,
+            tooltip_state: None,
             scroll_delta: Vec2::ZERO,
             scroll_target: [None, None],
         }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl FrameState {
             available_rect,
             unused_rect,
             used_by_panels,
-            tooltip_rect,
+            tooltip_state,
             scroll_delta,
             scroll_target,
         } = self;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl FrameState {
         *available_rect = input.screen_rect();
         *unused_rect = input.screen_rect();
         *used_by_panels = Rect::NOTHING;
-        *tooltip_rect = None;
+        *tooltip_state = None;
         *scroll_delta = input.scroll_delta;
         *scroll_target = [None, None];
     }

crates/egui/src/menu.rs

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub(crate) fn submenu_button<R>(
 /// wrapper for the contents of every menu.
 pub(crate) fn menu_ui<'c, R>(
     ctx: &Context,
-    menu_id: impl std::hash::Hash,
+    menu_id: impl Into<Id>,
     menu_state_arc: &Arc<RwLock<MenuState>>,
     add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R + 'c,
 ) -> InnerResponse<R> {

crates/egui/src/response.rs

@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ impl Response {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Was the tooltip open last frame?
+    pub fn is_tooltip_open(&self) -> bool {
+        crate::popup::was_tooltip_open_last_frame(&self.ctx, self.id.with("__tooltip"))
+    }
+
     fn should_show_hover_ui(&self) -> bool {
         if self.ctx.memory().everything_is_visible() {
             return true;
@@ -395,12 +400,16 @@ impl Response {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if self.ctx.style().interaction.show_tooltips_only_when_still
+        if self.ctx.style().interaction.show_tooltips_only_when_still {
-            && !self.ctx.input().pointer.is_still()
+            // We only show the tooltip when the mouse pointer is still,
-        {
+            // but once shown we keep showing it until the mouse leaves the parent.
-            // wait for mouse to stop
+
-            self.ctx.request_repaint();
+            let is_pointer_still = self.ctx.input().pointer.is_still();
-            return false;
+            if !is_pointer_still && !self.is_tooltip_open() {
+                // wait for mouse to stop
+                self.ctx.request_repaint();
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         // We don't want tooltips of things while we are dragging them,

crates/egui/src/style.rs

@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ impl Default for Interaction {
         Self {
             resize_grab_radius_side: 5.0,
             resize_grab_radius_corner: 10.0,
-            show_tooltips_only_when_still: false,
+            show_tooltips_only_when_still: true,
         }
     }
 }