I have been playing with this some more overnight. I have some more
comments that make my request for support clearer...
Basically I want to be able to open/close tips whenever I want - but I
want to be able to open them by specifying the id of the span (as
detailed in code in previous post). So $(".cluetip-
help").fadeIn(slow); would need to specify which span I am referring
to. Looking at the code I am pretty sure this is not doable - as it
stands.
I thought initially that I wouldn't need to specify the span id as I
would be level with the span (the icons are located horizontally
adjacent to the input field) when I needed to display the message -
but the validation happens after the users has tabbed away to the next
field - so positionBy: mouse would no longer work and I would have to
reference the exact span I want to display.
Grrrrr.
PJ
On Nov 27, 3:59 pm, PJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [Help me Karl. You're my only hope!! Well my best chance of success at
> least!]
>
> As I mentioned in a couple of other posts I am building an interface
> using the cluetip and validate plugins for jQuery. I have both working
> well but I am trying to integrate them smoothly now and I have a few
> issues.
>
> I want to be able to control cluetip "tips" without clicking on the
> elements used to define the tips in the first place.
>
> I have:
>
> <p>
> <label for="name">Name</label>
> <input id="name" />
> <span id="help1" class="help" title="Help" href="#help_1"
> rel="#help_1" ></span>
> </p>
>
> The label and input are obvious - the span is an icon showing the
> current state of the data entered. A tick if valid, a cross if not.
>
> cluetip works great to help the user when explaining the data we
> require - they click the help icon and the tip tells them what to do.
> But I also want to use clueTip to show error messages. So the validate
> plugin determines an error and then calls clueTip to display the
> correct "tip" ~(in the case above it would be the tip associated with
> help1).
>
> This is where I am struggling. How can I control specific "tips"
> without clicking on the defining elements?
>
> $(".cluetip-help").fadeIn(slow);
>
> The above would be nice - but I am having no joy with it - mainly as
> i'm not specifying the originating element (help1, help2,
> help3, .....). I have had a look at your code but I've not been
> playing with it long enough to come up with a sensible line of attack.
>
> Any help or ideas would (again) be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> PJ
