On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 10:34:32AM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 3/31/25 4:19 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 08:39:51AM +1300, Andrew Parsloe wrote: > > > I haven't used branches all that much but I am using them at the moment. > > > Something that has become an irritant is the way the pop-up panel with the > > > branch name and branch and inset status too often covers the point where I > > > want to enter text. At present the panel is positioned below and to the > > > right of the mouse cursor position without regard for the text cursor > > > position. Would it be possible to position it so that it does not cover > > > the > > > text cursor position? Alternatively, could the status bar be used avoiding > > > the use of a pop-up panel? > > Good point, Andrew! I actually wonder if we should just remove the > > pop-up panel. It seems to contain mostly duplicate information. For > > example, it contains the branch name (which can be seen on the inset > > label itself), whether the branch is active (which is also observable on > > the inset label), and whether it is inverted (also observable on the > > label). If the branch inset is closed, it also contains the text that is > > inside, which is obviously not observable on the lable. This last bit of > > information might be useful, but if users want to see the text on the > > inside why not just click to open it? > > Are we talking about the tooltip? I think it should show only if the mouse > is over the label, instead of when it is over the contents of the inset. For > now, a workaround is to move the mouse out of the inset.
I was talking about the tooltip. I agree it shouldn't show over the contents of the inset. That seems like a clear improvement. I still wonder if it should be removed completely. Do you use the information in it? Scott
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