This is even better style:
http://www.fijiwebdesign.com/fiji-web-design-blog/css-tooltips-floating-html-elements.html
something like this should be in base.css. I would take a patch.
On Jan 11, 10:30 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> Or better:
>
> def balloon(comment)
> return DIV('[read more]',SPAN(comment),_class='balloon')
>
> Field(....,comment=balloon(T('Explanation for what to enter into title
> that goes on and on and on')))
>
> Then in CSS have something like:
>
> div.balloon{
> position:relative; /*this is the key*/
> z-index:24; background-color:#ccc;
> color:#000;
> text-decoration:none}
>
> div.balloon:hover{z-index:25; background-color:#ff0}
>
> div.balloon span{display: none}
>
> div.balloon:hover span{ /*the span will display just on :hover state*/
> display:block;
> position:absolute;
> top:2em; left:2em; width:15em;
> border:1px solid #0cf;
> background-color:#cff; color:#000;
> text-align: center}
>
> fromhttp://psacake.com/web/jl.asp
>
> On Jan 11, 10:18 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > def balloon(comment)
> > return DIV(comment, _class='hidden', _onmouseover='jQuery
> > (this).fadeIn()', _onmouseout='jQuery(this).fadeOut()')
>
> > Field(....,comment=balloon(T('Explanation for what to enter into title
> > that goes on and on and on')))
>
> > Never underestimate the power of helpers and jQuery.
>
> > On Jan 11, 9:13 pm, iiijjjiii <iiijjj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I have a form where one field requires a comment to explain what to
> > > enter. The explanation is quite lengthy so I'd rather replace it with
> > > a link or a "help"
> > > icon. I can't figure out a way to do this.
>
> > > Currently:
>
> > > form=form_factory(
> > > db.Field('title',
> > > default='default title',
> > > comment='Explanation for what to enter into title that goes on
> > > and on and on',
> > > ))
>
> > > Preferrably (this doesn't work):
>
> > > form=form_factory(
> > > db.Field('title',
> > > default='default title',
> > > comment=URL(r=request,f='help'),
> > > ))
>
> > > Has anyone come up with a creative way to handle this?
>
> > > Regards,
> > > Jim
>
>
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