Tooltips in Primo
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Last Updated: Oct 14, 2010 13:34
- Description
Generating and displaying tooltip texts can be quite valuable to the end user. This can be help with facets etc. This code is used in views you create in Primo, and most often placed in your footer or using a custom tile.
- Author: Karsten Kryger Hansen
- Additional author(s):
- Institution: Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek
- Year: 2010
- License: BSD style
- Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
- Link to terms: [Detailed license terms]
- Skill required for using this code:
intermediate
State
'In Development'
Programming language
Javascript (with a little help from our friend jQuery)
Software requirements
You need the qTip plug-in from http://craigsworks.com/projects/qtip/
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Author(s) homepage
Download
There is not anything to download, except you must get the code listed in software requirements.
Working example
Using the following Ex Libris open interfaces
None
Changes
Release notes
Installation instructions
To use this piece of code you must have the qTip javascript loaded too.
The following code is embedded in the footer in a script-tag.
 | You can collect all tips in a function using jQuery. See our webpage and look in the footer to see how this is done. |
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TO DO list
* Make nicer code, e.g. basic settings that covers all tips.