On 2010-04-27 at 21:45:46 [+0200], Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2010-04-26 at 13:37:32 [+0200], superstippi@xxxxxx wrote: > > +// fLaunchBootmanItem->SetToolTip( > > +// TR("Install or uninstall the Haiku boot menu, which allows to " > > +// "choose an operating system to boot when the computer > > starts.\n" > > +// "If this computer already has a boot manager such as GRUB > > installed, " > > +// "it is better to add Haiku to that menu than to overwrite > > it.")); > > +// fMakeBootableItem->SetToolTip( > > +// TR("Writes the Haiku boot code to the partition start\n" > > +// "sector. This step is automatically performed by\n" > > +// "the installation, but you can manually make a\n" > > +// "partition bootable in case you do not need to\n" > > +// "perform an installation.")); > > Setting tooltips on menu items doesn't work, I presume? Yep, they are no BViews. I briefly thought about adding a "Tools->Help" page which contains these strings again, or somehow extending the introduction text, but felt comfortable with neither. Any ideas? One could of course override the BMenu used, and indeed set a tool tip when the mouse hovers over the respective item... Best regards, -Stephan