Hover tips: Difference between revisions

From Second Life Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Torley Linden (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Torley Linden (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
'''Hover tips display bubbles with more information about what the cursor is pointed at in the Second Life Viewer.''' To use them, simply hover over something inworld like an avatar, object, or terrain, and let the cursor remain still. A bubble appears. For example, if you hover over an object for sale, it shows the name, description, price, and the object's owner.
'''Hover tips display bubbles with more information about what the cursor is pointed at in the Second Life Viewer.''' To use them, simply hover over something inworld like an avatar, object, or terrain, and let the cursor remain still. A bubble appears. For example, if you hover over an object for sale, it shows the name, description, price, and the object's owner.


Hover tip options are found in the [[Viewer_menu#View_Menu|'''View''' menu]]. You can toggle hover tips on and off. Some find the info helpful, others think it's annoying.
Hover tip options are found in [[Viewer_menu#View_Menu|'''View''']] > '''Hover Tips'''. General hover tips are enabled by default, but additional '''Land Tips''' and '''Tips On All Objects''' are off. You can toggle hover tips as you wish — some find them helpful, others think they're annoying.


This video tutorial shows you more:
This video tutorial shows you more:


{{KBvideo|4168459}}
{{KBvideo|4168459}}

Revision as of 11:50, 3 November 2009

Hover tips display bubbles with more information about what the cursor is pointed at in the Second Life Viewer. To use them, simply hover over something inworld like an avatar, object, or terrain, and let the cursor remain still. A bubble appears. For example, if you hover over an object for sale, it shows the name, description, price, and the object's owner.

Hover tip options are found in View > Hover Tips. General hover tips are enabled by default, but additional Land Tips and Tips On All Objects are off. You can toggle hover tips as you wish — some find them helpful, others think they're annoying.

This video tutorial shows you more:

<videoflash type="vimeo">4168459|640|480</videoflash>