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abs0023

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Registered: 2023-07-14

Posts: 2

Is it possible to disable tooltips in xfce?

Hi I'm using Xfce on a tablet, with PostmarketOS,
The cursor (which is hidden but still exist) remains at the spot you last touched on the touch screen,
so if lets say if you touch a launcher or a plugin icon, a tooltip will popup.
Same with the icons in the side pane in thunar.
It can be a little annoying sometime as you can't click/tap what is underneath the tooltip.
I would like to disable/get rid of the tooltips if it's possible.

eight.bit.al

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Registered: 2022-06-09

Posts: 79

Re: Is it possible to disable tooltips in xfce?

I don't know anything about  PostmarketOS, so the following may or not apply.

For launcher icon on Desktop

    Go to Settings > Desktop
    Then go to Icons - Appearance
    Look for "Show icon tooltips" and deselect (leave the checkbox empty)

For launchers in Applications/Whisker Menu (Panel item)

    Go to Settings > Panel
    Then go to Items and make selection on Applications/Whisker Menu
    Click on the gear or hamburger menu icon on the right to run the Applications/Whisker Menu setting dialog.
    Under Appearance, look for "Show applications descriptions in tooltip" and deselect (leave the checkbox empty)

For launcher icon on Panel

    Go to Settings > Panel
    Then go to Items and make selection on Launcher in the list
    Click on the gear hamburger menu icon on the right to run the Launcher setting dialog
    Under Advanced, look for "Disable tooltips" and deselect (leave the checkbox empty)

Post a screenshot if you think it would help.

8bit

Last edited by eight.bit.al (2023-07-14 19:39:44)

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abs0023

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Registered: 2023-07-14

Posts: 2

Re: Is it possible to disable tooltips in xfce?

Thanks it kinda helped for the launcher icons (I never noticed the option before).
I was looking for something more general, I know from this thread it use to be some work around to disable or delay tooltips,

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1750829

but the thread is now  years old and none of the work arounds (for GTK stuffs ) worked for me.

PS; PostmarketOS (Alpine Linux) use the latest version of Xfce, so the UI should work almost like the regular Xfce we use on computer, "almost" because it is tweaked a little  for touch screen devices use, and it is a little more buggy than normal,

eight.bit.al

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Registered: 2022-06-09

Posts: 79

Re: Is it possible to disable tooltips in xfce?

Glad you received some satisfaction.
The net is full of outdated info.
You may already know and this is offered just to be helpful; most search engines
can be instructed to return results between dates the user has set.
Saying that, some info can be old but not outdated. Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chance.

2³bit

Last edited by eight.bit.al (2023-07-16 16:28:27)

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