How do I create a 'Tool Tip' or 'Hover Over' text display?

Sidney Anderson

Hello, I am writing specifications in confluence pages, and I would like to add definitions to jargon that appear in the document.  In order to avoid over-linking a page, to say a glossary of terms, I would rather the definition of the word appear in a 'Tool-Tip' type of display when the user hovered over the word.

Is there a method for doing this, either with direct support, workaround, or a plug-in?

Thank you!

 

Davin Studer

You could create a user macro that could do this. Something like this should work.

## @param Tip:title=Tool Tip|type=string|required=true|desc=What will be displayed when the cursor hovers over this area?
#set( $id = $action.dateFormatter.calendar.timeInMillis )
#set( $d = '$' )
#set( $p = '#' )
#requireResource("com.atlassian.auiplugin:aui-experimental-tooltips")
<span id="content$id" title="$paramTip">$body</span>
<script type="text/javascript">
AJS.toInit(function(){
    AJS.${d}("${p}content${id}").tooltip({gravity: 's'});
});
</script>