What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

[John . Smith]

Hello

In MLO on Windows, if one goes to:

Tools ==> Options ==> Automatic Formatting ==> Properties of selected rule(s) ==> [tick "Icon] ==> "Icon hint" 

Where is the "Icon hint" text visible?

It's not coming up when I mouseover on an icon & I can't see it anywhere else.

Thanks

J

[Ford Ford]

Hi,
When choosing ICON TYPE (note, dependencies..) you have to select "Note". Then you will see it while hovering on the icon.

Ford

[John . Smith]

Ford - I still don't understand

Are you saying that if I set the "Icon Type" to be "Note" that the text I supply in the "Icon Hint" will appear when I hover my mouse over the icon where it appears in the Icon column? Because if so it doesn't work. 

From the Help PDF [https://www.mylifeorganized.net/downloads/files/MyLifeOrganized%20User%27s%20Guide.pdf] on Page 73 it says: 

>>>

Note: The Icon type in the Automatic Formatting dialog contains predefined

types of the icons with the following behaviour:

Dependency: This icon type displays task dependency in the hint and opens

the dependency editor if you click on this icon

Goal: This icon type displays the goal type in the hint.

Notes: This icon type displays task notes in the hint and opens the notes

editor if you click on this icon

Reminder: This icon type displays reminder details in the hint and opens the

reminders editor if you click on this icon.

(Custom): This icon type displays the text you entered for the hint.

>>>

So it looks to me like I need to choose an Icon Type of "(Custom)" in order to get the effect you describe. Indeed, ONLY if I choose "(Custom)" is the "Icon Hint" field actually editable(!).

However, if I do so, then when I go back out to view my tasks, when I hover my mouse over the relevant icon, still no text appears. Likewise, left-clicking on the icon has no effect either.

 J

[Stéph]

Sounds to me like this warrants a bug report.

[John . Smith]

OK, I have reported this as a bug. At least I have attempted to do so.

J

[John Smith]

OK I've attempted to report the bug.

J

[John . Smith]

Oh... It turns out that none of my popup text was working within MLO. (e.g. When a Tab's name is too long for the space available it should pop up - and that wasn't working either)

Strangely
A) even though I had rebooted the popup text was still failing to appear
B) for who knows what reason the pop-up texts have now suddenly re-appeared - including the "Icon hint" text.

I shall keep an eye out and see if it happens again, but for now the "Icon hint" text is working nicely   :^)

J