Tooltips convention

General

• Every tooltip is a sentence that doesn't have a period at the end of a sentence.
• If there is a shortcut connected with this action and the shorcut is not pointed in the control (as it is for the menu items for example) it should be written in parentheses.
• Description (if needed) and how-to-use text should be semicolon separated. Example:

  The current page number; type in another number to go to that page 
  

• For consistency, a tooltip should say "Do this" and NOT "Does this" when an action is performed
  • Exception is made only for controls that switch views - "This shows that functionality"

Example:

New Book Menu Item - tooltip text: Create a new book 

Specific objects

• If an object can only be single clicked to perform an action, the tooltip should only point it's action.
• If an object can be double, middle, right clicked and/or dragged, it's actions are listed in the following order
  • Click
  • Double click
  • Middle click
  • Drag

separated by semicolon. Example

Double-click to apply to the currently selected frame; drag to the page to create a new frame