# Javascript tooltips in rails? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 26, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044 "2006-07-26T20:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/1 "2006-07-26T20:34:13Z")
Does rails have built in functionality to do javascript tooltips? ---
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/2 "2006-07-26T22:47:31Z")
There’s no helper, but you can include any Javascript you want in your rhtml. Of course, if you have very short tooltips, don’t use Javascript, just use the Title attribute with your hrefs. > **[Tooltip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooltip)** > > The tooltip, also known as infotip or hint, is a common graphical user interface (GUI) element in which, when hovering over a screen element or component, a text box displays information about that element, such as a description of a button's function, what an abbreviation stands for, or the exact absolute time stamp over a relative time ("… ago"). In common practice, the tooltip is displayed continuously as long as the user hovers over the element or the text box provided by the tool. It is s On... ``` - dan ``` – Dan K. [mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://www.dankohn.com/](http://www.dankohn.com/)tel:+1-415-233-1000 ---
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/3 "2006-07-27T03:02:36Z")
Nope. [http://lixlpixel.org/javascript-tooltips/](http://lixlpixel.org/javascript-tooltips/) On 7/26/06, Ben J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Does rails have built in functionality to do javascript tooltips? > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Rick Martinez Director of Technology Complexity Gaming ---
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/4 "2006-07-27T13:18:37Z")
Just actually came across something just like this, based on the docs anyways. Haven’t installed it yet, but sounds promising. Checkout the “Help Engine” at [http://www.rails-engines.org/wiki/pages/HelpEngine](http://www.rails-engines.org/wiki/pages/HelpEngine) On 7/26/06, Ben J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Does rails have built in functionality to do javascript tooltips? > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Kind regards, Nathaniel B. President & CEO Inimit Innovations Inc. - [http://inimit.com](http://inimit.com) ---
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 9:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/5 "2008-10-24T09:19:38Z")
hi all, can someone give any idea to improve the look and feel in tool tips. i used javascript to get done this. but it does not look nice. i need to have more look and feel on this. cheers, prathiba. Nathaniel B. wrote: > Just actually came across something just like this, based on the docs > anyways. Haven’t installed it yet, but sounds promising. > > Checkout the “Help Engine” at > [http://www.rails-engines.org/wiki/pages/HelpEngine](http://www.rails-engines.org/wiki/pages/HelpEngine) > > On 7/26/06, Ben J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Does rails have built in functionality to do javascript tooltips? > > > > – > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > > * * * > > > > Rails mailing list > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > – > Kind regards, > > Nathaniel B. > President & CEO > Inimit Innovations Inc. - [http://inimit.com](http://inimit.com) ---
**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/6 "2008-10-24T11:04:02Z")
try this solution: [http://www.seesaw.it/en/toolbox/widgets/](http://www.seesaw.it/en/toolbox/widgets/) On Oct 24, 9:19 am, Prathiba Danthanarayana \ **Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-tooltips-in-rails/100044/7 "2006-07-27T12:35:55Z") Hi Ben, you could use also the yahoo ui library - as far as I know there are tooltips wrapped in an easy usuable format. Best regards, Chris 2006/7/26, Dan K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > Dan K. [mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > > * * * > > > > Rails mailing list > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) –