From cd3bc07d1e1f4e2e980c5dbdc3c78bed5e27dbd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harrissou Sant-anna Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention "Enable map tips" checkbox and update scope of map tips across projects --- .../working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst | 42 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst b/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst index 7b31bbdb039..3c06dd4657e 100644 --- a/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst +++ b/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.rst @@ -3148,25 +3148,25 @@ Display Properties The |display| :guilabel:`Display` tab helps you configure fields to use for feature identification: -* The :guilabel:`Display name`: based on a field or an :ref:`expression - `. This is: +* The :guilabel:`Display name`: based on a field or an :ref:`expression `. + By default, this is set to the first field in the layer if no field with ```` component exists. + This is used as: - * the label shown on top of the feature information in the :ref:`Identify - tool ` results + * the label shown on top of the feature information in the :ref:`Identify tool ` results * the field used in the :ref:`locator bar ` when looking for features in all layers - * the feature identifier in the attribute table :ref:`form view - ` + * the feature identifier in the attribute table :ref:`form view ` * the feature identifier when the map or layout is exported to a layered output format such as GeoPDF - * the map tip information, i.e. the message displayed in the map canvas when - hovering over a feature of the active layer with the |mapTips| :sup:`Show - Map Tips` icon pressed. Applicable when no :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip` is set. - -* The :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip` is specifically created for the map tips: it's - a more complex and full HTML text mixing fields, expressions and html tags - (multiline, fonts, images, hyperlink...). You can use - :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip Preview` for easier design of map tips. + * the map tip information, i.e. the message displayed in the map canvas + when hovering over a feature of the active layer with the |mapTips| :sup:`Show Map Tips` icon pressed. + Applicable when |checkbox| :guilabel:`Enable Map Tips` is active + and no :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip` is set. +* |checkbox| :guilabel:`Enable Map Tips` controls whether to display map tips for the layer +* The :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip` is specifically created for the map tips: + it's a more complex and full HTML text mixing fields, expressions and html tags + (multiline, fonts, images, hyperlink...). + You can use :guilabel:`HTML Map Tip Preview` for easier design of map tips. .. _figure_display_code: @@ -3176,11 +3176,15 @@ feature identification: HTML code for map tip -To activate map tips, select the menu option :menuselection:`View --> Show Map -Tips` or click on the |mapTips| :sup:`Show Map Tips` icon of the -:guilabel:`Attributes Toolbar`. Map tip is a cross-session feature meaning that -once activated, it stays on and apply to any layer in any project, even in -future QGIS sessions until it's toggled off. +To display map tips: + +#. Select the menu option :menuselection:`View --> Show Map Tips` + or click on the |mapTips| :sup:`Show Map Tips` icon of the :guilabel:`Attributes Toolbar`. +#. Make sure that the layer you target is active and has the |checkbox| :guilabel:`Enable Map Tips` property checked. +#. Move over a feature, and the corresponding information will be displayed over. + +Map tip is a cross-layer feature meaning that once activated, +it stays on and applies to any map tip enabled layer in the project until it's toggled off. .. _figure_display_mapped: