#18351: "Hover tooltips for tablets - convert to long-press or some other variant"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
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Google Chrome v81
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When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
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• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
When playing games on a tablet with a touch interface it is very difficult to get the hover tooltips to work properly. A quick touch is supposed to work, but the functionality is only good about 25% of the time. Converting to some other interaction method for tooltips that is more distinguishable from the quick tap would be better.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v81
Report history
Perhaps an option would be to switch on a tablet between select mode and hover mode. If you are in hover mode you get the same results as when you hover your mouse over a control.
Something like:
On click event:
If HoverMode = True
display tooltip
exit event
else
continue normal click event
There are frequent games where i would love to hover but it is considered a click, submitting something i don’t want, or blocking my interface from what i what to do.
And others where just nothing happens.
Both are pretty big issues
The first time you click an item, the tooltip tends to work. It’s the subsequent ones that seem to fail.
What you can do is press the magnifying glass at the bottom left to zoom or dezoom,, this seems to “reset” the tooltip situation, and the next click will have the tool tip work.
Usually I just click twice in the zoom. The view stays the same and the next tooltip will work fine.
But yes this definitely needs a less fidgety solution!
This would create a safe clicking environment for mobile devices instead of unpredictable tap results.
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