Tooltip

Overview

Tooltip displays informative text, icons, or custom content when the user hovers over an object. This component is ideal for inventory tooltips, UI explanations, skill descriptions, item previews, and general hover hints.

Usage

Add Tooltip component to any UI or 3D object

Make sure that Preset is assigned

Set title, description, and optional icon

Tooltip will appear when hovered (after showDelay, if any)

Custom Content

Custom content can override the default layout by assigning a Custom Content object, which can be found under the References foldout. It lets you use your own object or prefab as content, which can be useful for more complex layouts.

Customize Preset

Locate the Preset prefab
Open the prefab and customize it as needed

Create New Presets

You can create different presets and use them on different objects. To create a new preset:

Locate the Preset prefab
Duplicate the prefab (this is the fastest way to customize)
Open the new prefab and customize it to your liking

Properties

Content

Name	Type	Description
`tooltipPreset`	`GameObject`	Prefab containing TooltipPreset
`title`	`string`	Tooltip title text
`description`	`string`	Tooltip description text
`icon`	`Sprite`	Optional icon
`customContent`	`GameObject`	Prefab replacing default content

Localization

(Shown only if EVO_LOCALIZATION is enabled)

Name	Type	Description
`enableLocalization`	`bool`	Enables localized content
`localizedObject`	`LocalizedObject`	Reference for localization data
`titleKey`	`string`	Key for localized title
`descriptionKey`	`string`	Key for localized description

Settings

Name	Type	Description
`followCursor`	`bool`	Follows mouse position when true
`is3DObject`	`bool`	Uses OnMouseEnter and OnMouseExit
`maxWidth`	`float`	Maximum tooltip width
`showDelay`	`float`	Delay before showing
`movementSmoothing`	`float`	Lerp smoothing for follow cursor

Animation

Name	Type	Description
`animationType`	`AnimationType`	None, Fade, Scale, or Slide
`animationDuration`	`float`	Animation duration
`animationCurve`	`AnimationCurve`	Curve for animation interpolation
`scaleFrom`	`float`	Start scale for Scale animation
`slideOffset`	`Vector2`	Offset for Slide animation

AnimationType:

None
Fade
Scale
Slide

Position and Offset

Name	Type	Description
`offsetPosition`	`OffsetPosition`	Predefined offset direction
`customOffset`	`Vector2`	Used when offsetPosition is Custom
`offsetDistance`	`float`	Distance from target
`screenEdgePadding`	`float`	Padding from screen bounds

OffsetPosition supports: Top, Bottom, Left, Right, TopLeft, TopRight, BottomLeft, BottomRight, Custom

References

Name	Type	Description
`tooltipCanvas`	`Canvas`	Canvas used to render tooltip

Events

Name	Type	Description
`onShow`	`UnityEvent`	Invoked when tooltip begins showing
`onHide`	`UnityEvent`	Invoked when tooltip hides

Public Methods

Name	Parameters	Description
`Show()`	None	Shows tooltip with delay
`Hide()`	None	Hides tooltip with animation
`HideImmediate()`	None	Immediately destroys tooltip
`SetContent(title, description, icon, custom)`	`string, string, Sprite, GameObject`	Updates tooltip content
`SetContent(customContent)`	`GameObject`	Replaces content with custom UI
`IsVisible()`	None	Returns true if tooltip is active

Code Example

TooltipExample.cs

using UnityEngine;
using Evo.UI;

public class TooltipExample : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Tooltip tooltip;

    void Start()
    {
        // Change default content
        tooltip.title = "Sword of Dawn";
        tooltip.description = "A legendary blade forged in ancient light.";
        tooltip.icon = someSprite;

        // Manual control
        // tooltip.Show();
        // tooltip.Hide();

        // Override content at runtime
        tooltip.SetContent("New Title", "Updated description", null);

        // Custom UI
        // tooltip.SetContent(customPrefab);

        // Check visibility
        bool visible = tooltip.IsVisible();
    }
}

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