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Add operation hint box and organize usage tips for edit tools - #2218

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@maiko3tattun maiko3tattun commented Jun 20, 2026 •

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Background of the Development:

  • The tooltips for the editing tools contained lengthy and complex text, and their translations might not have been accurate or up-to-date.
  • Line breaks in the tooltips were often incorrectly formatted automatically, causing the text to become jumbled.
  • There were few ways for users to learn about complex operations involving modifier keys.

Fixes:

  • Internal changes: the tooltip descriptions were broken down into single lines to make them easier to manage.
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  • Fixed an issue where tooltips were not updating while using Pen Plus Tool

New Features:

  • Added a text area at the bottom to explain operations
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  • Added tooltips to the Curve Edit tools
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stakira commented Jun 20, 2026

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I don't think we should add the status bar text. The tools have been using tooltip and it should stay that way uniformly. the status bar text could conflict with rendering status, complicating things.

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maiko3tattun marked this pull request as draft July 14, 2026 17:15
@maiko3tattun maiko3tattun changed the title Add status bar and organize usage tips [WIP]Add status bar and organize usage tips Sep 19, 2026
@maiko3tattun maiko3tattun changed the title [WIP]Add status bar and organize usage tips Add operation hint box and organize usage tips for edit tools Sep 27, 2026
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maiko3tattun marked this pull request as ready for review September 27, 2026 16:13
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Instead of a status bar, I added a box that displays hints in the lower-right corner of the piano roll. I also added a toggle button to control whether this is displayed.
In addition, I added more precise descriptions for all editing tools.
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After doing some research, I found that FL Studio and Ableton Live use a similar approach.

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