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FrameXML/UI.xsd

<GameTooltip> (inherits from <Frame>, creates a GameTooltip widget) formats a tooltip.

<GameTooltip />

Details

• The common GameTooltip is named _G["GameTooltip"], but AddOns can make their own scanning tooltips or custom appearances.
• The GameTooltip will not function unless it has two <FontString> regions named$parentTextLeft1 and $parentTextLeft2.
  • These regions may be inherited from SharedTooltipTemplate {⁠, ⁠} or GameTooltipTemplate {⁠, ⁠}.

Example

Creates a minimalist tooltip (no textures):

<GameTooltip name="MinimumTooltip">
	<Layers>
		<Layer level="ARTWORK">
			<FontString name="$parentTextLeft1" inherits="TooltipTextLeftTemplate" />
			<FontString name="$parentTextRight1" inherits="TooltipTextRightTemplate" />
		</Layer>
	</Layers>
</GameTooltip>

Creates a more fully-featured tooltip:

<GameTooltip name="UsefulTooltip" inherits="GameTooltipTemplate" />