QML ToolTip placement

SPlatten

I'm adding tool tips to the QML:

  Text {
    id:hdgValue
      text: heading ? setPrecision (rad2Deg (heading), 4) : "N/A"
      verticalAlignment: Text.AlignTop
      horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
      font.pointSize: parent.width < 150 ? 16 : 22
      width: parent.width
      color: heading ? theme.accent : theme.caution
      ToolTip.visible: ma.containsMouse
      ToolTip.text: "Heading Tooltip"
      MouseArea {
           id: ma
           anchors.fill: parent
           hoverEnabled: true
       }
  }

The tool tip appears approximately 200 pixels to the right of the data item, why? Can I specify that the tool tip should appear directly under the data item it relates too ?

Asperamanca

@SPlatten
I think you should be able to use the mechanisms described under popup positioning for tooltips also.

SPlatten

@Asperamanca , thank you, surely I can't be the only one experiencing this, isn't there a way to do this correctly with tooltips ?

SPlatten

Can anyone offer any assistance on this as the tooltip seems to be quite off the required position?

JoeCFD

As Asperamanca pointed out, ToolTip is a subclass of Popup. Maybe try to create an instance of tooltip and set x and y to it.

SPlatten

@JoeCFD , thank you, actually I don't see any mention in his post of it being a sub-class, however now I know that I will take another look.

jsulm

@SPlatten https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qtquick-controls2-tooltip.html : "Inherits: Popup"