Example demonstrating adding a persistent tooltip to a timeline plot.

StickyTooltipExample.java

import com.metsci.glimpse.event.mouse.GlimpseMouseAdapter;
import com.metsci.glimpse.event.mouse.GlimpseMouseEvent;
import com.metsci.glimpse.examples.Example;
import com.metsci.glimpse.painter.info.TooltipPainter;
import com.metsci.glimpse.plot.timeline.StackedTimePlot2D;
import com.metsci.glimpse.support.settings.OceanLookAndFeel;

public class StickyTooltipExample extends CollapsibleTimelinePlotExample
{
    public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
    {
        Example example = Example.showWithSwing( new StickyTooltipExample( ) );

        // use the ocean look and feel
        example.getCanvas( ).setLookAndFeel( new OceanLookAndFeel( ) );
    }

    @Override
    public StackedTimePlot2D getLayout( )
    {
        StackedTimePlot2D plot = super.getLayout( );

        // crete a tooltip painter using the same texture atlas as the plot
        // (so we can use the same icon set already loaded for the events)
        final TooltipPainter painter = new TooltipPainter( plot.getTextureAtlas( ) );
        
        // add some text to the tooltip (multiple lines allowed)
        painter.setText( "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur adipiscing elit.\nDuis eu porta nibh,\nfeugiat pulvinar libero." );
 
        // make the tooltip start hidden
        painter.setVisible( false );
        
        // use the alarm clock icon in the tooltip
        painter.setIcon( "alarm-clock" );

        // add the tooltip painter to the GlimpseLayout covering the whole StackedTimePlot2D
        plot.getFullOverlayLayout( ).addPainter( painter );
        
        // add a mouse listener which repositions the tooltip whenever the mouse is clicked
        plot.getFullOverlayLayout( ).addGlimpseMouseListener( new GlimpseMouseAdapter( )
        {
            @Override
            public void mousePressed( GlimpseMouseEvent event )
            {
                painter.setVisible( true );
                painter.setLocation( event.getX( ), event.getY( ) );
            }
        } );

        return plot;
    }
}