CoolTips is used to replace conventional web-browser tooltips. The tooltips get the contents of the title attribute, so it’s fully unobtrusive. CoolTips is an OO class based on Prototype JS and script.aculo.us frameworks.

CoolTips Options:

  • backgroundColor: Default is ‘#999′.
  • borderColor: Default is ‘#666′.
  • textColor: Default value is from CSS.
  • textShadowColor: Text shadow color (works only in Safari yet). Default value is from CSS.
  • maxWidth: Maximum allowed tooltip width in pixels. Default is 250.
  • delay: Delay before tooltips appearing in milliseconds. Default is 250.
  • mouseFollow: Tooltip will follow the mouse cursor. Default is true
  • opacity: Target opacity of tooltips. Default is .75
  • appearDuration: Appear fade in effect duration in seconds. Default is .25.
  • hideDuration: Hide fade out effect duration in seconds. Default is .25.