Turn Off Tootips

Guides UI and Macro
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Can you turn off in game tool tips on your UI that pop up when you mouseover them.
They are maddening and never ending and literally get me aggravated because they block what I want to see.

    I thought I had seen an interface command for it but ill be danged if I can find it...if not anyone know of an Addon.

        Thank You
2

There are addons to control where they appear (example: CTMod) but if you really want to just obliterate it then this is an extreme solution:

/run GameTooltip:SetScript("OnShow", function() GameTooltip:Hide() end)
3

Thanks Dahk but I put it in exactly twice and it didnt work…
Im probably imputing it in the wrong spot…

In chat box, I put it in the say channel

Say:/run etc etc…Is that right ? or am I doing this all wrong…bear with me im an old man, a bit technologically challenged with commands that look like a physists board…:frowning:

4

You don’t put it in any channel. Just press Enter then paste the script into the chat box and press Enter again.

Depending on what else you might have running you might be better off hooking the script rather than replacing

/run GameTooltip:HookScript("OnShow", function(self) self:Hide() end)

This will just stop the default tooltip, not any others and you won’t get them back until you /reload of logoff/logon.

As Dahk mentioned, a tooltip addon allows much more refinement without killing off the tooltips altogether.

5

Wont let me paste it…which addon is that ? sounds like it would be much better…sorry not trying to annoy you guys

6

Dahk mentioned:
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/ctmod

7

Thanks fizzle :slight_smile:

8

I only have experience with CTMod for moving tooltips, but that is a package of several addons so if you only want to move the tooltip then it is overkill.

Just from searching google, these options might work out for you:

  • https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/tip-tac
  • https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/movetooltip-dtip
9

This THE macro you need and it’s very simple. When you left click it turns the tooltip off, when you right click it turns it back on. I’ve been using it for years and it works great!

/script GameTooltip.Temphide = function() GameTooltip:Hide() end; GameTooltip:SetScript(“OnShow”, GameTooltip.Temphide)
/stopmacro [btn:1]
/script GameTooltip:SetScript(“OnShow”, GameTooltip.Show);

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I know this is years later but thank you so much for this script you posted …:slight_smile: