Show and hide tooltip on click (Tipso.js)

Question

I'm using simple tooltip plugin called Tipso.
How can I show and hide tooltips only by click?

$('.top').tipso();

/* Tipso Bubble Styles */

.tipso_bubble,
.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tipso_bubble {
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 6px;
  z-index: 9999;
}

.tipso_style {
  cursor: help;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted;
}

.tipso_title {
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
}

.tipso_content {
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 0.5em;
}


/* Tipso Bubble size classes - Similar to Foundation's syntax*/

.tipso_bubble.tiny {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.small {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.default {
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.large {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  width: 100%;
}


/* Tipso Bubble Div */

.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 8px solid;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tipso_bubble.top>.tipso_arrow {
  border-top-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.bottom>.tipso_arrow {
  border-bottom-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  bottom: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.left>.tipso_arrow {
  border-left-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.right>.tipso_arrow {
  border-right-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  right: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_right_corner {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_right_corner {
  border-top-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_left_corner {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_left_corner {
  border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://tipso.object505.com/tipso.js"></script>


<div id="banner-message">
  <p>Hello World</p>
  <span class="top tipso_style" data-tipso="This is a tooltip text">I want to show the tooltip on click and hide it on click as well.</span>
</div>

View on jsFiddle

Alternatively, [Tooltipster](https://iamceege.github.io/tooltipster/) looks pretty robust and supports [click/touch triggering](https://iamceege.github.io/tooltipster/#demo-touch). — showdev, Apr 16 '20 at 05:13
I did try it first, but I didn't notice that it has `minWidth` and other styling options. Now I'm thinking about switching back :) Thanks again for all your help! — Ant, Apr 16 '20 at 05:41

showdev · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-16T04:58:06.540

Consider adding a click handler that shows or hides the tooltip depending on whether it's already showing. Tipso documentation recommends using a class to indicate when the tooltip is showing; see the demo titled "Click to show/hide tipso".

Here's a demonstration of a click event that toggles the tooltip. It also includes mouseenter and mouseleave handlers to update the "showing" class.

$('.top')
  .tipso()
  .on({
    mouseenter: function(e) {
      jQuery(this).addClass('typso-showing');
    },
    mouseleave: function(e) {
      jQuery(this).removeClass('typso-showing');
    },
    click: function(e) {
      let $this = jQuery(this);
      if ($this.hasClass('typso-showing')) {
        $this.removeClass('typso-showing');
        $this.tipso('hide');
      } else {
        $this.addClass('typso-showing');
        $this.tipso('show');
      }
    }
  });

/* Tipso Bubble Styles */

.tipso_bubble,
.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tipso_bubble {
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 6px;
  z-index: 9999;
}

.tipso_style {
  cursor: help;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted;
}

.tipso_title {
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
}

.tipso_content {
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 0.5em;
}


/* Tipso Bubble size classes - Similar to Foundation's syntax*/

.tipso_bubble.tiny {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.small {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.default {
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.large {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  width: 100%;
}


/* Tipso Bubble Div */

.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 8px solid;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tipso_bubble.top>.tipso_arrow {
  border-top-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.bottom>.tipso_arrow {
  border-bottom-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  bottom: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.left>.tipso_arrow {
  border-left-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.right>.tipso_arrow {
  border-right-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  right: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_right_corner {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_right_corner {
  border-top-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_left_corner {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_left_corner {
  border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://tipso.object505.com/tipso.js"></script>

<div id="banner-message">
  <p>Hello World</p>
  <span class="top tipso_style" data-tipso="This is a tooltip text">I want to show the tooltip on click and hide it on click as well.</span>
</div>

It seems you want to remove Tipso's default hover behavior so the tooltip only shows on click. One method is to use off() to remove Typso's handlers, which seem to be for "mouseover" and "mouseout" events. Then add your own click handler.

// define all tips
let $tips = $('.top');

// initialize tipso and configure handlers
$tips
  .tipso()
  .off('mouseover mouseout')
  .on('click', function() {

    let $this = $(this);
    let showing = $this.hasClass('typso-showing');

    $this
      .tipso(showing ? 'hide' : 'show')
      .toggleClass('typso-showing', !showing);

  });

// close on click outside
$(document).on('click', function(e) {
  if (!$tips.is(e.target)) {
    $tips.tipso('hide').removeClass('typso-showing');
  }
});

/* Tipso Bubble Styles */

.tipso_bubble,
.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tipso_bubble {
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 6px;
  z-index: 9999;
}

.tipso_style {
  cursor: help;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted;
}

.tipso_title {
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
}

.tipso_content {
  word-wrap: break-word;
  padding: 0.5em;
}


/* Tipso Bubble size classes - Similar to Foundation's syntax*/

.tipso_bubble.tiny {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.small {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.default {
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.tipso_bubble.large {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  width: 100%;
}


/* Tipso Bubble Div */

.tipso_bubble>.tipso_arrow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 8px solid;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tipso_bubble.top>.tipso_arrow {
  border-top-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.bottom>.tipso_arrow {
  border-bottom-color: #000;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  bottom: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.left>.tipso_arrow {
  border-left-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble.right>.tipso_arrow {
  border-right-color: #000;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
  top: 50%;
  right: 100%;
  margin-top: -8px;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_right_corner {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_right_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_right_corner {
  border-top-left-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .top_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.top_left_corner {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
}

.tipso_bubble .bottom_left_corner,
.tipso_bubble.bottom_left_corner {
  border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://tipso.object505.com/tipso.js"></script>

<div id="banner-message">
  <p>Hello World</p>
  <span class="top tipso_style" data-tipso="This is a tooltip text">I want to show the tooltip on click and hide it on click as well.</span>
</div>

Yes, it does both. Without the hover, I wonder why you're using Tipso at all. — showdev, Apr 16 '20 at 02:30
Because of styling capabilities and I'm using images in my tooltips. Should I rather use something else? — Ant, Apr 16 '20 at 03:24
No, that's fine; I was just curious. I've edited my answer to remove the default hover behavior. — showdev, Apr 16 '20 at 04:18
Thank you very much! One last thing - is it possible to make it so the tooltip hides with click anywhere? So it opens when I click on the link, but hides when I click anywhere on the page. — Ant, Apr 16 '20 at 04:38
Updated. Also see [Use jQuery to hide a DIV when the user clicks outside of it](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1403615/use-jquery-to-hide-a-div-when-the-user-clicks-outside-of-it), — showdev, Apr 16 '20 at 04:58

gseattle · Answer 2 · 2021-04-04T21:37:39.900

Additionally how can that be made to clear one tooltip if another is clicked on in clicking outside of the first?

Example on jsfiddle shows the problem to be solved.

All code is the same as showdev's above except the html ...

<span class="top tipso_style" data-tipso="Tooltip one">One for tooltip</span>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<span class="top tipso_style" data-tipso="Tooltip two">Two for tooltip></span>

EDIT:

How about like at https://jsfiddle.net/j4r3zybg/3/ adding $tips.tipso('hide') after let showing?

let $this = $(this);
let showing = $this.hasClass('typso-showing');
$tips.tipso('hide')  // close all, prevent two showing

Nope, almost. The user now cannot copy the text easily without that tooltip disappearing before they can do ctrl-c.

Show and hide tooltip on click (Tipso.js)

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