topic Re: Is it possible to change the tooltip orientation? in Developer

Is it possible to change the tooltip orientation?

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:44:13 GMT

I'm using the power bi tooltips and would like them to appear above my nodes.
When I set the coordinates to the topmost position of my node, the triangle part of the tooltip starts there but goes to the right or left. The tooltip box itself will then overlap with my node.

Is it possible to make the tooltip appear in a certain direction? e.g. from my coordinates the tooltip should be centered above them

Instead of this:

I want something like this:

This is the code for showing the tooltip:

const bRect: DOMRect = cellView.el.getBoundingClientRect();
tooltipService.show({
    dataItems: dataItem,
    identities: [],
    coordinates: [bRect.left + bRect.width / 2, bRect.top],
    isTouchEvent: false,
});

Re: Is it possible to change the tooltip orientation?

Nathaniel_C — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:05:50 GMT

Hi @Anonymous ,
You might look at this visual

or https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-visual-tooltips?tabs=desktop-new

or https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-tooltips?tabs=powerbi-desktop

for some good info.

Let me know if you have any questions.

If this solves your issues, please mark it as the solution, so that others can find it easily. Kudos 👍are nice too.
Nathaniel

Re: Is it possible to change the tooltip orientation?

dm-p — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 01:46:08 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

The main Power BI window currently manages the orientation of the tooltip relative to the supplied coordinates. The current API does not have the functionality to override this, so if you feel particularly strongly about it, you would need to request the feature from MS. This can either be done by creating an issue in the API repo or email them directly - pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

Regards,

Daniel