Add hover helptips, show hover helptips by default for new users.

src/AppConfig.cpp

@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ AppConfig::AppConfig() : configName("") {
     winW.store(0);
     winH.store(0);
     winMax.store(false);
+    showTips.store(true);
     themeId.store(0);
     snap.store(1);
     centerFreq.store(100000000);
@@ -253,6 +254,14 @@ bool AppConfig::getWindowMaximized() {
     return winMax.load();
 }
 
+void AppConfig::setShowTips(bool show) {
+    showTips.store(show);
+}
+
+bool AppConfig::getShowTips() {
+    return showTips.load();
+}
+
 wxRect *AppConfig::getWindow() {
     wxRect *r = NULL;
     if (winH.load() && winW.load()) {
@@ -347,6 +356,7 @@ bool AppConfig::save() {
         *window_node->newChild("h") = winH.load();
 
         *window_node->newChild("max") = winMax.load();
+        *window_node->newChild("tips") = showTips.load();
         *window_node->newChild("theme") = themeId.load();
         *window_node->newChild("snap") = snap.load();
         *window_node->newChild("center_freq") = centerFreq.load();
@@ -426,7 +436,7 @@ bool AppConfig::load() {
 
     if (cfg.rootNode()->hasAnother("window")) {
         int x,y,w,h;
-        int max;
+        int max,tips;
         
         DataNode *win_node = cfg.rootNode()->getNext("window");
         
@@ -447,6 +457,11 @@ bool AppConfig::load() {
             winMax.store(max?true:false);
         }
 
+        if (win_node->hasAnother("tips")) {
+            win_node->getNext("tips")->element()->get(tips);
+            showTips.store(tips?true:false);
+        }
+
         if (win_node->hasAnother("theme")) {
             int theme;
             win_node->getNext("theme")->element()->get(theme);

src/AppConfig.h

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public:
     void setWindowMaximized(bool max);
     bool getWindowMaximized();
 
+    void setShowTips(bool show);
+    bool getShowTips();
+
     void setTheme(int themeId);
     int getTheme();
 
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ private:
     std::string configName;
     std::map<std::string, DeviceConfig *> deviceConfig;
     std::atomic_int winX,winY,winW,winH;
-    std::atomic_bool winMax;
+    std::atomic_bool winMax, showTips;
     std::atomic_int themeId;
     std::atomic_llong snap;
     std::atomic_llong centerFreq;

src/AppFrame.cpp

@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ void AppFrame::updateDeviceParams() {
     
     // Build settings menu
     wxMenu *newSettingsMenu = new wxMenu;
+    showTipMenuItem = newSettingsMenu->AppendCheckItem(wxID_SET_TIPS, "Show Hover Tips");
+    if (wxGetApp().getConfig()->getShowTips()) {
+        showTipMenuItem->Check();
+    }
     newSettingsMenu->Append(wxID_SET_FREQ_OFFSET, "Frequency Offset");
     if (devInfo->hasCORR(SOAPY_SDR_RX, 0)) {
         newSettingsMenu->Append(wxID_SET_PPM, "Device PPM");
@@ -673,6 +677,12 @@ void AppFrame::OnMenu(wxCommandEvent& event) {
             activeDemodulator->setOutputDevice(event.GetId() - wxID_RT_AUDIO_DEVICE);
             activeDemodulator = NULL;
         }
+    } else if (event.GetId() == wxID_SET_TIPS ) {
+        if (wxGetApp().getConfig()->getShowTips()) {
+            wxGetApp().getConfig()->setShowTips(false);
+        } else {
+            wxGetApp().getConfig()->setShowTips(true);
+        }
     } else if (event.GetId() == wxID_SET_FREQ_OFFSET) {
         long ofs = wxGetNumberFromUser("Shift the displayed frequency by this amount.\ni.e. -125000000 for -125 MHz", "Frequency (Hz)",
                 "Frequency Offset", wxGetApp().getOffset(), -2000000000, 2000000000, this);

src/AppFrame.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define wxID_SET_FREQ_OFFSET 2001
 #define wxID_RESET 2002
 #define wxID_SET_PPM 2003
+#define wxID_SET_TIPS 2004
 #define wxID_SDR_DEVICES 2008
 #define wxID_AGC_CONTROL 2009
 
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ private:
     wxMenuItem *sdrIFMenuItem;
     std::map<int, wxMenuItem *> rigSerialMenuItems;
     std::map<int, wxMenuItem *> rigModelMenuItems;
+    wxMenuItem *showTipMenuItem;
     int rigModel;
     int rigSerialRate;
     long long rigSDRIF;

src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.cpp

@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void InteractiveCanvas::OnMouseEnterWindow(wxMouseEvent& event) {
 
 void InteractiveCanvas::setStatusText(std::string statusText) {
     wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->GetStatusBar()->SetStatusText(statusText);
+    if (wxGetApp().getConfig()->getShowTips()) {
+        this->SetToolTip(statusText);
+    } else {
+        this->SetToolTip("");
+    }
 }
 
 void InteractiveCanvas::setStatusText(std::string statusText, int value) {