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Why tooltips wait before appearing
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
Instantly showing a massive block of text the second a mouse stops moving is incredibly annoying. Tooltip timers mathematically force an interface to wait exactly half a second before desperately vomiting explanatory text onto the screen. This invisible delay prevents the user interface from turning into a frantic, flashing mess of unprompted tutorials.
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