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Make the entry preview tooltip display duration configurable #17502
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I use JabRef 5.15 on Kubuntu Linux with KDE Plasma.
When hovering the mouse cursor over an entry in the main table, JabRef displays a tooltip containing the formatted bibliographic reference, keywords, and abstract. The content follows the preview layout configured in the Entry Editor.
This is a very useful feature, as it allows me to inspect bibliographic records without opening the Entry Editor. However, the tooltip disappears after a short time, which makes it difficult to read longer abstracts.
I would like to suggest adding a user-configurable tooltip display duration, ideally through a preference setting. Alternatively, the tooltip could remain visible while the mouse cursor stays over the entry, disappearing only when the cursor moves away.
This would make the feature considerably more useful when working with large bibliographic databases and long abstracts.
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r1shabhsharma05 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
/assign
Sandeep332005 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
Hi maintainers! Could you please add the
help wantedlabel to this issue if it is suitable for community contributions? I'd be happy to work on the implementation and submit a PR. Thanks!Siedlerchr commentedon Oct 20, 2026
the Duration should be as setting
Sandeep332005 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
/assign
linamedani commentedon Oct 20, 2026
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linamedani commentedon Oct 20, 2026
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jabref-machine commentedon Oct 20, 2026
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Sandeep332005 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
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Sandeep332005 commentedon Oct 20, 2026
Thank you for correcting me
lolo-2016-dev commentedon Oct 25, 2026
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github-actions commentedon Oct 27, 2026
A pull request addressing the issue has been created. You can try out the pull request by following the steps at How to try out any JabRef pull request?.
For any feedback, add a comment to the pull request at #17578.