Tooltips and status help

GUI95

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Ready

Ready — try the example.

States and behavior

Delayed hover/focus hint, Escape dismissal, supplemental status text.

Keyboard

Tab focuses the command; Escape dismisses its tooltip; Enter or Space runs it.

Scope and adaptation

The button has a meaningful visible label without a tooltip. Essential instructions must remain visible. This noninteractive tooltip uses aria-describedby.

Sources

Microsoft preliminary guide (1995), chapters 7–8 · Modern browser accessibility pattern

Original implementation; system colors are represented by CSS variables. The default 13 px system-font stack is a readable browser adaptation. The 1995 source is preliminary, not a final product specification. Test the target browser and native host before shipping.