Method createTooltip

src/manager/tooltipManager.ts:60–84

(
        actor: Clutter.Actor,
        params: Partial<MatTooltipParams>
    )

    }

    createTooltip(
        actor: Clutter.Actor,
        params: Partial<MatTooltipParams>
    ): MatTooltip | undefined {
        // If actor has text, use it instead because it may be updated
        let actorText: string | undefined;
        if (actor instanceof St.Label || actor instanceof Clutter.Text) {
            const clutterText =
                actor instanceof St.Label
                    ? (actor.get_clutter_text() as Clutter.Text)
                    : actor;
            if (clutterText.get_layout().is_ellipsized()) {
                actorText = clutterText.get_text()!;
            }
        }
        if (actorText) params.text = actorText;

        if (!params.text) {
            return;
        }
        const tooltip = new MatTooltip(actor, params);
        Main.layoutManager.addChrome(tooltip);
        tooltip.show();
        return tooltip;
    }
}

enum TooltipSide {