Popup-Display via Mouse-Over for HUD

[jimsen]

First I want to apologize that I am quite unfamiliar with the workflow of Pokertracker, since I have not used PT3 at all. So this could be a thing where a design decision was made that is restricted to changing the current style of workflow.

Nevertheless, because it is the main thing that is bugging me during my workflow while playing and using the HUD, I wanted to remark that the current way of open and closing Popups for the HUD per Click is extremly frustrating, when Masstabling and in general. Due to other tables grabbing focus the popup stays open and has to be closed that is very annoying while pondering over another decision. When you have to make decisions fast and look up Pop-Ups frequently because you dont want to have a huge main HUD, this becomes quickly a KO-criterium for a pleasant gameflow.

Please take this issue in consideration, because I have spoken with a lot of other people that ponder migrating from HM to PT and it is the only thing in combination with the last hand reviewer that is currently designed more appropriate by your competition.

I dont want to buy HM2, please take this request in serious consideration. For me having a fast crisp gameflow without not needed mouse-clicks and miles, while being flooded with only the viable needed information is key to my grinding. If my HUD does not provide me that, well it is pretty neat, but for my demands not useable.

[Barlin63]

Maybe it would be an idea to make it optional some where in the configuration so that you can choose between click or hoover over.

[jimsen]

That would be fine, I know that there are functions for mouseover-events that extend baloon-help, so this could be one of those fast nice-to-haves that do not take many man-hours for coding and testing.

[StevenM]

That would be fine, I know that there are functions for mouseover-events that extend baloon-help, so this could be one of those fast nice-to-haves that do not take many man-hours for coding and testing.

I am afraid that switching to a mouse-over display would in fact be very complicated, and require extensive redevelopment of our mouseover system therefore we do not intend to add mouseover capability in PokerTracker 4 at this time. We made this decision long ago because we discovered through user design research that mouseover of HUD popups are beneficial to only a small minority of players, the vast majority find that clicking is more efficient because it reduces in-game confusion. We know that hovering is something that some of our users would like, therefore it will remain in consideration in the event that a rare window of opportunity for future development appears, but at this time we do not intend to make this change.

Thanks for your understanding...

Steven