Remove "What's This?" and update tooltips (#4128)

include/CaptionMenu.h

@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ class EXPORT CaptionMenu : public QMenu
 public:
 	CaptionMenu( const QString & _title, QWidget * _parent = 0 );
 	virtual ~CaptionMenu();
-
-	///
-	/// \brief Adds a "Help" action displaying the Menu's parent's WhatsThis
-	///		   text when selected.
-	///
-	void addHelpAction();
-
 } ;
 
 

include/ControllerView.h

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class ControllerView : public QFrame, public ModelView
 public slots:
 	void editControls();
 	void deleteController();
-	void displayHelp();
 	void closeControls();
 	void renameController();
 

include/EffectView.h

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public slots:
 	void moveUp();
 	void moveDown();
 	void deletePlugin();
-	void displayHelp();
 	void closeEffects();
 
 

include/FxLine.h

@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ private slots:
 	void removeUnusedChannels();
 	void moveChannelLeft();
 	void moveChannelRight();
-	void displayHelp();
 };
 
 

include/Knob.h

@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ class EXPORT Knob : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 
 private slots:
 	virtual void enterValue();
-	void displayHelp();
 	void friendlyUpdate();
 	void toggleScale();
 

include/MainWindow.h

@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ public slots:
 	void resetWindowTitle();
 
 	void emptySlot();
-	void enterWhatsThisMode();
 	void createNewProject();
 	void createNewProjectFromTemplate( QAction * _idx );
 	void openProject();

include/SetupDialog.h

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ private slots:
 	// general settings widget
 	void setBufferSize( int _value );
 	void resetBufSize();
-	void displayBufSizeHelp();
 
 	// path settings widget
 	void setWorkingDir( const QString & _wd );
@@ -86,15 +85,12 @@ private slots:
 	// performance settings widget
 	void setAutoSaveInterval( int time );
 	void resetAutoSave();
-	void displaySaveIntervalHelp();
 
 	// audio settings widget
 	void audioInterfaceChanged( const QString & _driver );
-	void displayAudioHelp();
 
 	// MIDI settings widget
 	void midiInterfaceChanged( const QString & _driver );
-	void displayMIDIHelp();
 
 
 	void toggleToolTips( bool _enabled );

plugins/Bitcrush/BitcrushControlDialog.cpp

@@ -55,59 +55,59 @@ BitcrushControlDialog::BitcrushControlDialog( BitcrushControls * controls ) :
 	inGain->move( 16, 32 );
 	inGain->setModel( & controls->m_inGain );
 	inGain->setLabel( tr( "GAIN" ) );
-	inGain->setHintText( tr( "Input Gain:" ) + " ", " dBFS" );
+	inGain->setHintText( tr( "Input gain:" ) , " dBFS" );
 
 	Knob * inNoise = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	inNoise->move( 14, 76 );
 	inNoise->setModel( & controls->m_inNoise );
 	inNoise->setLabel( tr( "NOISE" ) );
-	inNoise->setHintText( tr( "Input Noise:" ) + " ", "%" );
+	inNoise->setHintText( tr( "Input noise:" ) , "%" );
 
 
 	// output knobs
 	Knob * outGain = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	outGain->move( 138, 32 );
 	outGain->setModel( & controls->m_outGain );
 	outGain->setLabel( tr( "GAIN" ) );
-	outGain->setHintText( tr( "Output Gain:" ) + " ", " dBFS" );
+	outGain->setHintText( tr( "Output gain:" ) , " dBFS" );
 
 	Knob * outClip = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	outClip->move( 138, 76 );
 	outClip->setModel( & controls->m_outClip );
 	outClip->setLabel( tr( "CLIP" ) );
-	outClip->setHintText( tr( "Output Clip:" ) + " ", "%" );
+	outClip->setHintText( tr( "Output clip:" ) , "%" );
 
 
 	// leds
-	LedCheckBox * rateEnabled = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Rate Enabled" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * rateEnabled = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Rate enabled" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	rateEnabled->move( 64, 14 );
 	rateEnabled->setModel( & controls->m_rateEnabled );
-	ToolTip::add( rateEnabled, tr( "Enable samplerate-crushing" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( rateEnabled, tr( "Enable sample-rate crushing" ) );
 
-	LedCheckBox * depthEnabled = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Depth Enabled" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * depthEnabled = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Depth enabled" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	depthEnabled->move( 101, 14 );
 	depthEnabled->setModel( & controls->m_depthEnabled );
-	ToolTip::add( depthEnabled, tr( "Enable bitdepth-crushing" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( depthEnabled, tr( "Enable bit-depth crushing" ) );
 
 
 	// rate crushing knobs
 	Knob * rate = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	rate->move( 59, 32 );
 	rate->setModel( & controls->m_rate );
 	rate->setLabel( tr( "FREQ" ) );
-	rate->setHintText( tr( "Sample rate:" ) + " ", " Hz" );
+	rate->setHintText( tr( "Sample rate:" ) , " Hz" );
 
 	Knob * stereoDiff = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	stereoDiff->move( 72, 76 );
 	stereoDiff->setModel( & controls->m_stereoDiff );
 	stereoDiff->setLabel( tr( "STEREO" ) );
-	stereoDiff->setHintText( tr( "Stereo difference:" ) + " ", "%" );
+	stereoDiff->setHintText( tr( "Stereo difference:" ) , "%" );
 
 
 	// depth crushing knob
 	Knob * levels = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	levels->move( 92, 32 );
 	levels->setModel( & controls->m_levels );
 	levels->setLabel( tr( "QUANT" ) );
-	levels->setHintText( tr( "Levels:" ) + " ", "" );
+	levels->setHintText( tr( "Levels:" ) , "" );
 }

plugins/Bitcrush/BitcrushControls.cpp

@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
 BitcrushControls::BitcrushControls( BitcrushEffect * eff ) :
 	EffectControls( eff ),
 	m_effect( eff ),
-	m_inGain( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, "Input gain" ),
-	m_inNoise( 0.0f, 0.0f, 100.0f, 0.1f, this, "Input noise" ),
-	m_outGain( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, "Output gain" ),
-	m_outClip( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, "Output clip" ),
-	m_rate( 44100.f, 20.f, 44100.f, 1.0f, this, "Samplerate" ),
-	m_stereoDiff( 0.f, 0.f, 50.f, 0.1f, this, "Stereo difference" ),
-	m_levels( 256.f, 1.f, 256.f, 1.0f, this, "Levels" ),
-	m_rateEnabled( true, this, "Rate enabled" ),
-	m_depthEnabled( true, this, "Depth enabled" )
+	m_inGain( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, tr( "Input gain" ) ),
+	m_inNoise( 0.0f, 0.0f, 100.0f, 0.1f, this, tr( "Input noise" ) ),
+	m_outGain( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, tr( "Output gain" ) ),
+	m_outClip( 0.0f, -20.0f, 20.0f, 0.1f, this, tr( "Output clip" ) ),
+	m_rate( 44100.f, 20.f, 44100.f, 1.0f, this, tr( "Sample rate" ) ),
+	m_stereoDiff( 0.f, 0.f, 50.f, 0.1f, this, tr( "Stereo difference" ) ),
+	m_levels( 256.f, 1.f, 256.f, 1.0f, this, tr( "Levels" ) ),
+	m_rateEnabled( true, this, tr( "Rate enabled" ) ),
+	m_depthEnabled( true, this, tr( "Depth enabled" ) )
 {
 	m_rate.setStrictStepSize( true );
 	m_levels.setStrictStepSize( true );

plugins/CrossoverEQ/CrossoverEQControlDialog.cpp

@@ -49,67 +49,67 @@ CrossoverEQControlDialog::CrossoverEQControlDialog( CrossoverEQControls * contro
 	xover12->move( 29, 11 );
 	xover12->setModel( & controls->m_xover12 );
 	xover12->setLabel( "1/2" );
-	xover12->setHintText( tr( "Band 1/2 Crossover:" ), " Hz" );
+	xover12->setHintText( tr( "Band 1/2 crossover:" ), " Hz" );
 
 	Knob * xover23 = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	xover23->move( 69, 11 );
 	xover23->setModel( & controls->m_xover23 );
 	xover23->setLabel( "2/3" );
-	xover23->setHintText( tr( "Band 2/3 Crossover:" ), " Hz" );
+	xover23->setHintText( tr( "Band 2/3 crossover:" ), " Hz" );
 
 	Knob * xover34 = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	xover34->move( 109, 11 );
 	xover34->setModel( & controls->m_xover34 );
 	xover34->setLabel( "3/4" );
-	xover34->setHintText( tr( "Band 3/4 Crossover:" ), " Hz" );
+	xover34->setHintText( tr( "Band 3/4 crossover:" ), " Hz" );
 
 	m_fader_bg = QPixmap( PLUGIN_NAME::getIconPixmap( "fader_bg" ) );
 	m_fader_empty = QPixmap( PLUGIN_NAME::getIconPixmap( "fader_empty" ) );
 	m_fader_knob = QPixmap( PLUGIN_NAME::getIconPixmap( "fader_knob2" ) );
 
 	// faders
-	Fader * gain1 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain1, "Band 1 Gain", this, 
+	Fader * gain1 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain1, tr( "Band 1 gain" ), this,
 		&m_fader_bg, &m_fader_empty, &m_fader_knob );
 	gain1->move( 7, 56 );
 	gain1->setDisplayConversion( false );
-	gain1->setHintText( tr( "Band 1 Gain:" ), " dBFS" );
+	gain1->setHintText( tr( "Band 1 gain:" ), " dBFS" );
 
-	Fader * gain2 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain2, "Band 2 Gain", this, 
+	Fader * gain2 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain2, tr( "Band 2 gain" ), this,
 		&m_fader_bg, &m_fader_empty, &m_fader_knob );
 	gain2->move( 47, 56 );
 	gain2->setDisplayConversion( false );
-	gain2->setHintText( tr( "Band 2 Gain:" ), " dBFS" );
+	gain2->setHintText( tr( "Band 2 gain:" ), " dBFS" );
 
-	Fader * gain3 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain3, "Band 3 Gain", this, 
+	Fader * gain3 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain3, tr( "Band 3 gain" ), this,
 		&m_fader_bg, &m_fader_empty, &m_fader_knob );
 	gain3->move( 87, 56 );
 	gain3->setDisplayConversion( false );
-	gain3->setHintText( tr( "Band 3 Gain:" ), " dBFS" );
+	gain3->setHintText( tr( "Band 3 gain:" ), " dBFS" );
 
-	Fader * gain4 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain4, "Band 4 Gain", this, 
+	Fader * gain4 = new Fader( &controls->m_gain4, tr( "Band 4 gain" ), this,
 		&m_fader_bg, &m_fader_empty, &m_fader_knob );
 	gain4->move( 127, 56 );
 	gain4->setDisplayConversion( false );
-	gain4->setHintText( tr( "Band 4 Gain:" ), " dBFS" );
+	gain4->setHintText( tr( "Band 4 gain:" ), " dBFS" );
 
 	// leds
-	LedCheckBox * mute1 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 1 Mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * mute1 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 1 mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	mute1->move( 15, 154 );
 	mute1->setModel( & controls->m_mute1 );
-	ToolTip::add( mute1, tr( "Mute Band 1" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( mute1, tr( "Mute band 1" ) );
 
-	LedCheckBox * mute2 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 2 Mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * mute2 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 2 mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	mute2->move( 55, 154 );
 	mute2->setModel( & controls->m_mute2 );
-	ToolTip::add( mute2, tr( "Mute Band 2" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( mute2, tr( "Mute band 2" ) );
 
-	LedCheckBox * mute3 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 3 Mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * mute3 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 3 mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	mute3->move( 95, 154 );
 	mute3->setModel( & controls->m_mute3 );
-	ToolTip::add( mute3, tr( "Mute Band 3" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( mute3, tr( "Mute band 3" ) );
 
-	LedCheckBox * mute4 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 4 Mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
+	LedCheckBox * mute4 = new LedCheckBox( "", this, tr( "Band 4 mute" ), LedCheckBox::Green );
 	mute4->move( 135, 154 );
 	mute4->setModel( & controls->m_mute4 );
-	ToolTip::add( mute4, tr( "Mute Band 4" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( mute4, tr( "Mute band 4" ) );
 }

plugins/Delay/DelayControls.cpp

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 DelayControls::DelayControls( DelayEffect* effect ):
 	EffectControls( effect ),
 	m_effect ( effect ),
-	m_delayTimeModel( 0.5, 0.01, 5.0, 0.0001, 5000.0, this, tr( "Delay Samples" )) ,
+	m_delayTimeModel( 0.5, 0.01, 5.0, 0.0001, 5000.0, this, tr( "Delay samples" )) ,
 	m_feedbackModel(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f,0.01f,this,tr( "Feedback" ) ),
-	m_lfoTimeModel(2.0, 0.01, 5.0, 0.0001, 20000.0, this, tr( "Lfo Frequency" ) ),
-	m_lfoAmountModel(0.0, 0.0, 0.5, 0.0001, 2000.0, this, tr ( "Lfo Amount" ) ),
+	m_lfoTimeModel(2.0, 0.01, 5.0, 0.0001, 20000.0, this, tr( "LFO frequency" ) ),
+	m_lfoAmountModel(0.0, 0.0, 0.5, 0.0001, 2000.0, this, tr ( "LFO amount" ) ),
 	m_outGainModel( 0.0, -60.0, 20.0, 0.01, this, tr( "Output gain" ) )
 {
 	connect( Engine::mixer(), SIGNAL( sampleRateChanged() ), this, SLOT( changeSampleRate() ) );

plugins/Delay/DelayControlsDialog.cpp

@@ -47,30 +47,30 @@ DelayControlsDialog::DelayControlsDialog( DelayControls *controls ) :
 	sampleDelayKnob->setVolumeKnob( false );
 	sampleDelayKnob->setModel( &controls->m_delayTimeModel );
 	sampleDelayKnob->setLabel( tr( "DELAY" ) );
-	sampleDelayKnob->setHintText( tr( "Delay Time" ) + " ", " s" );
+	sampleDelayKnob->setHintText( tr( "Delay time" ) + " ", " s" );
 
 	Knob * feedbackKnob = new Knob( knobBright_26, this );
 	feedbackKnob->move( 11, 58 );
 	feedbackKnob->setVolumeKnob( true) ;
 	feedbackKnob->setModel( &controls->m_feedbackModel);
 	feedbackKnob->setLabel( tr( "FDBK" ) );
-	feedbackKnob->setHintText( tr ( "Feedback Amount" ) + " " , "" );
+	feedbackKnob->setHintText( tr ( "Feedback amount" ) + " " , "" );
 
 	TempoSyncKnob * lfoFreqKnob = new TempoSyncKnob( knobBright_26, this );
 	lfoFreqKnob->move( 11, 119 );
 	lfoFreqKnob->setVolumeKnob( false );
 	lfoFreqKnob->setModel( &controls->m_lfoTimeModel );
 	lfoFreqKnob->setLabel( tr( "RATE" ) );
-	lfoFreqKnob->setHintText( tr ( "Lfo") + " ", " s" );
+	lfoFreqKnob->setHintText( tr ( "LFO frequency") + " ", " s" );
 
 	TempoSyncKnob * lfoAmtKnob = new TempoSyncKnob( knobBright_26, this );
 	lfoAmtKnob->move( 11, 159 );
 	lfoAmtKnob->setVolumeKnob( false );
 	lfoAmtKnob->setModel( &controls->m_lfoAmountModel );
 	lfoAmtKnob->setLabel( tr( "AMNT" ) );
-	lfoAmtKnob->setHintText( tr ( "Lfo Amt" ) + " " , " s" );
+	lfoAmtKnob->setHintText( tr ( "LFO amount" ) + " " , " s" );
 
-	EqFader * outFader = new EqFader( &controls->m_outGainModel,tr( "Out Gain" ),
+	EqFader * outFader = new EqFader( &controls->m_outGainModel,tr( "Out gain" ),
 									  this, &controls->m_outPeakL, &controls->m_outPeakR );
 	outFader->setMaximumHeight( 196 );
 	outFader->move( 263, 45 );

plugins/DualFilter/DualFilterControlDialog.cpp

@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ DualFilterControlDialog::DualFilterControlDialog( DualFilterControls* controls )
 
 	enabled1Toggle -> move( 12, 11 );
 	enabled1Toggle -> setModel( &controls -> m_enabled1Model );
-	ToolTip::add( enabled1Toggle, tr( "Click to enable/disable Filter 1" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( enabled1Toggle, tr( "Enable/disable filter 1" ) );
 	enabled2Toggle -> move( 210, 11 );
 	enabled2Toggle -> setModel( &controls -> m_enabled2Model );
-	ToolTip::add( enabled2Toggle, tr( "Click to enable/disable Filter 2" ) );
+	ToolTip::add( enabled2Toggle, tr( "Enable/disable filter 2" ) );
 
 	ComboBox * m_filter1ComboBox = new ComboBox( this );
 	m_filter1ComboBox->setGeometry( 19, 70, 137, 22 );