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Posted on by Poweruser32490 126
I have a gallery in powerapps. On clicking of the gallery link, it redirects to the info page. 
 
I am using PCF control tooltip which is a separate control. I need to show this PCF tooltip control on hover of the gallery link. May i know how to achieve this as we don't have any hover function. 
 
If i place the PCF control on top of the hyperlink, the link becomes unclickable. Any idea how to resolve this?
 
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    Haque 3,653 on at

    Hi @Poweruser32490,

     

    Apparently, Power Apps does not have a native hover event for controls, which makes showing a PCF tooltip control on hover tricky. Also, placing the PCF control on top of the gallery link blocks clicks, as you noticed.

    I would suggest to follow this thread, based on this I can suggest some tricks to be followed:

    We can use a Transparent Button or Rectangle for Hover Detection 

    1. Place a transparent button or rectangle next to or overlapping but not fully covering the gallery link.
    2. Set its Fill property to RGBA(0,0,0,0) which means it is fully transparent.
    3. Use the button’s OnSelect or OnHover-like behavior by simulating hover with Timer or MouseEnter/MouseLeave events if available (in some experimental features).
    4. Now we can toggle (Show/hide) the PCF tooltip control based on this interaction.
     

    Use a Timer to Simulate Hover

    1. When the user clicks or focuses on the gallery link, start a timer that shows the tooltip after a short delay.
    2. When the user clicks elsewhere or after some time, hide the tooltip. This simulates hover without blocking clicks.
     

    Show Tooltip on Gallery Link Select (Click)

    1. One trick  -  we can show the PCF tooltip control when the user clicks the gallery link Instead of hover
    2. You can toggle visibility of the tooltip control on click. Certainly this will avoids hover limitations and click-blocking issues.

     

    Position Tooltip Adjacent to the Link
     

    1. Place the PCF tooltip control near the gallery link but not overlapping it.
    2. Use variables to control the tooltip’s visibility and position dynamically based on the selected gallery item.
     
    Please just remember what we intend to do
    1. We should not place PCF control directly on top of clickable links.
    2. Native hover is not supported in Power Apps.
    3. We should use transparent controls or click-based toggles to show/hide tooltips.
     
     
    I am sure some clues I tried to give. If these clues help to resolve the issue brought you by here, please don't forget to check the box Does this answer your question? At the same time, I am pretty sure you have liked the response!

       
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    Haque 3,653 on at
    Hi @Poweruser32490,
     
    I was following up on this, is the tooltip issue resolved?

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