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Option box Tooltip dilemma, can't name each individually

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2011-01-10 20:32:31
mstowe
Registered: Mar 18 2009
Posts: 19

When I create an option box, let's say a check box, Yes No. I give them both the same name so that one choice is allowed. But I can't change the Tooltip of each individually? Am I doing something wrong, this just can't be right? You obviously need the Tooltip to give context to Yes and No as I have several of them. But I can't get one Tooltip to say (for example): one checkbox >"Are you a member? YES" and another >"Are you a member? NO". So I have to create them as individual check boxes to get individual Tooltips. This also means you can check YES and NO, which I don't want.
Is there some workaround here? Am I missing something?
Thanks.

My Product Information:
Acrobat 9.3, Windows
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2011-01-11 11:55:48
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mstowe
Registered: Mar 18 2009
Posts: 19
Wow, I'm surprised there is no solution for this. I can't imagine any situation where you would actually want all options to have the same Tooltip, yet this is the way it is in Acrobat. There has to be a workaround. Come on you experts :)
Thanks in advance.
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2011-01-11 12:02:13
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
The tool tip (JS 'userName') is only settable as a field property and not a widget property.

George Kaiser

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2011-01-11 12:21:34
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mstowe
Registered: Mar 18 2009
Posts: 19
>The tool tip (JS 'userName') is only settable as a field property and not a widget property.I guess I don't understand fully how this affects the ability to write the tooltip. If I use the field property to change the tooltip, it automatically changes the tooltip of all the check box options. This is particularly bad when you have many options.
Example:
User select one of these checkboxes:
4 options
Type of Engagement - Steady?
Type of Engagement - Casual?
Type of Engagement - Concert?
Type of Engagement - Other?

The user must select only ONE option? But in order to enable this feature the fields (names and tooltips) have to look like this:
4 options
Type of Engagement
Type of Engagement
Type of Engagement
Type of Engagement

Which would you choose? :)

There has to be a workaround to this problem.
Thanks.
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