Add tooltips

DevocubFilters/AntiChatter.cs

@@ -12,43 +12,104 @@ namespace TabletDriverFilters.Devocub
     [PluginName("Devocub Antichatter")]
     public class Antichatter : Interpolator
     {
+        private const string LATENCY_TOOLTIP =
+              "Smoothing latency\n"
+            + " - Smoothing filter adds latency to the input, so don't enable it if you want to have the lowest possible input lag.\n"
+            + " - On Wacom tablets you can use latency value between 15 and 25 to have a similar smoothing as in the Wacom drivers.\n"
+            + " - You can test out different filter values, but the recommended maximum for osu! is around 50 milliseconds.\n"
+            + " - Filter latency values lower than 4 milliseconds aren't recommended. Its better to disable the smoothing filter.\n"
+            + " - You don't have to change the filter frequency, but you can use the highest frequency your computer can run without performance problems.";
+        private const string ANTICHATTER_TOOLTIP =
+              "Antichatter is meant to prevent cursor chattering/rattling/shaking/trembling when the pen doesn't move.\n"
+            + " - Antichatter in its primary form is useful for tablets which don't have any hardware smoothing.\n"
+            + " - Antichatter uses smoothing. Latency and Frequency values do have an effect on antichatter settings.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Formula for smoothing is:\n"
+            + "   y(x) = (x + OffsetX)^(Strength*-1)*Multiplier+OffsetY\n"
+            + " - Where x is pen speed. And y(x) is the smoothing value. Slower speed = more smoothing. Faster speed = less smoothing.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Strength : Useful values are from 1 up to 10. Higher values make smoothing sharper, lower are smoother.\n"
+            + "Multiplier : Zooms in and zooms out the plot. Useful values are from 1 up to 1000. Makes smoothing softer. Default value is 1, which causes no change.\n"
+            + "Offset X : Moves the plot to the right. Negative values move the plot to the left. Higher values make smoothing weaker,\n"
+            + "   lower values stronger and activate stronger smoothing earlier in terms of cursor speed). Useful values are from -1 to 2. Default values is 0.\n"
+            + "Offset Y : Moves the plot up. Useful values are from roughly -1 up to 10. If the Y value of smoothing is near 0 for any given point then it provides almost raw data with lowest delay.\n"
+            + "   If value is near 1 then it's usual smoothing, also it defines minimal amount of smoothing. OffsetY 10 will make smoothing 10 times stronger.\n"
+            + "   OffsetY 0.5 will make smoothing roughly twice as weak (and latency will be roughly half), 0.3 roughly one third weaker, etc. The default value is 1.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Example Settings:\n"
+            + " - Simple: Latency 5-50 ms, Strength 2-3, Multiplier 1, OffsetX 0, OffsetY 1.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + " - Straight: Latency 20-40ms, Strength 20, Multiplier 1, OffsetX 0.7, OffsetY 0.6. This preset isn't good for high hovering.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + " - Smooth: Latency ~10 ms, Strength 3, Multiplier 100, OffsetX 1.5, OffsetY 1.\n"
+            + "      Change OffsetX between 0-2 to switch between stickiness and smooth.\n"
+            + "      Increase Strength to 4-10 to get harper. Decrease Strength to 1-2 to get more smoothing.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + " - Low latency: Set Offset Y to 0 (and potentially set Latency to 1-10 ms. However, with some settings this can break smoothing, usually OffsetY 0 is enough to being able to go to lowest latency).";
+        private const string PREDICTION_TOOLTIP =
+              "Prediction - How it works: It adds a predicted point to smoothing algorithm. It helps to preserve sharpness of movement, helps with small movements,\n"
+            + "   Low values (~10-15ms) of smoothing latency can cause problems for cursor movement. It's very preferred to use at least 10-15ms of smoothing latency, 20-40 ms is even better and recommended.\n"
+            + "   In some cases, cursor can even outdistance real position (similar to Wacom 6.3.95 drivers).\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Formula for prediction is:\n"
+            + "   y(x) = 1/cosh((x-OffsetX)*Sharpness)*Strength+OffsetY\n"
+            + " - Where x is pen speed. And y(x) is strength of prediction\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Strength : is max of peak of prediction. Useful values are from 0 to 2, or up to 3-4 depending on latency.\n"
+            + "Sharpness : changes the width of the Strength.\n"
+            + "Offset X : center of the prediction's peak. Useful values are from 0.5 up to 5-7, Increasing this value will shift the cursor speed up on bigger movements.\n"
+            + "Offset Y : Moves the plot up/down (positive/negative values). Also defines the minimum amount of prediction.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Example Settings:\n"
+            + "   Simple+:\n"
+            + "      Straight or Smooth preset for smoothing\n"
+            + "      Strength 1-3 (for 5-50 ms respectively), Sharpness 1, OffsetX 0.8, OffsetY 0\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "   Straight+:\n"
+            + "      Straight preset for smoothing\n"
+            + "      Strength 0.3, Sharpness 0.7, OffsetX 2, OffsetY 0.3\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "   Fun:\n"
+            + "      Smoothing: Latency 40ms, Strength 3, Multiplier 10, OffsetX 1, OffsetY 1\n"
+            + "      Prediction: Strength 4, Sharpness 0.75, Offset 2.5, OffsetY 1";
+
         public Antichatter(ITimer scheduler) : base(scheduler)
         {
             GetMMScale();
         }
 
-        [SliderProperty("Latency", 0f, 1000f, 2f), DefaultPropertyValue(2f)]
+        [SliderProperty("Latency", 0f, 1000f, 2f), DefaultPropertyValue(2f), ToolTip(LATENCY_TOOLTIP)]
         public float Latency
         {
             set => this.latency = Math.Clamp(value, 0, 1000);
             get => this.latency;
         }
 
-        [Property("Antichatter Strength"), DefaultPropertyValue(3f)]
+        [Property("Antichatter Strength"), DefaultPropertyValue(3f), ToolTip(ANTICHATTER_TOOLTIP)]
         public float AntichatterStrength { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Antichatter Multiplier"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f)]
+        [Property("Antichatter Multiplier"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f), ToolTip(ANTICHATTER_TOOLTIP)]
         public float AntichatterMultiplier { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Antichatter Offset X")]
+        [Property("Antichatter Offset X"), ToolTip(ANTICHATTER_TOOLTIP)]
         public float AntichatterOffsetX { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Antichatter Offset Y"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f)]
+        [Property("Antichatter Offset Y"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f), ToolTip(ANTICHATTER_TOOLTIP)]
         public float AntichatterOffsetY { set; get; }
 
-        [BooleanProperty("Prediction", "")]
-        public bool PredictionEnabled { set; get; }
+        [BooleanProperty("Prediction", ""), ToolTip(PREDICTION_TOOLTIP)]
 
-        [Property("Prediction Strength"), DefaultPropertyValue(1.1f)]
+        public bool PredictionEnabled { set; get; }
+        [Property("Prediction Strength"), DefaultPropertyValue(1.1f), ToolTip(PREDICTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public float PredictionStrength { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Prediction Sharpness"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f)]
+        [Property("Prediction Sharpness"), DefaultPropertyValue(1f), ToolTip(PREDICTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public float PredictionSharpness { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Prediction Offset X"), DefaultPropertyValue(3f)]
+        [Property("Prediction Offset X"), DefaultPropertyValue(3f), ToolTip(PREDICTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public float PredictionOffsetX { set; get; }
 
-        [Property("Prediction Offset Y"), DefaultPropertyValue(0.3f)]
+        [Property("Prediction Offset Y"), DefaultPropertyValue(0.3f), ToolTip(PREDICTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public float PredictionOffsetY { set; get; }
 
         private const float THRESHOLD = 0.9f;

HawkuFilters/NoiseReduction.cs

@@ -9,12 +9,29 @@ namespace OpenTabletDriver.Plugin
     [PluginName("Hawku Noise Reduction")]
     public class NoiseReduction : IFilter
     {
+        private const string NOISEREDUCTION_TOOLTIP =
+              "Noise Reduction Filter:\n"
+            + "   WARNING! This filter will cause more latency on smaller tablet areas(<20 mm), so consider using a larger area to increase the performance.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Buffer:\n"
+            + " - Buffer value is how many of the last pen positions will be stored in the buffer.\n"
+            + " - Lower buffer value means lower latency, but lower noise reduction.\n"
+            + " - At 133 RPS, the buffer size of 10 means a maximum latency of 75 milliseconds.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Threshold:\n"
+            + " - Threshold value sets the movement distance threshold per pen position report.\n"
+            + " - The amount of noise reduction will be at it's maximum if the pen movement is shorter than the threshold value.\n"
+            + " - Noise reduction and latency will be almost zero if the pen position movement is double the distance of the threshold value.\n"
+            + " - At 133 RPS, a threshold value of 0.5 mm means for speeds of ~66.5 mm/s noise reduction and latency will be applied but for ~133 mm/s the noise reduction and latency will be near zero.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Recommendations:\n"
+            + "   Samples = 5 - 20, Threshold = 0.2 - 1.0 mm.";
         public NoiseReduction()
         {
             GetMMScale();
         }
 
-        [Property("Buffer"), DefaultPropertyValue(10)]
+        [Property("Buffer"), DefaultPropertyValue(10), ToolTip(NOISEREDUCTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public int Samples
         {
             set
@@ -25,7 +42,7 @@ public int Samples
             get => this.samples;
         }
 
-        [Property("Distance Threshold"), Unit("mm"), DefaultPropertyValue(0.5f)]
+        [Property("Distance Threshold"), Unit("mm"), DefaultPropertyValue(0.5f), ToolTip(NOISEREDUCTION_TOOLTIP)]
         public float DistanceThreshold
         {
             set

HawkuFilters/Smoothing.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ public Smoothing(ITimer scheduler) : base(scheduler)
         }
 
         [SliderProperty("Latency", 0.0f, 1000.0f, 2.0f), DefaultPropertyValue(2f)]
+        [ToolTip(
+              "Smoothing Filter\n"
+            + " - Smoothing filter adds latency to the input, so don't enable it if you want the lowest possible input latency.\n"
+            + "\n"
+            + "Recommendations\n"
+            + " - On Wacom tablets you can use latency value between 15 and 25 to have a similar smoothing as in the Wacom drivers.\n"
+            + " - You can test out different filter values, but recommended maximum for osu! is around 50 milliseconds.\n"
+            + " - Filter latency value lower than 4 milliseconds isn't recommended. Its better to just disable the smoothing filter.\n"
+            + " - You don't have to change the filter frequency, but you can use the highest frequency your computer can run without performance problems."
+        )]
         public float Latency { set; get; }
 
         private const float THRESHOLD = 0.63f;