[JENKINS-72744] Tooltips are not removed on widget refresh (regression in 2.380)

[jenkins-infra-bot]

When a tooltip is displayed for an element in a widget and the widget is refreshed the tooltip will not disappear once the mouse is moved away. 

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Originally reported by mawinter69, imported from: Tooltips are not removed on widget refresh (regression in 2.380)

• status: Resolved
• priority: Minor
• component(s): core
• label(s): regression, ux
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2024-08-07T12:25:29+00:00
• votes: 0
• watchers: 1
• imported: 2025-11-24

Raw content of original issue

When a tooltip is displayed for an element in a widget and the widget is refreshed the tooltip will not disappear once the mouse is moved away. 

• environment: Jenkins 2.446

3 attachments

• tooltip-2.379.mov
• tooltip-2.380.mov
• tooltip-not-removed.mp4

[jenkins-infra-bot]

mawinter69:

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• Raw content of original comment:

  The problem is most likely that the tooltip is attached to the body thus when the widget is refreshed the eventhandler that would remove the tooltip is deleted as well. Attaching the tooltip directly to the element it is for would probably solve the problem.
  

The problem is most likely that the tooltip is attached to the body thus when the widget is refreshed the eventhandler that would remove the tooltip is deleted as well. Attaching the tooltip directly to the element it is for would probably solve the problem.