Added Tooltips

KeyboardAudioVisualizer/App.xaml.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
 using Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification;
 using KeyboardAudioVisualizer.AudioProcessing;
 using KeyboardAudioVisualizer.Helper;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ namespace KeyboardAudioVisualizer
 
             try
             {
+                ToolTipService.ShowDurationProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(DependencyObject), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(int.MaxValue));
+
                 _taskbarIcon = (TaskbarIcon)FindResource("TaskbarIcon");
                 _taskbarIcon.DoubleClickCommand = ApplicationManager.Instance.OpenConfigurationCommand;
 

KeyboardAudioVisualizer/UI/Configuration/FrequencyBarsConfiguration.xaml

@@ -42,45 +42,54 @@
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Spectrum:" />
                 <ComboBox controls:Formular.Fill="True"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource SpectrumModes}}"
-                          SelectedItem="{Binding SpectrumMode}"/>
+                          SelectedItem="{Binding SpectrumMode}"
+                          ToolTip="Defines how the spectrum is grouped together.&#x0a; - Linear: Each bar represents the same range of frequencies.&#x0a; - Logarithmic: The higher the frequencies get the wider the range of grouped frequencies.&#x0a; - Gamma: Uses a configurable Gamma-Value to group the frequencies." />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Value:" />
                 <ComboBox controls:Formular.Fill="True"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ValueModes}}"
-                          SelectedItem="{Binding ValueMode}"/>
+                          SelectedItem="{Binding ValueMode}"
+                          ToolTip="Defines how the value of a bar is calculated.&#x0a; - Sum: Sums the power of all frequencies grouped in the bar using all available data.&#x0a; - Max: Uses the maximum value in each group making sure peaks are caught well.&#x0a; - Average: Uses the average of all frequencies grouped in the bar. " />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Bars:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="96" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="1" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                        Value="{Binding Bars}" />
+                        Value="{Binding Bars}"
+                        ToolTip="The number of bars used to represent the spectrum.." />
             </controls:Formular>
 
             <controls:Formular Grid.Column="2">
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Min Freq.:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="0" Maximum="22100" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="10" TickPlacement="None"
-                        Value="{Binding MinFrequency}" />
+                        Value="{Binding MinFrequency}"
+                        ToolTip="The minimum frequency used in the graph." />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Max Freq.:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="0" Maximum="22100" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="10" TickPlacement="None"
-                        Value="{Binding MaxFrequency}" />
+                        Value="{Binding MaxFrequency}"
+                        ToolTip="The maximum frequency used in the graph." />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Gamma:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="6" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="0.25" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
                         IsEnabled="{Binding SpectrumMode, Converter={StaticResource EqualsToBoolConverter}, ConverterParameter={x:Static visualizationProvider:SpectrumMode.Gamma}}"
-                        Value="{Binding Gamma}" />
+                        Value="{Binding Gamma}"
+                        ToolTip="Only used if 'Gamma' is selected as spectrum!&#x0a;Higher values cause more compression of high frequencies." />
             </controls:Formular>
 
             <controls:Formular Grid.Column="4">
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" controls:Formular.LineBreaks="1" Content="Reference:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="240" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="1" TickPlacement="None"
-                        Value="{Binding ReferenceLevel}" />
+                        Value="{Binding ReferenceLevel}"
+                        ToolTip="The reference value used to calculate the power of each bar.&#x0a;(You can read this as 'scaling')" />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" controls:Formular.LineBreaks="1" Content="Smoothing:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="10" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="0.5" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                        Value="{Binding Smoothing}" />
+                        Value="{Binding Smoothing}"
+                        ToolTip="Smooths the graph to prevent flickering.&#x0a;Low values will cause a hectic fast plot, high values a slow one without peaks." />
 
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" controls:Formular.LineBreaks="1" Content="Emphasize:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="0" Maximum="2" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="0.05" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                        Value="{Binding EmphasisePeaks}" />
+                        Value="{Binding EmphasisePeaks}"
+                        ToolTip="Emphasizes peaks. The higher the value, the bigger the difference between a 'loud-bar' and a 'quite-bar'." />
             </controls:Formular>
         </Grid>
     </DataTemplate>

KeyboardAudioVisualizer/UI/Configuration/LevelConfiguration.xaml

@@ -36,19 +36,22 @@
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Calculation:" />
                 <ComboBox controls:Formular.Fill="True"
                           ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ConversionModes}}"
-                          SelectedItem="{Binding ConversionMode}"/>
+                          SelectedItem="{Binding ConversionMode}"
+                          ToolTip="Defines how the RMS of the audio is plotted.&#x0a;Exponential has the widest range of peaks while linear has the least." />
             </controls:Formular>
 
             <controls:Formular Grid.Column="2">
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Scale:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="20" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="0.5" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                        Value="{Binding Scale}" />
+                        Value="{Binding Scale}"
+                        ToolTip="Scales the whole graph." />
             </controls:Formular>
 
             <controls:Formular Grid.Column="4">
                 <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" controls:Formular.LineBreaks="1" Content="Smoothing:" />
                 <Slider controls:Formular.Fill="True" Minimum="1" Maximum="10" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="0.5" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                        Value="{Binding Smoothing}" />
+                        Value="{Binding Smoothing}"
+                        ToolTip="Smooths the plot to prevent flickering.&#x0a;Low values will cause a hectic fast plot, high values a slow one without peaks." />
             </controls:Formular>
         </Grid>
     </DataTemplate>

KeyboardAudioVisualizer/UI/ConfigurationWindow.xaml

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
                                   xmlns:styles="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer.Styles"
                                   xmlns:core="clr-namespace:RGB.NET.Core;assembly=RGB.NET.Core"
                                   xmlns:keyboardAudioVisualizer="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer"
-                                  xmlns:audioProcessing="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer.AudioProcessing"
                                   xmlns:converter="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer.Converter"
                                   xmlns:visualizationProvider="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer.AudioProcessing.VisualizationProvider"
                                   xmlns:helper="clr-namespace:KeyboardAudioVisualizer.Helper"
@@ -67,7 +66,8 @@
                                   ItemTemplate="{StaticResource DataTemplateVisualizationSelection}"
                                   ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource DataProviderVisualizationTypes},
                                                         Converter={StaticResource VisualizationProviderSelectableConverter}, ConverterParameter={x:Static core:RGBDeviceType.Keyboard}}"
-                                  SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPrimaryVisualization}" />
+                                  SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPrimaryVisualization}"
+                                  ToolTip="The visualization shown on the device.
 - Frequency Bars: Shows vertical bars representing the frequencies of the song.
 - Level: Shows two horizontal bars representing the loudness of the song (left and right).
 - Beat: Shows a flash to the beat of the song (this doesn't work too well right now :()" />
                     </controls:Formular>
                 </GroupBox>
 
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
 
                             <Label controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Update-Rate" />
                             <Slider Minimum="1" Maximum="40" controls:Formular.Fill="True"  IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" TickFrequency="1" TickPlacement="BottomRight"
-                                    Value="{Binding UpdateRate}" />
+                                    Value="{Binding UpdateRate}"
+                                    ToolTip="Defines how fast the data is updated.&#x0a;Low values can reduce CPU-usage but will cause stuttering." />
 
                             <Label controls:Formular.LineBreaks="1" controls:Formular.IsLabel="True" Content="Devices:" />
                         </controls:Formular>

KeyboardAudioVisualizer/UI/Visualization/EqualizerVisualization.xaml

@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
                                     Margin="0,-4,0,0" Orientation="Horizontal">
                             <CheckBox VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="Enable Equalizer"
                                       Foreground="{StaticResource BrushForeground}"
-                                      IsChecked="{Binding Path=Equalizer.IsEnabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" />
+                                      IsChecked="{Binding Path=Equalizer.IsEnabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                      ToolTip="Enables the Equalizer.&#x0a;The Equalier Allows to finetune the graph by slective increasing/decresing the value.&#x0a;You can add new pivots by rightclicking on the visualization-window.&#x0a;Existing pivots can be deleted by rightclicking on them or moved by leftclicking and dragging around." />
 
                             <Button VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="12,0,0,0" 
                                     Visibility="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Equalizer.IsEnabled, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, ConverterParameter=True}"