Comment 48 for bug 527458

We consider tooltips a core feature, they fill a unique role because they are never in your way and only pop-up if you hover, implying you want to see them.

Information that is automatically there when you need it and never there when you don't is about as perfect as user interaction can get.

The guidelines assume a vary narrow set of use cases. Consideration needs to be given to vertical applications that take full advantage of the framework allowing enterprise users enjoy a satisfying user experience. We are in the enterprise market, so our expectations go beyond a few simple social networking applications.

There is a subset of on-demand information that must be extremely quick and easy to access, have minimal disruption on the work-flow, not have a time-out (you can leave them up as long or as short as you want) and be intuitive to get to. There is simply no better option than a tooltip. They fill a unique role that has no equivalent. They also do not clutter up the user interface or the menus, which the work-arounds would require.

Is there any way that tooltips can remain available as a configuration option?

I'd also like to request that core features not be removed just before an LTS. Experimentation is great and innovation is critical, but LTS is about stability based on what we've innovated so far.