How to set the "description" of "shortcut"?

[sdgmlj]

Adding 'description=' to the prototype is not acceptable
Adding [shortcut description] in the 'locality' does not work either
May I ask how to set it up? thank you

[picklock]

Within the prototype it is:

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localised_name = {"Category.name of shortcut"},

And in the locale it is:

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[Category]
name of shortcut="locale"

You can freely choose the name of the category.

[sdgmlj]

Within the prototype it is:

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localised_name = {"Category.name of shortcut"},

And in the locale it is:

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[Category]
name of shortcut="locale"

You can freely choose the name of the category.

Thank you, friend, but what you said is a localized name. Just add it to [shortcut name]. What I want is a "description", which is a long explanation below the name

[EustaceCS]

Below the name of what and where, specifically?
Text in item card, like this extra on screenshot,

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is added in locale>%lang_code%>%your_mod%.cfg in:
[entity-description] for already-placed things in the world,
[item-description] for your inventory items.

Modifying prototypes is NOT required. Locale modifiers will "attach" themselves to items just fine.

Sample mode: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/novice-qm-helper

[sdgmlj]

Sorry, my friends. I didn't express myself clearly. My English is not good, so I can only rely on machine translation
I just want to add a 'description' to the 'shortcut' in the 'local', for example:
[item-name]--------[item-description]
[entity-name]-------[entity-description]
[shortcut-name]--------????

[picklock]

Only that we are talking about the same thing. For me, these are shortcuts in my picture. And for me, the name is the description.
And you can define these as I have already described.

[EustaceCS]

Sorry, my friends. I didn't express myself clearly. My English is not good, so I can only rely on machine translation
I just want to add a 'description' to the 'shortcut' in the 'local', for example:
[item-name]--------[item-description]
[entity-name]-------[entity-description]
[shortcut-name]--------????

Knowing "where" would still do no harm.

[item-description] is being used for basic descriptions (like "Blueprint" button from screenshot above, it can be seen in base/locale/en/base.cfg).
Is expected to work well for 90% of description-added needs.

[controls-description] is used for (i) tooltips in Settings > Controls menu.

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No prototype change seem to be required either, only prototype name match with entry in [controls].

More advanced things, like tooltip for "Create spidertron remote"

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, are probably not exposed anywhere yet. Can't seem to find in exposed parts how it is done currently so cannot replicate it for custom keys.

[sdgmlj]

Only that we are talking about the same thing. For me, these are shortcuts in my picture. And for me, the name is the description.
And you can define these as I have already described.

Thank you, what I want to know is, can only change 'name'? Because that would make the name very long and not very attractive, I would like to have a detailed explanation on the new feature I added, as it would be very long...
If there is no other way, the only option is to change the name

[sdgmlj]

Sorry, my friends. I didn't express myself clearly. My English is not good, so I can only rely on machine translation
I just want to add a 'description' to the 'shortcut' in the 'local', for example:
[item-name]--------[item-description]
[entity-name]-------[entity-description]
[shortcut-name]--------????

Knowing "where" would still do no harm.

[item-description] is being used for basic descriptions (like "Blueprint" button from screenshot above, it can be seen in base/locale/en/base.cfg).
Is expected to work well for 90% of description-added needs.

[controls-description] is used for (i) tooltips in Settings > Controls menu.
Screenshot From 2024-11-02 17-11-49.png
No prototype change seem to be required either, only prototype name match with entry in [controls].

More advanced things, like tooltip for "Create spidertron remote"
Screenshot From 2024-11-02 16-48-30.png
, are probably not exposed anywhere yet. Can't seem to find in exposed parts how it is done currently so cannot replicate it for custom keys.

Thank you, I'm glad I made myself clear and you understand what I mean. And the method I want may not be feasible, I understand. Thank you again and good luck

[Pi-C]

what I want to know is, can only change 'name'?

Check out PrototypeBase, which is inherited by all other prototypes. What you need isn't localised_name, but localised_description!

[sdgmlj]

what I want to know is, can only change 'name'?

Check out PrototypeBase, which is inherited by all other prototypes. What you need isn't localised_name, but localised_description!

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		type = "shortcut",
		name = "abc",
		order = "abc",
		localised_description = "aaaaaa",

You completely understand what I mean, but 'localised_description' is invalid in 'shortcut'

[Pi-C]

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		type = "shortcut",
		name = "abc",
		order = "abc",
		localised_description = "aaaaaa",

You completely understand what I mean, but 'localised_description' is invalid in 'shortcut'

No, it's not invalid! Enter this on the chat console:

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/c game.print(prototypes.shortcut.abc.localised_description)

For the shortcut defined above, the command will print "aaaaaa".

The real problem seems to be that only localised_name will ever be shown when you hover the shortcut with your cursor. So this looks more like a feature request to implement a way to display the localised description.

[sdgmlj]

No, it's not invalid! Enter this on the chat console:

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/c game.print(prototypes.shortcut.abc.localised_description)

For the shortcut defined above, the command will print "aaaaaa".

The real problem seems to be that only localised_name will ever be shown when you hover the shortcut with your cursor. So this looks more like a feature request to implement a way to display the localised description.

Firstly, thank you very much for helping me solve this problem. I would like to ask, is it never possible to achieve mouse hover display through scripts?

[Pi-C]

Firstly, thank you very much for helping me solve this problem. I would like to ask, is it never possible to achieve mouse hover display through scripts?

There is on_gui_hover, but I'm not sure it will work with vanilla GUIs.

[sdgmlj]

Firstly, thank you very much for helping me solve this problem. I would like to ask, is it never possible to achieve mouse hover display through scripts?

There is on_gui_hover, but I'm not sure it will work with vanilla GUIs.

Thank you, my friend. Although my questions are boring, I always receive your enthusiastic responses. I am truly grateful and wish you happiness