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User Interface - Integrated Help Overlay

I have a client looking for a built-in help system similar to Facebook and Google type to highlight interface changes.

Here is an example from user interface patterns: http://ui-patterns.com/users/1/collections/38/entry/5759

Before I can create my own solution, I really need to find out if there are any existing libraries or services for this. I have tried many different keyword combinations in Qaru and Google (among others).

Basically, the client would like to select an interface element and provide some additional help that the user can display, for example, by selecting the help icon next to the element.

Does anyone know about an existing service or plugin library?

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I use ClueTip, its very similar and works with general HTML semantics. The documentation page is not very inspiring, but it certainly does not limit your use of the plugin.

What is really great is that it works great with jeruer UI themeroller themes.

ClueTip - http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/

Demo page here - http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/demo/

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This is a bit of a plug-in, but I created Overlay101 , which displays a built-in help invoice that may not be managed by Developers. I think this is a lot easier than supporting the jquery extension.

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I am using SimpleTip . It is based on jQuery and allows you to display arbitrary HTML in the overlay (although the demos on the dev website do not show images or fancy formatting), and the code is simple enough to customize if you need to make changes.

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