add tooltips to params (#262)

* add tooltips to params

Closes #34

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lib/elements/satin_column.py b/lib/elements/satin_column.py
index 78275745..834509fd 100644
--- a/lib/elements/satin_column.py
+++ b/lib/elements/satin_column.py
@@ -28,13 +28,23 @@ class SatinColumn(EmbroideryElement):
         return self.get_style("stroke")
 
     @property
-    @param('zigzag_spacing_mm', _('Zig-zag spacing (peak-to-peak)'), unit='mm', type='float', default=0.4)
+    @param('zigzag_spacing_mm',
+            _('Zig-zag spacing (peak-to-peak)'),
+            tooltip=_('Peak-to-peak distance between zig-zags.'),
+            unit='mm',
+            type='float',
+            default=0.4)
     def zigzag_spacing(self):
         # peak-to-peak distance between zigzags
         return max(self.get_float_param("zigzag_spacing_mm", 0.4), 0.01)
 
     @property
-    @param('pull_compensation_mm', _('Pull compensation'), unit='mm', type='float', default=0)
+    @param('pull_compensation_mm',
+            _('Pull compensation'),
+            tooltip=_('Satin stitches pull the fabric together, resulting in a column narrower than you draw in Inkscape.  This setting expands each pair of needle penetrations outward from the center of the satin column.'),
+            unit='mm',
+            type='float',
+            default=0)
     def pull_compensation(self):
         # In satin stitch, the stitches have a tendency to pull together and
         # narrow the entire column.  We can compensate for this by stitching
@@ -54,7 +64,13 @@ class SatinColumn(EmbroideryElement):
         return max(self.get_float_param("contour_underlay_stitch_length_mm", 1.5), 0.01)
 
     @property
-    @param('contour_underlay_inset_mm', _('Contour underlay inset amount'), unit='mm', group=_('Contour Underlay'), type='float', default=0.4)
+    @param('contour_underlay_inset_mm',
+            _('Contour underlay inset amount'),
+            tooltip=_('Shrink the outline, to prevent the underlay from showing around the outside of the satin column.'),
+            unit='mm',
+            group=_('Contour Underlay'),
+            type='float',
+            default=0.4)
     def contour_underlay_inset(self):
         # how far inside the edge of the column to stitch the underlay
         return self.get_float_param("contour_underlay_inset_mm", 0.4)
@@ -77,12 +93,24 @@ class SatinColumn(EmbroideryElement):
         return self.get_boolean_param("zigzag_underlay")
 
     @property
-    @param('zigzag_underlay_spacing_mm', _('Zig-Zag spacing (peak-to-peak)'), unit='mm', group=_('Zig-zag Underlay'), type='float', default=3)
+    @param('zigzag_underlay_spacing_mm',
+            _('Zig-Zag spacing (peak-to-peak)'),
+            tooltip=_('Distance between peaks of the zig-zags.'),
+            unit='mm',
+            group=_('Zig-zag Underlay'),
+            type='float',
+            default=3)
     def zigzag_underlay_spacing(self):
         return max(self.get_float_param("zigzag_underlay_spacing_mm", 3), 0.01)
 
     @property
-    @param('zigzag_underlay_inset_mm', _('Inset amount (default: half of contour underlay inset)'), unit='mm', group=_('Zig-zag Underlay'), type='float', default="")
+    @param('zigzag_underlay_inset_mm',
+            _('Inset amount'),
+            tooltip=_('default: half of contour underlay inset'),
+            unit='mm',
+            group=_('Zig-zag Underlay'),
+            type='float',
+            default="")
     def zigzag_underlay_inset(self):
         # how far in from the edge of the satin the points in the zigzags
         # should be