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diff --git a/lib/elements/fill.py b/lib/elements/fill.py
index 8d1d35f2..8018b2b4 100644
--- a/lib/elements/fill.py
+++ b/lib/elements/fill.py
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ class Fill(EmbroideryElement):
super(Fill, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@property
- @param('auto_fill', _('Manually routed fill stitching'), type='toggle', inverse=True, default=True)
+ @param('auto_fill',
+ _('Manually routed fill stitching'),
+ tooltip=_('AutoFill is the default method for generating fill stitching.'),
+ type='toggle',
+ inverse=True,
+ default=True)
def auto_fill(self):
return self.get_boolean_param('auto_fill', True)
@property
- @param('angle', _('Angle of lines of stitches'), unit='deg', type='float', default=0)
+ @param('angle',
+ _('Angle of lines of stitches'),
+ tooltip=_('The angle increases in a counter-clockwise direction. 0 is horizontal. Negative angles are allowed.'),
+ unit='deg',
+ type='float',
+ default=0)
@cache
def angle(self):
return math.radians(self.get_float_param('angle', 0))
@@ -31,12 +41,21 @@ class Fill(EmbroideryElement):
return self.get_style("fill", "#000000")
@property
- @param('flip', _('Flip fill (start right-to-left)'), type='boolean', default=False)
+ @param('flip',
+ _('Flip fill (start right-to-left)'),
+ tooltip=_('The flip option can help you with routing your stitch path. When you enable flip, stitching goes from right-to-left instead of left-to-right.'),
+ type='boolean',
+ default=False)
def flip(self):
return self.get_boolean_param("flip", False)
@property
- @param('row_spacing_mm', _('Spacing between rows'), unit='mm', type='float', default=0.25)
+ @param('row_spacing_mm',
+ _('Spacing between rows'),
+ tooltip=_('Distance between rows of stitches.'),
+ unit='mm',
+ type='float',
+ default=0.25)
def row_spacing(self):
return max(self.get_float_param("row_spacing_mm", 0.25), 0.1 * PIXELS_PER_MM)
@@ -45,12 +64,21 @@ class Fill(EmbroideryElement):
return self.get_float_param("end_row_spacing_mm")
@property
- @param('max_stitch_length_mm', _('Maximum fill stitch length'), unit='mm', type='float', default=3.0)
+ @param('max_stitch_length_mm',
+ _('Maximum fill stitch length'),
+ tooltip=_('The length of each stitch in a row. Shorter stitch may be used at the start or end of a row.'),
+ unit='mm',
+ type='float',
+ default=3.0)
def max_stitch_length(self):
return max(self.get_float_param("max_stitch_length_mm", 3.0), 0.1 * PIXELS_PER_MM)
@property
- @param('staggers', _('Stagger rows this many times before repeating'), type='int', default=4)
+ @param('staggers',
+ _('Stagger rows this many times before repeating'),
+ tooltip=_('Setting this dictates how many rows apart the stitches will be before they fall in the same column position.'),
+ type='int',
+ default=4)
def staggers(self):
return self.get_int_param("staggers", 4)