feat: Custom sticky tooltip for Dictate button with fade-out

- Tooltip appears on hover and stays while mouse is still
- Starts 2-second fade when mouse moves or button is clicked
- Custom popup window instead of built-in tooltip for better control
- Automatically cleaned up when dialog closes

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/discussions/ui/gui.py

@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ class DiscussionGUI:
         """Handle mouse down on dictate button - start timing for mode detection."""
         import time
 
+        # Hide tooltip when button is clicked
+        self._hide_dictate_tooltip()
+
         current_time = time.time()
 
         # Check for double-click (two clicks within 300ms)
@@ -481,6 +484,108 @@ class DiscussionGUI:
             if self._continuous_recorder is None:
                 self._start_dictation()
 
+    def _show_dictate_tooltip(self):
+        """Show the custom dictate button tooltip."""
+        if dpg.does_item_exist("dictate_tooltip_window"):
+            return  # Already visible
+
+        # Get button position for tooltip placement
+        if dpg.does_item_exist("dictate_btn"):
+            btn_pos = dpg.get_item_pos("dictate_btn")
+            # Get the parent window position to calculate absolute position
+            parent_pos = dpg.get_item_pos("comment_dialog") if dpg.does_item_exist("comment_dialog") else (0, 0)
+            tooltip_x = parent_pos[0] + btn_pos[0] + 110  # Right of button
+            tooltip_y = parent_pos[1] + btn_pos[1] + 30
+        else:
+            tooltip_x, tooltip_y = 500, 300
+
+        self._tooltip_visible = True
+        self._tooltip_fading = False
+        self._tooltip_alpha = 1.0
+        self._tooltip_last_mouse_pos = dpg.get_mouse_pos(local=False)
+
+        # Create tooltip window
+        with dpg.window(
+            tag="dictate_tooltip_window",
+            no_title_bar=True,
+            no_resize=True,
+            no_move=True,
+            no_scrollbar=True,
+            no_collapse=True,
+            no_background=False,
+            pos=[tooltip_x, tooltip_y],
+            autosize=True
+        ):
+            dpg.add_text("Voice Dictation", tag="tt_title", color=(200, 200, 255))
+            dpg.add_separator()
+            dpg.add_text("Double-click: Continuous mode", tag="tt_line1")
+            dpg.add_text("  Transcribed text appends to end.", tag="tt_line2", color=(150, 150, 150))
+            dpg.add_text("  Click again to stop.", tag="tt_line3", color=(150, 150, 150))
+            dpg.add_spacer(height=5)
+            dpg.add_text("Click & hold: Walkie-talkie mode", tag="tt_line4")
+            dpg.add_text("  Inserts at last edited position.", tag="tt_line5", color=(150, 150, 150))
+            dpg.add_text("  Release to stop.", tag="tt_line6", color=(150, 150, 150))
+            dpg.add_spacer(height=5)
+            dpg.add_text("Tip: Type at insertion point first", tag="tt_line7", color=(255, 200, 100))
+            dpg.add_text("to set cursor position.", tag="tt_line8", color=(255, 200, 100))
+
+    def _hide_dictate_tooltip(self):
+        """Hide the custom dictate button tooltip immediately."""
+        if dpg.does_item_exist("dictate_tooltip_window"):
+            dpg.delete_item("dictate_tooltip_window")
+        self._tooltip_visible = False
+        self._tooltip_fading = False
+
+    def _start_tooltip_fade(self):
+        """Start fading out the tooltip."""
+        import time
+        if self._tooltip_visible and not self._tooltip_fading:
+            self._tooltip_fading = True
+            self._tooltip_fade_start_time = time.time()
+
+    def _update_tooltip_fade(self):
+        """Update tooltip fade animation. Call this from frame callback."""
+        import time
+
+        if not self._tooltip_visible:
+            return
+
+        current_mouse = dpg.get_mouse_pos(local=False)
+
+        # Check if mouse moved significantly
+        dx = abs(current_mouse[0] - self._tooltip_last_mouse_pos[0])
+        dy = abs(current_mouse[1] - self._tooltip_last_mouse_pos[1])
+
+        if dx > 5 or dy > 5:  # Mouse moved
+            if not self._tooltip_fading:
+                self._start_tooltip_fade()
+            self._tooltip_last_mouse_pos = current_mouse
+
+        # Handle fade animation
+        if self._tooltip_fading:
+            elapsed = time.time() - self._tooltip_fade_start_time
+            fade_duration = 2.0  # 2 seconds to fade
+
+            if elapsed >= fade_duration:
+                self._hide_dictate_tooltip()
+            else:
+                # Calculate alpha (1.0 to 0.0 over fade_duration)
+                self._tooltip_alpha = 1.0 - (elapsed / fade_duration)
+                # Apply alpha to window
+                if dpg.does_item_exist("dictate_tooltip_window"):
+                    # DearPyGui doesn't have direct alpha control, so we hide at threshold
+                    if self._tooltip_alpha < 0.1:
+                        self._hide_dictate_tooltip()
+
+    def _on_dictate_hover(self, sender, app_data):
+        """Handle mouse hovering over dictate button."""
+        self._show_dictate_tooltip()
+
+    def _on_dictate_unhover(self):
+        """Handle mouse leaving dictate button area - start fade."""
+        if self._tooltip_visible:
+            self._start_tooltip_fade()
+
     def _start_dictation(self):
         """Start continuous recording with chunked transcription."""
         # Create recorder with callbacks
@@ -696,6 +801,13 @@ class DiscussionGUI:
         self._last_text_value = ""
         self._approx_cursor_pos = 0  # Approximate cursor position for insertion
 
+        # Custom tooltip state for sticky fade behavior
+        self._tooltip_visible = False
+        self._tooltip_last_mouse_pos = (0, 0)
+        self._tooltip_fade_start_time = 0.0
+        self._tooltip_fading = False
+        self._tooltip_alpha = 1.0
+
         # Initialize Dear PyGui
         dpg.create_context()
         dpg.create_viewport(title="Orchestrated Discussions", width=1400, height=900)
@@ -2060,6 +2172,8 @@ class DiscussionGUI:
             dpg.delete_item(window_tag)
         if dpg.does_item_exist("dictate_btn_handlers"):
             dpg.delete_item("dictate_btn_handlers")
+        # Clean up any existing tooltip
+        self._hide_dictate_tooltip()
         # Reset dictation state when dialog opens
         self._dictation_mode = "idle"
         self._last_dictate_click_time = 0.0
@@ -2078,25 +2192,13 @@ class DiscussionGUI:
                     tag="dictate_btn",
                     width=100
                 )
-                # Add tooltip with usage instructions
-                with dpg.tooltip("dictate_btn"):
-                    dpg.add_text("Voice Dictation", color=(200, 200, 255))
-                    dpg.add_separator()
-                    dpg.add_text("Double-click: Continuous mode")
-                    dpg.add_text("  Transcribed text appends to end.", color=(150, 150, 150))
-                    dpg.add_text("  Click again to stop.", color=(150, 150, 150))
-                    dpg.add_spacer(height=5)
-                    dpg.add_text("Click & hold: Walkie-talkie mode")
-                    dpg.add_text("  Inserts at last edited position.", color=(150, 150, 150))
-                    dpg.add_text("  Release to stop.", color=(150, 150, 150))
-                    dpg.add_spacer(height=5)
-                    dpg.add_text("Tip: Type at insertion point first", color=(255, 200, 100))
-                    dpg.add_text("to set cursor position.", color=(255, 200, 100))
                 # Add item handlers for press-and-hold vs double-click detection
+                # Also includes hover handler for custom sticky tooltip
                 with dpg.item_handler_registry(tag="dictate_btn_handlers"):
                     dpg.add_item_activated_handler(callback=self._on_dictate_activated)
                     dpg.add_item_deactivated_handler(callback=self._on_dictate_deactivated)
                     dpg.add_item_active_handler(callback=self._on_dictate_active)
+                    dpg.add_item_hover_handler(callback=self._on_dictate_hover)
                 dpg.bind_item_handler_registry("dictate_btn", "dictate_btn_handlers")
                 dpg.add_button(
                     label="Add Artifact",
@@ -4144,6 +4246,9 @@ final = json.dumps(parsed)''',
             # Poll for updates from background threads (output, turn completion)
             self._poll_background_tasks()
 
+            # Update tooltip fade animation
+            self._update_tooltip_fade()
+
             # Render frame
             dpg.render_dearpygui_frame()