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I'm unable to turn off the yellow help tags in logic pro x 10.3.2. I just upgraded from 10.06.
Things I've tried:
1. I've ticked and unticked the box in preferences/Display/Show Help Tags several times.
2. I've rebooted Logic.
3. I've rebooted the computer.
Unfortunately, the yellow help tags still appear with every move of the mouse.
Help please.
Logic Pro X, macOS Sierra (10.12.5)
I think there is some confusion due to the complexity of the Help stuff in Logic.
You have to differentiate the following "levels" of Help
Help Tags
The term "Help Tags" is used for a specific type of window called a "Popover", these are the black windows that have a little arrow, the "Anchor" pointing at the object they providing information for.
These Help Tags can be disabled in the Preferences
Tooltips
The Tooltips were originally little yellow tags, that are now gray that pop up when you move the cursor over an object or area on the window. THey provide short info about that item or area. Recently, these Tooltips also list Key Commands.
Usually, these Tooltips were always on, but in a recent Logic update, they are also disabled with the same Preferences checkbox for the Help Tags.
Quick Help
Quick Help is another "online" help feature, that you toggle with the QuestionMark Button in the Toolbar or from the Help Menu. This information was displayed at the top of the Main Inspector or could be torn off as a floating window.
Now in 10.3.2, has a new command "Quick Help Follows Pointer" in the Help Menu that displays the QuickHelp info as a yellow Popover that follows your mouse cursor. THis is very cool for learning the components (especially complex Instrument Plugins), but it can be annoying during regular operation.
Make sure to disable that feature "QuickHelp Follows Pointer" in the Help Menu or disable the QuickHelp all together that should take care of your "problem".
There are even two more levels of online help: Help Window and Smart Help, that's where the real fun starts. I explain all those details in the workflow chapter of my book "Logic Pro X - The Details".
Hope that helps,
EdgarRothermich - LogicProGEM.com
(Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'
I think there is some confusion due to the complexity of the Help stuff in Logic.
You have to differentiate the following "levels" of Help
Help Tags
The term "Help Tags" is used for a specific type of window called a "Popover", these are the black windows that have a little arrow, the "Anchor" pointing at the object they providing information for.
These Help Tags can be disabled in the Preferences
Tooltips
The Tooltips were originally little yellow tags, that are now gray that pop up when you move the cursor over an object or area on the window. THey provide short info about that item or area. Recently, these Tooltips also list Key Commands.
Usually, these Tooltips were always on, but in a recent Logic update, they are also disabled with the same Preferences checkbox for the Help Tags.
Quick Help
Quick Help is another "online" help feature, that you toggle with the QuestionMark Button in the Toolbar or from the Help Menu. This information was displayed at the top of the Main Inspector or could be torn off as a floating window.
Now in 10.3.2, has a new command "Quick Help Follows Pointer" in the Help Menu that displays the QuickHelp info as a yellow Popover that follows your mouse cursor. THis is very cool for learning the components (especially complex Instrument Plugins), but it can be annoying during regular operation.
Make sure to disable that feature "QuickHelp Follows Pointer" in the Help Menu or disable the QuickHelp all together that should take care of your "problem".
There are even two more levels of online help: Help Window and Smart Help, that's where the real fun starts. I explain all those details in the workflow chapter of my book "Logic Pro X - The Details".
Hope that helps,
EdgarRothermich - LogicProGEM.com
(Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'
The next thing I'd try would be to customize the control bar and display to not show the quick help button, lock the screen set, open and close the window. Then add the quick help button back again and see if that works. My thinking is the graphic link is some how broken and reinstalling the button might re-establish it
I've been around Macs long enough that I should have thought of that. I was confident that trashing the preferences file would do it...but, it didn't!
The file I trashed was "com.apple.logic10.plist"
Other thoughts?
Thank you for your help.
Thank you. This was the problem...thank you for setting me straight on the different "helps". I'd read that the help tags were yellow. It turns out that it's the quick help tags that are yellow. I appreciate your effort to help me.
It's working correctly here. Backup your key commands and trash Logic preferences... Then reboot Logic.
Bingo. Thank you.
Under the "HELP" menu, uncheck "Quick Help follows pointer". I never checked that but it mysteriously started the annoying yellow tags. Once you uncheck it, the issue is resolved.
Unable to turn off the yellow help tags in logic pro x 10.3.2
