Now when you pass the mouse over a tool button, the tool name and shortcut are shown in the status bar.

Added StatusBar::showTool().

src/widgets/statebar.cpp

@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ void StatusBar::onCurrentToolChange()
 {
   if (jwidget_is_visible(this)) {
     Tool* currentTool = UIContext::instance()->getSettings()->getCurrentTool();
-    if (currentTool)
-      this->setStatusText(500, "%s selected",
-			  currentTool->getText().c_str());
+    if (currentTool) {
+      this->showTool(500, currentTool);
+      this->setTextf("%s Selected", currentTool->getText().c_str());
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -223,6 +224,30 @@ void StatusBar::showColor(int msecs, const char* text, color_t color, int alpha)
   }
 }
 
+void StatusBar::showTool(int msecs, Tool* tool)
+{
+  assert(tool != NULL);
+
+  // Tool name
+  std::string text = tool->getText();
+
+  // Tool shortcut
+  JAccel accel = get_accel_to_change_tool(tool);
+  if (accel) {
+    char buf[512];		// TODO possible buffer overflow
+    jaccel_to_string(accel, buf);
+    text += ", Shortcut: ";
+    text += buf;
+  }
+
+  // Set text
+  if (setStatusText(msecs, text.c_str())) {
+    // Show tool
+    m_state = SHOW_TOOL;
+    m_tool = tool;
+  }
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Progress bars stuff
 
@@ -355,6 +380,19 @@ bool StatusBar::msg_proc(JMessage msg)
 	x += ji_font_text_len(this->getFont(), buf) + 4*jguiscale();
       }
 
+      // Show tool
+      if (m_state == SHOW_TOOL) {
+	// Draw eyedropper icon
+	BITMAP* icon = theme->get_toolicon(m_tool->getId().c_str());
+	if (icon) {
+	  set_alpha_blender();
+	  draw_trans_sprite(doublebuffer, icon,
+			    x, (rc->y1+rc->y2)/2-icon->h/2);
+	}
+
+	x += icon->w + 4*jguiscale();
+      }
+
       // Status bar text
       if (this->getTextSize() > 0) {
 	textout_ex(doublebuffer, this->getFont(), this->getText(),

src/widgets/statebar.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 class Frame;
 class StatusBar;
+class Tool;
 
 class Progress
 {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public:
   bool setStatusText(int msecs, const char *format, ...);
   void showTip(int msecs, const char *format, ...);
   void showColor(int msecs, const char* text, color_t color, int alpha);
+  void showTool(int msecs, Tool* tool);
   
   Progress* addProgress();
   void removeProgress(Progress* progress);
@@ -63,11 +65,14 @@ private:
   void onCurrentToolChange();
   void updateFromLayer();
 
-  enum State { SHOW_TEXT, SHOW_COLOR };
+  enum State { SHOW_TEXT, SHOW_COLOR, SHOW_TOOL };
 
   int m_timeout;
   State m_state;
 
+  // Showing a tool
+  Tool* m_tool;
+
   // Showing a color
   color_t m_color;
   int m_alpha;

src/widgets/toolbar.cpp

@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@
 #include "Vaca/Size.h"
 
 #include "app.h"
-#include "ui_context.h"
-#include "commands/commands.h"
 #include "commands/command.h"
+#include "commands/commands.h"
 #include "modules/gfx.h"
 #include "modules/gui.h"
 #include "modules/skinneable_theme.h"
 #include "tools/toolbox.h"
+#include "ui_context.h"
 #include "widgets/groupbut.h"
+#include "widgets/statebar.h"
 #include "widgets/toolbar.h"
 
 using Vaca::Size;
@@ -326,6 +327,9 @@ bool ToolBar::msg_proc(JMessage msg)
 	  openTipWindow(tip_index, m_hot_tool);
 	else
 	  closeTipWindow();
+
+	if (m_hot_tool)
+	  app_get_statusbar()->showTool(0, m_hot_tool);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -667,6 +671,9 @@ bool ToolStrip::msg_proc(JMessage msg)
 	  m_toolbar->openTipWindow(m_group, m_hot_tool);
 	else
 	  m_toolbar->closeTipWindow();
+
+	if (m_hot_tool)
+	  app_get_statusbar()->showTool(0, m_hot_tool);
       }
       break;
     }