feat: custom tooltip action replacing native title attributes

Add a reusable `use:tooltip` Svelte action as a drop-in replacement for
native title attributes. Styled to match the retro parchment theme with
JetBrains Mono font, dark background, and 400ms hover delay.

Replace all title attributes in NoteEditor, NoteCard, and NotesView
with the custom tooltip. The action supports top/bottom positioning
and auto-clamps to viewport edges.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/app.css

@@ -203,3 +203,24 @@ body::before {
 .prose ul.task-list li p {
 	margin: 0;
 }
+
+/* Custom tooltips */
+.tooltip-popup {
+	position: fixed;
+	z-index: 9999;
+	padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+	font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+	font-size: 0.7rem;
+	line-height: 1.2;
+	color: var(--bg-surface);
+	background: var(--text);
+	border-radius: 2px;
+	pointer-events: none;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	opacity: 0;
+	transition: opacity 100ms ease-out;
+}
+
+.tooltip-visible {
+	opacity: 1;
+}

src/lib/components/NoteCard.svelte

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	import Archive from 'lucide-svelte/icons/archive';
 	import ArchiveRestore from 'lucide-svelte/icons/archive-restore';
 	import UserMinus from 'lucide-svelte/icons/user-minus';
+	import { tooltip } from '$lib/utils/tooltip.js';
 
 	interface ChecklistItem {
 		text: string;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
 			<button
 				onclick={stop(() => togglePin(note.id, note.pinned))}
 				class="rounded-sm p-1 text-[var(--primary)] hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-				title="Unpin"
+				use:tooltip={"Unpin"}
 				data-testid="pin-indicator"
 			>
 				<Bookmark class="h-4 w-4 fill-[var(--primary)]" />
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
 			<button
 				onclick={stop(() => restoreNote(note.id))}
 				class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-				title="Restore"
+				use:tooltip={"Restore"}
 				data-testid="restore-btn"
 			>
 				<Undo2 class="h-4 w-4" />
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@
 			<button
 				onclick={stop(() => deleteNote(note.id))}
 				class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-				title="Delete forever"
+				use:tooltip={"Delete forever"}
 				data-testid="delete-forever-btn"
 			>
 				<Trash2 class="h-4 w-4 text-[var(--destructive)]" />
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={stop(() => togglePin(note.id, note.pinned))}
 					class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Pin"
+					use:tooltip={"Pin"}
 					data-testid="pin-btn"
 				>
 					<Bookmark class="h-4 w-4" />
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={stop(() => unarchiveNote(note.id))}
 					class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Unarchive"
+					use:tooltip={"Unarchive"}
 					data-testid="unarchive-btn"
 				>
 					<ArchiveRestore class="h-4 w-4" />
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={stop(() => archiveNote(note.id))}
 					class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Archive"
+					use:tooltip={"Archive"}
 					data-testid="archive-btn"
 				>
 					<Archive class="h-4 w-4" />
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={stop(() => leaveNote(note.id))}
 					class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Leave note"
+					use:tooltip={"Leave note"}
 					data-testid="leave-btn"
 				>
 					<UserMinus class="h-4 w-4" />
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={stop(() => trashNote(note.id))}
 					class="rounded-sm p-1.5 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Delete"
+					use:tooltip={"Trash"}
 					data-testid="trash-btn"
 				>
 					<Trash2 class="h-4 w-4" />

src/lib/components/NoteEditor.svelte

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	import ListX from 'lucide-svelte/icons/list-x';
 	import Archive from 'lucide-svelte/icons/archive';
 	import { parseChecklist, serializeChecklist } from '$lib/utils/checklist.js';
+	import { tooltip } from '$lib/utils/tooltip.js';
 
 	interface Props {
 		note: Note | null;
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@
 					<button
 						onclick={() => (showColorPicker = !showColorPicker)}
 						class="rounded-sm p-2 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-						title="Background color"
+						use:tooltip={"Background color"}
 						data-testid="color-picker-toggle"
 					>
 						<Palette class="h-5 w-5 text-[var(--text-muted)]" />
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@
 				<button
 					onclick={toggleImageUpload}
 					class="rounded-sm p-2 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="Image attachments"
+					use:tooltip={"Attachments"}
 					data-testid="image-toggle"
 				>
 					<ImageIcon class="h-5 w-5 {showImageUpload ? 'text-[var(--primary)]' : ''}" />
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
 					<button
 						onclick={toggleShareDialog}
 						class="rounded-sm p-2 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-						title="Share note"
+						use:tooltip={"Share"}
 						data-testid="share-toggle"
 					>
 						{#if hasPublicLink}
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@
 						{/if}
 					</button>
 				{:else if isShared}
-					<span class="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-sm p-2 text-[var(--text-muted)]" title="Shared note">
+					<span class="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-sm p-2 text-[var(--text-muted)]" use:tooltip={"Shared note"}>
 						<Users class="h-5 w-5" />
 					</span>
 				{/if}
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@
 					<button
 						onclick={handleArchive}
 						class="rounded-sm p-2 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-						title="Archive"
+						use:tooltip={"Archive"}
 						data-testid="archive-note-btn"
 					>
 						<Archive class="h-5 w-5" />
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@
 					bind:this={overflowBtnEl}
 					onclick={() => (showOverflowMenu = !showOverflowMenu)}
 					class="rounded-sm p-2 hover:bg-[var(--border)]/10"
-					title="More actions"
+					use:tooltip={"More"}
 					data-testid="overflow-menu-btn"
 				>
 					<EllipsisVertical class="h-5 w-5" />

src/lib/components/NotesView.svelte

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	import type { Note, NoteFilter } from '$lib/types/index.js';
 	import Plus from 'lucide-svelte/icons/plus';
 	import SquareCheck from 'lucide-svelte/icons/square-check';
+	import { tooltip } from '$lib/utils/tooltip.js';
 
 	interface Props {
 		filter: NoteFilter;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
 			<button
 				onclick={() => { newNoteChecklist = true; showNewNote = true; }}
 				class="cursor-pointer rounded-sm p-3 text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-[var(--primary)]"
-				title="New checklist"
+				use:tooltip={"New checklist"}
 				data-testid="new-checklist-btn"
 			>
 				<SquareCheck class="h-4 w-4" />

src/lib/utils/tooltip.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Custom tooltip action — drop-in replacement for title attributes.
+ * Usage: <button use:tooltip={"Label"}>
+ * Or with options: <button use:tooltip={{ text: "Label", position: "bottom" }}>
+ */
+
+export type TooltipPosition = 'top' | 'bottom';
+
+interface TooltipOptions {
+	text: string;
+	position?: TooltipPosition;
+}
+
+function parseOptions(value: string | TooltipOptions): { text: string; position: TooltipPosition } {
+	if (typeof value === 'string') return { text: value, position: 'top' };
+	return { text: value.text, position: value.position ?? 'top' };
+}
+
+export function tooltip(node: HTMLElement, value: string | TooltipOptions) {
+	let opts = parseOptions(value);
+	let el: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+	let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+
+	function show() {
+		timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+			if (!opts.text) return;
+			el = document.createElement('div');
+			el.className = 'tooltip-popup';
+			el.textContent = opts.text;
+			document.body.appendChild(el);
+			position();
+		}, 400);
+	}
+
+	function position() {
+		if (!el) return;
+		const rect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const tipRect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+		let top: number;
+		if (opts.position === 'bottom') {
+			top = rect.bottom + 6;
+		} else {
+			top = rect.top - tipRect.height - 6;
+		}
+
+		let left = rect.left + rect.width / 2 - tipRect.width / 2;
+		// Clamp to viewport
+		left = Math.max(8, Math.min(left, window.innerWidth - tipRect.width - 8));
+
+		el.style.top = `${top}px`;
+		el.style.left = `${left}px`;
+		el.classList.add('tooltip-visible');
+	}
+
+	function hide() {
+		clearTimeout(timeout);
+		if (el) {
+			el.remove();
+			el = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	node.addEventListener('mouseenter', show);
+	node.addEventListener('mouseleave', hide);
+	node.addEventListener('pointerdown', hide);
+	// Remove native title to prevent double tooltip
+	const nativeTitle = node.getAttribute('title');
+	if (nativeTitle) node.removeAttribute('title');
+
+	return {
+		update(newValue: string | TooltipOptions) {
+			opts = parseOptions(newValue);
+		},
+		destroy() {
+			hide();
+			node.removeEventListener('mouseenter', show);
+			node.removeEventListener('mouseleave', hide);
+			node.removeEventListener('pointerdown', hide);
+			if (nativeTitle) node.setAttribute('title', nativeTitle);
+		}
+	};
+}