INFO: for people who use ReSharper with Enhanced Tooltips, but also want Codist

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This issue is an informational compatibility note rather than a defined code change; start by reviewing Codist Super Quick Info behavior alongside ReSharper Enhanced Tooltips. It does not name a file, test, or entry point, and the payload specifies no documentation location or completion criteria.

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After multiple trial and error attempts I have found out that Codist's Super Quick Info CAN BE USED with ReSharper's Enhanced ToolTips if Replace Visual Studio Tooltips is unchecked in ReSharper Options:

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The compromise is that using both will cause some extra boxes to be displayed and moving the cursor slowly beyond the first box will cause the tooltip to close (due to the gaps between the multiple boxes, something that's also mentioned in https://github.com/MrJul/ReSharper.EnhancedTooltip/issues/179).

Here's an example tooltip (with all the options enabled) of both extensions working together for Canvas:

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If users can live with the aforementioned compromise, the pro's of using both extensions is that you can pick and choose what you like from both and have it displayed in a hybrid tooltip, the ReSharper specific code inspection messages are visible and decorated, and for those who edit XAML, the improved tooltips Enhanced Toooltips offer are still available.

Hope this helps anyone that's in a similar situation as me, where you might struggle to make a decision in favor of one of the extensions, but in fact can keep both is willing to overlook a couple minor annoyances.

Another thing worth mentioning is that when both extension are used, the larger icon generated by Codist can't be interacted with, but all the other elements work as intended.

Example interaction with the symbol name
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WORKAROUNDS to accessing Codist Super Quick Info when ReSharper Enhanced Tooltips are also enabled:

  1. manually display the Quick Info box using
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    This allows accessing all boxes of the tooltip without it closing automatically;

  2. alternatively, open a ReSharper menu (like Refactor this or Navigate to) in the text editor and then hover over a symbol of interest which causes the pure display of Codist Super Quick Info as if ReSharper wasn't even installed;
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