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Interface basics: modals, toasts and tooltips

Modals, toasts, and tooltips are the shared interface conventions Rima uses everywhere: pop-up dialogs for focused actions, short notifications for action results, and hover help on controls.

This reference explains the term, its purpose, a practical example, common use cases, where it appears in Rima, and the closest product visual.
The Rima dashboard
The dashboard brings projects, runs, setup, and workspace tools together.

Definition

Modals, toasts, and tooltips are the shared interface conventions Rima uses everywhere: pop-up dialogs for focused actions, short notifications for action results, and hover help on controls.

What it is for

Knowing these three conventions makes every screen predictable: how to back out of a dialog, how to read and dismiss feedback, and where to find inline help.

How it works

  • Modals close without submitting when you click Cancel, click the close icon, click outside the dialog, or press Escape where implemented.
  • Toasts appear after actions such as save, delete, or run. They dismiss automatically, pause on hover where implemented, or close via their close control.
  • Info icons next to controls (in project settings, schedules, variables, test groups, and extension validations) show a tooltip on hover or focus.

Example

While creating a project, a tester presses Escape to abandon the modal without saving, sees a toast confirm a later save, and hovers the info icon beside the schedule control to check what it does.

Common use cases

  • Back out of a dialog without applying changes.
  • Confirm that a save, delete, or run action succeeded.
  • Dismiss or pause a notification while reading it.
  • Get inline help on a setting without leaving the page.

Where to find it

Throughout the app: modals on the dashboard, project, organization, and profile pages; toasts on pages that run actions; tooltips on info icons beside controls.

Limitations, requirements, and permissions

  • Closing a modal discards unsaved modal inputs; nothing is submitted.
  • Dismissing a toast does not undo the action that produced it.
  • Browser-native confirmation dialogs follow browser behavior, not the custom modal overlay.
  • Tooltips are informational only.

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