Updated help text display for each of the alias identifier editors.

src/alias/id/esn/ESNEditor.java

@@ -17,25 +17,31 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.esn;
 
-import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextArea;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import alias.AliasID;
 import alias.ComponentEditor;
+import alias.id.talkgroup.TalkgroupIDEditor;
 
 public class ESNEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "An Electronic Serial Number (ESN)"
-    		+ " is a unique radio hardware identifier normally composed of"
-    		+ " hexadecimal (0-9,A-F) characters.  Use an asterisk (*) to wildcard" 
-    		+ " individual digits (e.g. ABCD123* or AB**1**4)";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = 
+    		"<html><h3>Electronic Serial Number (ESN) Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>ESN:</b> hexadecimal 0-9, A-F (e.g. <u>ABCD1234</u> )<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) to wildcard individual<br>"
+    		+ "digits (e.g. <u>ABCD123*</u> or <u>AB**1**4</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -50,17 +56,27 @@ public class ESNEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "ESN:" ) );
 		mTextField = new JTextField();
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( ESNEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public Esn getEsn()

src/alias/id/fleetsync/FleetsyncIDEditor.java

@@ -17,11 +17,16 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.fleetsync;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextArea;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ import controller.channel.Channel;
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import alias.AliasID;
 import alias.ComponentEditor;
+import alias.id.esn.ESNEditor;
 
 public class FleetsyncIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
@@ -40,9 +46,11 @@ public class FleetsyncIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "A Fleetsync identifier is a"
-    		+ " composite decimal [0-9] value formatted as ggg-uuuu where"
-    		+ " g=Group and u=Unit.";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>Fleetsync Identifier Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>Fleetsync:</b> ggg-uuuu where g=Group and u=Unit (e.g. <u>001-0001</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) for each digit (e.g. <u>001-****</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ public class FleetsyncIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Fleetsync ID:" ) );
 
@@ -75,13 +83,23 @@ public class FleetsyncIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( FleetsyncIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public FleetsyncID getFleetsyncID()

src/alias/id/lojack/LoJackIDEditor.java

@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.lojack;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 
 import javax.swing.JComboBox;
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
 
@@ -41,10 +45,19 @@ public class LoJackIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
     
     private JComboBox<LJ1200Message.Function> mFunctionCombo;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "LoJack function code and five character ID."
-            + " The middle character in a reply ID code identifies the entity:"
-            + " Tower[X,Y] Transponder[0-9,A,C-H,J-N,P-W] Not Used[B,I,O,Z]."
-    		+ " Use an asterisk (*) to wildcard ID characters (e.g. AB*CD or ***12 or *****)";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>LoJack Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>Function Code:</b> <u>1Y-SITE ID</u><br>"
+    		+ "<b>ID:</b> 5 numbers or characters (e.g. <u>1BN47</u>)<br>"
+            + "<br>"
+            + "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) to wildcard ID<br>"
+            + "characters (e.g. <u>AB*CD</u> or <u>***12</u> or <u>*****</u>)<br><br>"
+            + "The middle character in a reply ID code identifies the<br>"
+            + "entity.  Valid ID middle characters are:<br>"
+            + "<li><b>Tower:</b> X,Y</li>"
+            + "<li><b>Transponder:</b> 0-9,A,C-H,J-N,P-W</li>"
+            + "<li><b>Not Used:</b> B,I,O,Z</li>"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     public LoJackIDEditor( AliasID aliasID )
 	{
@@ -57,7 +70,7 @@ public class LoJackIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Function:" ) );
 		mFunctionCombo = new JComboBox<LJ1200Message.Function>( Function.values() );
@@ -69,6 +82,7 @@ public class LoJackIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 				setModified( true );
 			}
 		} );
+		mFunctionCombo.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mFunctionCombo, "growx, push" );
 		
 		add( new JLabel( "ID:" ) );
@@ -87,12 +101,22 @@ public class LoJackIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( LoJackIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public LoJackFunctionAndID getLoJackID()

src/alias/id/mdc/MDC1200IDEditor.java

@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.mdc;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
 
@@ -31,9 +36,12 @@ public class MDC1200IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "An MDC-1200 identifier is a"
-    		+ " four digit [0-9] value.  Use an asterisk (*) to wildcard" 
-    		+ " individual digits (e.g. 123* or **34)";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>MDC-1200 Identifier Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>MDC-1200:</b> four digit [0-9] value (e.g. <u>1234</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) to wildcard individual<br>" 
+    		+ "digits (e.g. <u>123*</u> or <u>**34</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ public class MDC1200IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "MDC-1200 ID:" ) );
 
@@ -66,12 +74,22 @@ public class MDC1200IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( MDC1200IDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public MDC1200ID getMDC1200ID()

src/alias/id/mobileID/MINEditor.java

@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.mobileID;
 
-import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextArea;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
@@ -29,13 +32,18 @@ import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import alias.AliasID;
 import alias.ComponentEditor;
+import alias.id.esn.ESNEditor;
 
 public class MINEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "A Passport Mobile Identifier (MIN) is a"
-    		+ " six character hexadecimal value";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>Passport Mobile ID (MIN) Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>MIN:</b> six character hex value (e.g. <u>AB12CD</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) to wildcard individual<br>"
+    		+ "digits (e.g. <u>AB**CD</u> or <u>AB12**</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ public class MINEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "MIN:" ) );
 
@@ -68,12 +76,22 @@ public class MINEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( MINEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public Min getMin()

src/alias/id/mpt1327/MPT1327IDEditor.java

@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.mpt1327;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
 
@@ -31,9 +36,13 @@ public class MPT1327IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "An MPT-1327 identifier is a"
-    		+ " composite decimal [0-9] value formatted as ppp-iiii where"
-    		+ " p=Prefix and i=Ident.";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>MPT-1327 Identifier Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>MPT-1327:</b> decimal (0-9) format ppp-iiii where<br>"
+    		+ "p=Prefix and i=Ident (e.g. <u>123-0001</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) to wildcard individual<br>"
+    		+ "digits (e.g. <u>ABCD123*</u> or <u>AB**1**4</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ public class MPT1327IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "MPT-1327 ID:" ) );
 
@@ -66,13 +75,23 @@ public class MPT1327IDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( MPT1327IDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public MPT1327ID getMPT1327ID()

src/alias/id/nonrecordable/NonRecordableEditor.java

@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.nonrecordable;
 
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import alias.AliasID;
@@ -27,9 +33,11 @@ public class NonRecordableEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "This identifies an alias as "
-    		+ "non-recordable.  The alias can still be monitored but it will "
-    		+ "not be recorded when recording is enabled for the decoding channel.";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>Non-Recordable Example</h3>"
+    		+ "This identifies an alias as non-recordable.<br><br>"
+    		+ "The alias can still be monitored but it will not be recorded<br>"
+    		+ "when recording is enabled for the decoding channel.";
 
 	public NonRecordableEditor( AliasID aliasID )
 	{
@@ -42,12 +50,23 @@ public class NonRecordableEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 1", "[]", "[][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 1", "[]", "[][]" ) );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		add( new JLabel( "Non-Recordable" ), "wrap" );
+		
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( NonRecordableEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Examples", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	@Override

src/alias/id/priority/PriorityEditor.java

@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.priority;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JSlider;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 
@@ -34,10 +39,13 @@ public class PriorityEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 
 	public static final String DO_NOT_MONITOR = "Do Not Monitor";
 
-	private static final String HELP_TEXT = "Priority determines which calls"
-    		+ " have priority for playback over your computer speakers, or designates"
-    		+ " an alias for non-monitoring if you don't want to hear calls"
-    		+ " from an alias.  Lower values indicate higher priority levels.";
+	private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+			+ "<h3>Call Priority Example</h3>"
+			+ "Priority determines which calls have priority for playback<br>"
+			+ "over your computer speakers, or designates an alias for<br>"
+			+ "no-monitoring if you don't want to hear calls from an alias.<br><br>"
+			+ "Lower values indicate higher priority levels."
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JCheckBox mDoNotMonitorCheckBox = new JCheckBox( DO_NOT_MONITOR );
     private JSlider mPrioritySlider;
@@ -54,8 +62,9 @@ public class PriorityEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
+		mDoNotMonitorCheckBox.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mDoNotMonitorCheckBox, "span,align center" );
 
 		mPrioritySlider = new JSlider( JSlider.HORIZONTAL,
@@ -76,15 +85,25 @@ public class PriorityEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 				mPrioritySliderLabel.setText( "Priority: " + mPrioritySlider.getValue() );
 			}
 		} );
+		mPrioritySlider.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		
 		mPrioritySliderLabel = new JLabel( "Priority: " + mPrioritySlider.getValue() + " " );
 		add( mPrioritySliderLabel );
 		add( mPrioritySlider, "wrap,grow" );
 		
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( PriorityEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public Priority getPriority()

src/alias/id/siteID/SiteIDEditor.java

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.siteID;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
@@ -29,10 +34,14 @@ public class SiteIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "Site number for P25 systems uses"
-			+ " the format RR-SS, where RR = RF Subsystem and SS = Site Number. "
-    		+ " (e.g. RFSS 1 Site 3: 01-03).  For other protocols, simply use"
-    		+ " a decimal value for the site ID";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>Site ID Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>LTR-Net:</b> decimal (0-9) (e.g. <u>019</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>MPT-1327:</b> 5 digits (0-9) (e.g. <u>23619</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Passport:</b> 3 digits (0-9) (e.g. <u>019</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>P25:</b> hex (0-9, A-F) format RR-SS where RR = RF Subsystem<br>"
+    		+ "and SS = Site Number (e.g. RFSS 1 Site 1F: <u>01-1F</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -47,17 +56,28 @@ public class SiteIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Site ID:" ) );
 		mTextField = new JTextField();
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( SiteIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public SiteID getSiteID()

src/alias/id/status/StatusIDEditor.java

@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.status;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 import javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter;
 
@@ -31,10 +36,14 @@ public class StatusIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "Status numbers are used in some"
-			+ " protocols like Fleetsync.  The status number is assigned a meaning"
-    		+ " in the radio.  You can assign a 3 digit status code (use leading zeros) to an"
-    		+ " alias where the alias contains the status meaning.";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>Status Example</h3>"
+    		+ "Status numbers are used in some protocols like Fleetsync.<br><br>"
+    		+ "The status number is assigned a meaning in the radio.  You<br>"
+    		+ "can assign a 3 digit status code (use leading zeros) to an<br>"
+    		+ "alias where the alias contains the status meaning.<br><br>"
+    		+ "<b>Status:</b> <u>001</u> engine start"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -49,7 +58,7 @@ public class StatusIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Status:" ) );
 
@@ -67,12 +76,22 @@ public class StatusIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 		
 		mTextField = new JFormattedTextField( formatter );
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( StatusIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public StatusID getStatusID()

src/alias/id/talkgroup/TalkgroupIDEditor.java

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.talkgroup;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
@@ -29,11 +34,14 @@ public class TalkgroupIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "Enter a formatted talkgroup identifier.\n"
-    		+ "P25: 4 or 6 hex characters (e.g. AB12 or ABC123)\n"
-    		+ "LTR: A-HH-TTT (A=Area H=Home T=Talkgroup)\n"
-    		+ "Passport: xxxxx (up to 5-digit number)\n\n"
-            + "Wildcard: use an asterisk (*) in place of each talkgroup digit";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = 
+    		"<html><h3>Talkgroup Identifier Examples</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>P25:</b> 4 or 6 hex characters (e.g. <u>AB12</u> or <u>ABC123</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>LTR:</b> A-HH-TTT where A=Area H=Home T=Talkgroup (<u>0-01-128</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<b>Passport</b>: 5-digit number (<u>12345</u> or <u>00023</u>)<br>"
+    		+ "<br>"
+            + "<b>Wildcard:</b> use an asterisk (*) in place of each talkgroup digit (e.g. <u>0*1*5</u>)"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -48,17 +56,28 @@ public class TalkgroupIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Talkgroup:" ) );
+		
 		mTextField = new JTextField();
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( TalkgroupIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Examples", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public TalkgroupID getTalkgroupID()

src/alias/id/uniqueID/UniqueIDEditor.java

@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package alias.id.uniqueID;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
@@ -29,8 +34,11 @@ public class UniqueIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "LTR-Net Unique ID (UID) is a system"
-		+ " identifier assigned to each radio in the range 1 - 2097152";
+    private static final String HELP_TEXT = "<html>"
+    		+ "<h3>LTR-Net Unique ID (UID) Example</h3>"
+    		+ "<b>UID:</b> identifier assigned to each radio in<br>"
+    		+ "the range <u>1 - 2097152</u>"
+    		+ "</html>";
 
     private JTextField mTextField;
 
@@ -45,17 +53,27 @@ public class UniqueIDEditor extends ComponentEditor<AliasID>
 	
 	private void initGUI()
 	{
-		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][][grow]" ) );
+		setLayout( new MigLayout( "fill,wrap 2", "[right][left]", "[][]" ) );
 
 		add( new JLabel( "Unique ID:" ) );
 		mTextField = new JTextField();
 		mTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener( this );
+		mTextField.setToolTipText( HELP_TEXT );
 		add( mTextField, "growx,push" );
 
-		JTextArea helpText = new JTextArea( HELP_TEXT );
-		helpText.setLineWrap( true );
-		helpText.setBackground( getBackground() );
-		add( helpText, "span,grow,push" );
+		JLabel example = new JLabel( "Example ..." );
+		example.setForeground( Color.BLUE.brighter() );
+		example.setCursor( new Cursor( Cursor.HAND_CURSOR ) );
+		example.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter() 
+		{
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e )
+			{
+				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( UniqueIDEditor.this, 
+					HELP_TEXT, "Example", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
+			}
+		} );
+		add( example );
 	}
 	
 	public UniqueID getUniqueID()