From 8033626f024bfd9ebb7b2a7d1a2f5076a95a452a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sven Augustin <sven.augustin@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:02:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] handle GetToolTip() returning None

---
 slic/gui/widgets/alternative.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/slic/gui/widgets/alternative.py b/slic/gui/widgets/alternative.py
index 580a9a24..bb0d4001 100644
--- a/slic/gui/widgets/alternative.py
+++ b/slic/gui/widgets/alternative.py
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ def suppress_tooltip(widget):
 
     def on_enter(_):
         nonlocal tip
-        tip = widget.GetParent().GetToolTip().GetTip()
+        tooltip = widget.GetParent().GetToolTip()
+        #TODO: why is this sometimes None on the consoles?
+        if tooltip is None:
+            return
+        tip = tooltip.GetTip()
         widget.GetParent().SetToolTip(None)
 
     def on_leave(_):