Contextual Previews

Canonical URL: https://babadook.tech/modules/hover-modal-system
Entity: modules
Content hash: 12c05f5653e68ea6c5106e266b83748a06fda7acb1b44d182bcfbb753589fc7d

Hover over any reference in any document and get a rich preview card — entity summary, key metadata, relationships, and quick actions — without ever leaving the page you're reading.

Hover over any reference in any document and get a rich preview card — entity summary, key metadata, relationships, and quick actions — without ever leaving the page you're reading.

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Context Without Context-Switching Hover over any reference to see a rich preview card — entity summary, key metadata, relationships, and quick actions — without leaving the document you're working in. No more opening 15 tabs to understand one paragraph. Preview cards adapt to the entity type. A part reference shows a CAD thumbnail, revision number, and BOM position. A dataset reference shows schema, row count, and freshness. A person reference shows role, team, and recent activity. Every card type is customizable.

data Viz

Preview Capabilities

- Speed: Under 100ms rendering, under 10ms when cached
- Card Types: Part, Dataset, Model, Person, and unlimited custom types
- Quick Actions: Open, Edit, Copy Link, Pin, Bookmark
- Relationships: Top 5 related entities with type indicators
- Keyboard: Full keyboard navigation and screen reader support
- Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
- Customization: Define preview card layouts per entity type

features

cache: LRU with TTL

lazy loading: true

quick actions: true

customizable cards: true

relationship preview: true

Relationships

products

- MUKR — https://babadook.tech/products/mukr

industries

- Knowledge Management — https://babadook.tech/industries/knowledge-management
- Engineering & Manufacturing — https://babadook.tech/industries/engineering-manufacturing

capabilities

- Hover Modals — https://babadook.tech/capabilities/hover-modals
- Omni-Reference Service — https://babadook.tech/capabilities/omni-reference-service

sub modules

- Visualization — https://babadook.tech/sub-modules/mukr-visualization

use cases

- Hover Modals
- Universal Cross-Referencing

business sizes

- Enterprise
- Mid-Market
- SMB