show the number of posts on a day as hover text in the sidebar calendar

[ratcreature]

Title:
show the number of posts on a day as hover text in the sidebar calendar

Area:
calendar

Summary:
I think it would be neat if you could see how many posts were made on a day in a journal when hovering over the calendar in the sidebar.

Description:
Right now you see the day as a link if there are posts, not linked if there are none, and the number of posts only in the full calendar/archive view where the number of posts is shown below the day.

I would like it if the number would also be displayed in the sidebar calendar for just the current month, but since the dates themselves are the links there, I imagine it as a hover text saying something like "X posts" when hovering over a date link.

The only downside I can think of is that some people may loathe hover text on principle.

Poll #1885 show the number of posts on a day as hover text in the sidebar calendar

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36

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Should be implemented as-is.
21 (58.3%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (2.8%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
2 (5.6%)

(I have no opinion)
12 (33.3%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[foxfirefey]

This would be kinda cute.

[triadruid]

If implemented, I definitely think it should include ' posts'; especially in the sidebar calendar, a bare number would be hellishly confusing.

[ratcreature]

Yes, that is what I imgagined.

[jadelennox]

this would absolutely have to have accessibility functionality built-in. I do loathe hover text on principle, because while you can make it accessible to screen reader users who are using the newest technologies, you actually can't have any way of telling keyboard-only users that it is they are. But as long as it is not core functionality, and as long as the accessibility technology is present making it at least theoretically accessible to keyboard only and screen reader users, I'm okay with it.