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overlay_tutorial

A Flutter package for displaying overlay tutorial by cutting a hole on widget. It allows also to add hint aside the hole.

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Install package

flutter pub add overlay_tutorial

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OverlayTutorial is a Flutter package designed to guide users through app features by highlighting specific widgets with a cut-out overlay. It enables developers to display interactive hints next to the highlighted area, improving onboarding and user engagement. The package supports multiple platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, making it versatile for cross-platform applications. With simple integration via pub add, it enhances feature discovery without disrupting the UI.

Use cases

  • Onboarding new users
  • Highlighting key UI elements
  • Guiding users through complex workflows
  • Improving app usability
  • Introducing new features
  • Educating users on app functionality

Key features

  • Cut-out hole over target widget
  • Customizable hint placement
  • Cross-platform support
  • Easy integration with pub
  • Configurable overlay appearance
  • Supports multiple platform targets

Suitable for

  • App onboarding flows
  • Feature discovery tools
  • User education interfaces
  • Mobile and web applications
  • UX improvement projects
  • Interactive tutorials

Considerations

  • May require careful positioning for optimal UX
  • Performance impact with many overlays
  • Limited customization beyond basic styling
  • Depends on correct widget hierarchy
  • Not suitable for static documentation
  • Requires testing across all target platforms

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overlay_tutorial

A Flutter package for displaying overlay tutorial.

Feature

  • Allow to display an overlay tutorial with hole cropping.
  • Allow to display hint aside hole.
  • Allow to customize hole shape.

Usage

Wrap the widget that you want to create a hole using OverlayTutorialHole. Ensure you have OverlayTutorialScope as a parent of these holes.

  1. Use OverlayTutorialScope.enabled property to control the visibility of the overlay tutorial. If this is false, the entire overlay tutorial will be hidden.
  2. Use OverlayTutorialHole.enabled property to control the visibility of the holes.

Wrap your UI


Widget build(BuildContext context) {
  final textTheme = Theme.of(context).textTheme;
  const tutorialColor = Colors.yellow;
  return SafeArea(
    child: Stack(
      children: [
        OverlayTutorialScope(
          enabled: _isTutorialEnabled,
          overlayColor: Colors.blueAccent.withOpacity(.6),
          // Disable all the widgets. All the widgets are now non-interactive.
          child: AbsorbPointer(
            absorbing: _isTutorialEnabled,
            child: Scaffold(
              appBar: AppBar(
                title: Text(widget.title),
              ),
              body: Center(
                child: Column(
                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
                  children: <Widget>[
                    AnimatedBuilder(
                      animation: _tweenAnimation,
                      builder: (context, child) {
                        return SlideTransition(
                          position: _tweenAnimation,
                          child: child,
                        );
                      },
                      child: OverlayTutorialHole(
                        enabled: true,
                        overlayTutorialEntry: OverlayTutorialCustomShapeEntry(
                          shapeBuilder: (rect, path) {
                            path = Path.combine(
                              PathOperation.difference,
                              path,
                              Path()
                                ..addOval(Rect.fromLTWH(
                                  rect.left - 16,
                                  rect.top,
                                  112,
                                  64,
                                )),
                            );
                            return path;
                          },
                        ),
                        child: const Icon(
                          Icons.share,
                          size: 64,
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                    const SizedBox(height: 64),
                    const Text(
                      'You have pushed the button this many times:',
                    ),
                    OverlayTutorialHole(
                      enabled: true,
                      overlayTutorialEntry: OverlayTutorialRectEntry(
                        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8.0),
                        radius: const Radius.circular(16.0),
                        overlayTutorialHints: <OverlayTutorialWidgetHint>[
                          OverlayTutorialWidgetHint(
                            position: (rect) => Offset(0, rect.bottom),
                            builder: (context, entryRect) {
                              return SizedBox(
                                width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width,
                                child: Center(
                                  child: Padding(
                                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                                    child: Text(
                                      'Current Counter will be displayed here',
                                      style: textTheme.bodyText2!
                                          .copyWith(color: tutorialColor),
                                    ),
                                  ),
                                ),
                              );
                            },
                          ),
                        ],
                      ),
                      child: Text(
                        '$_counter',
                        style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
                      ),
                    ),
                  ],
                ),
              ),
              floatingActionButton: OverlayTutorialHole(
                enabled: true,
                overlayTutorialEntry: OverlayTutorialRectEntry(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                  radius: const Radius.circular(16.0),
                  overlayTutorialHints: [
                    OverlayTutorialWidgetHint(
                      builder: (context, entryRect) {
                        return Positioned(
                          top: entryRect.rRect!.top - 24.0,
                          left: entryRect.rRect!.left,
                          child: Text(
                            'Try this out',
                            style: textTheme.bodyText2!
                                .copyWith(color: tutorialColor),
                          ),
                        );
                      },
                    ),
                    OverlayTutorialWidgetHint(
                      position: (rect) => Offset(0, rect.center.dy),
                      builder: (context, entryRect) {
                        return SizedBox(
                          width: entryRect.rRect!.left,
                          child: Padding(
                            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 8.0),
                            child: Row(
                              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
                              children: [
                                Flexible(
                                  child: Text(
                                    'Click here to add counter',
                                    style: textTheme.bodyText2!
                                        .copyWith(color: tutorialColor),
                                  ),
                                ),
                              ],
                            ),
                          ),
                        );
                      },
                    ),
                  ],
                ),
                child: FloatingActionButton(
                  onPressed: _incrementCounter,
                  tooltip: 'Increment',
                  child: const Icon(Icons.add),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
        if (_isTutorialEnabled)
          Align(
            alignment: Alignment.topRight,
            child: GestureDetector(
              onTap: () {
                _isTutorialEnabled = false;
                setState(() {});
              },
              child: Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                child: Container(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
                  decoration: const BoxDecoration(
                    shape: BoxShape.circle,
                    color: Colors.black,
                  ),
                  child: const Icon(
                    Icons.close,
                    color: Colors.red,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ),
      ],
    ),
  );
}

Hole Shape

  • OverlayTutorialRectEntry draws a Rectangle shape
  • OverlayTutorialCircleEntry draws a Circle shape
  • OverlayTutorialCustomShapeEntry allows to draw a customized shape

Disabling Widget

Disabling widget is not provided by this package out of the box. You can achieve this using one of the Flutter widget: AbsorbPointer or IgnorePointer. Make sure you do not wrap the OverlayTutorialScope with these widgets as this will disable the widget in OverlayTutorialWidgetHint.

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API

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