Just Enough Descriptions (JED)
Just Enough Descriptions is a Forge modification that adds informative descriptions to all items and blocks in Minecraft through a simple and convenient interface!
To activate the description, simply hold the Shift key while hovering the cursor over any item in the game!
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Configuration Settings
The key combination can be changed in the game control settings. By default, Left Shift is used.
The configuration file is located in the config folder and is named jed-client.toml. Available configuration parameters:
- jei_integration - determines whether the modification should add an information tab to JEI (enabled by default when JEI is present)
- tooltip_activation_time - time in ticks required to hold Shift before the interface opens (20 ticks by default)
- allow_if_empty - determines whether to show the description tooltip even if no entry exists (enabled by default)
- always_en_us - always forcibly use English (US) language, regardless of the selected language (disabled by default)
- excluded_mod_ids - list of mod IDs for which descriptions are not added (empty by default). Add "jed" to exclude default descriptions
Contributing to JED Development
Currently, translations for English (US) and English (UK) have been completed (and possibly for one secret language?). If you want to work on any unfinished translation, join our discord community.
Integrating JED Support into Your Mods and Resource Packs
To add JED support to your mods or resource packs, simply create a jed folder in the assets folder. For example:
- assets/minecraft/jed/ - for Minecraft descriptions
- assets/
/jed/ - for custom mods
Inside this folder, create .json files similar to the language file format. These files must have the correct language identifier in the name, for example en_us.json or ru_ru.json. An example json file can be viewed here.
