Fixed Issue 167.

Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/Card.java

@@ -487,6 +487,16 @@ public class Card extends MagePermanent implements MouseMotionListener, MouseLis
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setZone(String zone) {
+        //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getZone() {
+        return null;  //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+    }
+
     @Override
 	public PermanentView getOriginalPermanent() {
 		return null;

Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/Cards.java

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class Cards extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 	private Map<UUID, MageCard> cards = new LinkedHashMap<UUID, MageCard>();
 	private boolean dontDisplayTapped = false;
 	private static final int GAP_X = 5;
+    private String zone;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Defines whether component should be visible whenever there is no objects within.
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ public class Cards extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
 	private void addCard(CardView card, BigCard bigCard, UUID gameId) {
 		MageCard cardImg = Plugins.getInstance().getMageCard(card, bigCard, getCardDimension(), gameId, true);
+        if (zone != null) cardImg.setZone(zone);
 		cards.put(card.getId(), cardImg);
 		cardArea.add(cardImg);
 	}
@@ -248,4 +250,8 @@ public class Cards extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 	public void setCardDimension(Dimension dimension) {
 		this.cardDimension = dimension;
 	}
+
+    public void setZone(String zone) {
+        this.zone = zone;
+    }
 }

Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.java

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
  */
 package mage.client.dialog;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException;
+
+import com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache;
 import mage.client.MageFrame;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ import static mage.client.util.PhaseManager.END_OF_TURN_OTHERS;
 public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
 
     public static final String KEY_HAND_USE_BIG_CARDS = "handUseBigCards";
+    public static final String KEY_HAND_SHOW_TOOLTIPS = "handShowTooltips";
+
+    private static Map<String, String> cache = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    private static final Boolean UPDATE_CACHE_POLICY = Boolean.TRUE;
 
     /** Creates new form PreferencesDialog */
     public PreferencesDialog(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
@@ -343,7 +351,8 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
         save(prefs, dialog.checkBoxEndOfCOthers, END_OF_COMBAT_OTHERS);
         save(prefs, dialog.checkBoxMain2Others, MAIN_2_OTHERS);
         save(prefs, dialog.checkBoxEndTurnOthers, END_OF_TURN_OTHERS);
-        save(prefs, dialog.displayBigCardsInHand, KEY_HAND_USE_BIG_CARDS, "true", "false");
+        save(prefs, dialog.displayBigCardsInHand, KEY_HAND_USE_BIG_CARDS, "true", "false", UPDATE_CACHE_POLICY);
+        save(prefs, dialog.showToolTipsInHand, KEY_HAND_SHOW_TOOLTIPS, "true", "false", UPDATE_CACHE_POLICY);
         try {
             prefs.flush();
         } catch (BackingStoreException ex) {
@@ -389,6 +398,7 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
                     load(prefs, dialog.checkBoxMain2Others, MAIN_2_OTHERS);
                     load(prefs, dialog.checkBoxEndTurnOthers, END_OF_TURN_OTHERS);
                     load(prefs, dialog.displayBigCardsInHand, KEY_HAND_USE_BIG_CARDS, "true");
+                    load(prefs, dialog.showToolTipsInHand, KEY_HAND_SHOW_TOOLTIPS, "true");
                     dialog.setLocation(300, 200);
                     dialog.reset();
                     dialog.setVisible(true);
@@ -409,17 +419,35 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
     }
 
     private static void save(Preferences prefs, JCheckBox checkBox, String propName) {
-        save(prefs, checkBox, propName, PHASE_ON, PHASE_OFF);
+        save(prefs, checkBox, propName, PHASE_ON, PHASE_OFF, false);
     }
 
-    private static void save(Preferences prefs, JCheckBox checkBox, String propName, String yesValue, String onValue) {
+    private static void save(Preferences prefs, JCheckBox checkBox, String propName, String yesValue, String onValue, boolean updateCache) {
         prefs.put(propName, checkBox.isSelected() ? yesValue : onValue);
+        if (updateCache) {
+            updateCache(propName, checkBox.isSelected() ? yesValue : onValue);
+        }
     }
 
 	public void reset() {
 		jTabbedPane1.setSelectedIndex(0);
 	}
 
+    public static String getCachedValue(String key, String def) {
+        if (cache.containsKey(key)) {
+            return cache.get(key);
+        } else {
+            Preferences prefs = MageFrame.getPreferences();
+            String value = prefs.get(key, def);
+            cache.put(key, value);
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void updateCache(String key, String value) {
+        cache.put(key, value);
+    }
+
     // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
     private javax.swing.JCheckBox checkBoxBeforeCOthers;
     private javax.swing.JCheckBox checkBoxBeforeCYou;

Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/game/GamePanel.java

@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ public class GamePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
         //hand.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(Config.dimensions.frameWidth, Config.dimensions.frameHeight + 20)); // for scroll
 		hand.setBorder(emptyBorder);
+        hand.setZone(Constants.Zone.HAND.toString());
 		HandContainer handContainer = new HandContainer(hand);
 
 		jTabbedPane1.setTabPlacement(javax.swing.JTabbedPane.BOTTOM);

Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/plugins/adapters/MageActionCallback.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import mage.cards.action.TransferData;
 import mage.client.MageFrame;
 import mage.client.cards.BigCard;
 import mage.client.components.MageComponents;
+import mage.client.dialog.PreferencesDialog;
 import mage.client.game.PlayAreaPanel;
 import mage.client.plugins.impl.Plugins;
 import mage.remote.Session;
@@ -123,6 +125,18 @@ public class MageActionCallback implements ActionCallback {
         if (data.card.getRarity().equals(Constants.Rarity.NA)) {
             return;
         }
+
+        if (data.component instanceof MageCard) {
+            String zone = ((MageCard)(data.component)).getZone();
+            if (zone != null && zone.equals(Constants.Zone.HAND.toString())) {
+                // for performance getting cached value
+                String showTooltips = PreferencesDialog.getCachedValue(PreferencesDialog.KEY_HAND_SHOW_TOOLTIPS, "false");
+                if (showTooltips.equals("false")) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (cardInfoPane == null) {
             PopupFactory factory = PopupFactory.getSharedInstance();
             popup = factory.getPopup(data.component, data.popupText, (int) data.locationOnScreen.getX() + data.popupOffsetX, (int) data.locationOnScreen.getY() + data.popupOffsetY + 40);

Mage.Common/src/mage/cards/MageCard.java

@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ public abstract class MageCard extends JPanel {
 	abstract public Image getImage();
     abstract public void setFoil(boolean foil);
     abstract public boolean isFoil();
+    abstract public void setZone(String zone);
+    abstract public String getZone();
 }

Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/CardPanel.java

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class CardPanel extends MagePermanent implements MouseListener, MouseMoti
     private boolean isPermanent;
     private boolean hasSickness;
     private boolean isFoil;
+    private String zone;
 
     public CardPanel(CardView newGameCard, UUID gameId, boolean loadImage, ActionCallback callback, final boolean foil) {
         this.gameCard = newGameCard;
@@ -192,6 +193,16 @@ public class CardPanel extends MagePermanent implements MouseListener, MouseMoti
         return this.isFoil;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setZone(String zone) {
+        this.zone = zone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getZone() {
+        return zone;
+    }
+
     public void setFoil(boolean foil) {
         this.isFoil = foil;
         if (foil) {