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Re:Gimp is working on its own version of “smart objects” by 2038AD on Saturday August 01, 2020 @07:45AM (#24019711)
Tapping the icon using a touch display also brings up the tooltip (I just checked)
Re:Gimp is working on its own version of “smart objects” by rhn_mk1 on Saturday August 01, 2020 @08:31AM (#24019974)
I agree that it's useful to have that, but sadly still not very discoverable. I know people who won't tap anything before they are shown what it does.

I might fall into the same category, noticing how confused I was recently after running some software with no button labels for the first time.