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diff --git a/item_names.lua b/item_names.lua
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+local wield = {}
+local huds = {}
+local dtimes = {}
+local dlimit = 3  -- hud will be hidden after this much seconds
+local airhudmod = minetest.get_modpath("4air")
+
+local function get_desc(item)
+    if minetest.registered_nodes[item] then return minetest.registered_nodes[item]["description"] end
+    if minetest.registered_items[item] then return minetest.registered_items[item]["description"] end
+    if minetest.registered_craftitems[item] then return minetest.registered_craftitems[item]["description"] end
+    if minetest.registered_tools[item] then return minetest.registered_tools[item]["description"] end
+    return ""
+end
+
+minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
+	minetest.after(0.0, function()
+	local player_name = player:get_player_name() 
+	local off = {x=0, y=-70}
+	if airhudmod then 
+		off.y=off.y-20
+	end
+	huds[player_name] = player:hud_add({
+		hud_elem_type = "text",
+		position = {x=0.5, y=1},
+		offset = off,
+		alignment = {x=0, y=0},
+		number = 0xFFFFFF ,
+		text = "",
+	})
+	print(dump("item hud id: "..huds[player_name]))
+	end)
+end)
+
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	local players = minetest.get_connected_players()
+	for i,player in ipairs(players) do
+		local player_name = player:get_player_name()
+		local wstack = player:get_wielded_item():get_name()
+
+		if dtimes[player_name] and dtimes[player_name] < dlimit then
+			dtimes[player_name] = dtimes[player_name] + dtime
+			if dtimes[player_name] > dlimit and huds[player_name] then
+				player:hud_change(huds[player_name], 'text', "")
+			end
+		end
+
+		if wstack ~= wield[player_name] then
+			wield[player_name] = wstack
+			local desc = get_desc(wstack)
+			dtimes[player_name] = 0
+			if huds[player_name] then 
+				player:hud_change(huds[player_name], 'text', desc)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end)