BALLOON.VBX - Balloon Help Text Custom Control ============================================================================= DESCRIPTION: The BALLOON.VBX allows you to add a unique balloon help feature to your VB application. BALLOON.VBX functions like cartoon speech balloons. Help text is displayed in a popup window. Provide help text display for all the controls and windows of windows, dialogs and forms. BALLOON.VBX is the ideal control to add polish to applications. Great for adding help prompting to corporate applications and cuts down on user training time. Get users of your VB applications up to speed fast. Your users may wonder why all applications don't have this feature. ============================================================================= OTHER PRODUCTS: Weimar Software's WSHELP help control collection contains: BALLOON.VBX provides balloon help popup windows for all form controls. RTMOUSE.VBX provides ballon help popup when the right mouse button is clicked. STMOUSE.VBX provides a status line help for each control on a form. WSHELP.VBX contains all of the functionality of the other three controls plus a unique capability in DTBALLOON section to provide timer activated balloon help. A great value for the money. See file WSHELP.ZIP in CIS MSBASIC lib 5. Register WSHELP in Compuserve's SWREG forum, ID #1428. Upgrades to WSHELP is available for registered users of our 5PAK20 control set or for registered users of our BALLOON.VBX control for $30.00. Register for the upgrade in the CIS SWREG forum, ID #1434 Weimar Software's control set 5PAK20 contains: BALLOON.VBX provides balloon help popup windows for all form controls. SHADBX.VBX provides a popup shadowed text message, like windows help does. CLACKER.VBX provides the hooks for dynamic menu help using a status bar. NUMWIN.VBX enumerates and returns hWnds for all desktop windows and controls. SNDDEX.VBX Soundex and enhanced Soundex word matching and searching. Help files included. A great value for the money. See file 5PAK20.ZIP in CIS MSBASIC lib 5. Register 5PAK20 in Compuserve's SWREG forum, ID #1220. ============================================================================= THIS ZIP FILE CONTAINS: BALLOON.VBX VB version of the BALLOON custom control BALLOON.HLP BALLOON documentation SAMPLE.ZIP Sample VB program showing how to use BALLOON README.TXT This file ============================================================================= REGISTRATION: You can register this Control by sending your name and either: 1. On-line registration with Compuserve, type GO SWREG and register product number 1222. The fee is $18.00. A registered copy will be sent by E-Mail. 2. Sending $18 (plus tax) and your name and address to the E-Mail address below. 3. Updates are $3.50 to cover distribution costs. 4. VISA and MC are accepted. We accept phone orders and E-Mail orders. For Visa/MC orders please include exact name on card, postal address of the card holder, card number, and expiration date. Please provide us with an E-Mail address where the control can be sent, alternatively add $3.50 for shipping and a disk will be mailed to you. Overseas shipping varies with destination. Registering the control will get the registered runtime and a design time SPECIAL DEBUGGING VERSION OF THE CONTROL useful in helping you verify the operation of your application when using the control. Special debugging checks are made on various parameters and at critical locations in debugging control to provide you with feedback on proper control and program menu operation. ============================================================================= SOURCE CODE Source code to this control is available on a case by case basis. Please contact Weimar Software regarding your requirements. ============================================================================= HOW TO REACH US: If you have any comments or questions, please send them to us. We can be reached at Weimar Software, 18515 Annie Lane San Jose, CA 95120-1006 408-268-6638, FAX 408-268-7655. Or E-Mail at CIS 71220,2755 and Internet bglover@netcom.com. The BALLOON control may not be commercially distributed, used for applications other than trial use, distributed by government agencies or any of its contractors, UNLESS a registration fee is paid by the distributing party. A registered control may be distributed with the applications that use it at no additional cost. This trial use file may be only distributed in its entirety. This file may not be included in CD-ROM distributions, bundled with other files, or offered for retail sale without contacting Weimar Software and obtaining a license to redistribute BALLOON.VBX.