GGeneral Information:Show general information about the ToolTip control.
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This demonstration also includes the TabFrame control which allows you to implement tabbed dialog boxes in Visual Basic. A full demonstration of this control is available for download in the MSBASIC forum on Compuserve - see file TABFRAME.ZIP in library 17 (3rd Party Products).
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If you have any comments or suggestions concerning this control then please contact Graham Cockell (Compuserve ID 100113, 2774) via e-mail or on the Compuserve MSBASIC forum.
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This product is distributed as shareware and registration details are provided in this demonstration and in the help file - click the help button on the toolbar.
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The ToolTip control allows you to quikly add MS style tool tips and a context sensitive status bar to your Visual Basic applications. In addition to supporting popup tool tip windows the control provides events for tracking mouse movements, menu selections and focus changes within your application. Examples of each of these functions can be viewed by selecting the appropriate tab by clicking it with the left mouse button.
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Focus Tracking
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`Focus Tracking Details:Show details of focus tracking facilities provided by the ToolTip control
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GotFocus Event
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LostFocus Event
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The boxes below show the event parameters each time a GotFocus or LostFocus event is generated. Use the Tab key to move focus around the form and watch as they are updated.
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The GotFocus and LostFocus events can be used to update a status bar, like the one at the bottom of this form, in order to provide the user with information about the function of the control which currently has the focus.
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The ToolTip control tracks the control which has the input focus and generates GotFocus and LostFocus events. A single ToolTip control can provide focus tracking for all the forms in an application.
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ToolTips
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SToolTip Details:Show details of tool tip facilities provided by the ToolTip control
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vMove the cursor over the ToolTip icon to the left to display a multi-line tool tip with a different background colour.
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A single ToolTip control can provide tool tips for all the forms in an application. The tool tip text can be supplied in the GetToolTip event or taken from the Tag property of the control for which the tool tip is being shown. In many cases it will be convenient to use the GetToolTip event to extract a section of the Tag property to be used as the tool tip - see the event procedures in this demonstartion for an example of how the Tag prpoerty can be used to supply tool tips, status bar text and focus change text.
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Tool tips have been made popular by the latest releases of Microsoft Word and Excel and are rapidly becoming a standard part of many major Windows applications. Together with an intelligently updated status bar they help to make an application much easier to use.
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uMove the cursor over the ToolTip icon to the left and pause for a short while. That small popup window is a tool tip.
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Mouse Tracking
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`Mouse Tracking Details:Show details of mouse tracking facilities provided by the ToolTip control
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MouseExit Event
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MouseEnter Event
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The boxes below show the event parameters each time a MouseEnter or MouseExit event is generated. Move the mouse around the form and watch as they are updated. Notice that each of the tabs is recognised as a separate control - the ToolTip control works with the TabFrame control to provide this functionality.
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The MouseEnter and MouseExit events can be used to update a status bar, like the one at the bottom of this form, in order to provide the user with information about the function of the control which the mouse is currently over.
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The ToolTip control tracks movement of the mouse and generates MouseEnter and MouseExit events as the cursor moves into and out of each control. A single ToolTip control can provide mouse tracking for all the forms in an application.
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Properties
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NToolTip Properties:Show details of properties supported by the ToolTip control
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The colour and font properties control the appearance of the tool tip popup window and the Enabled property can be used to prevent all events from being generated.
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IThe following standard properties are supported by the ToolTip control :-
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Events
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FToolTip Events:Show details of events supported by the ToolTip control
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MenuSelect Event
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The box below ishows the event parameters each time a MenuSelect event is generated. Select the menus on this form and watch as they are updated. Notice that the system menu is recognised as well as the application menus.
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The MenuSelect event can be used to update a status bar, like the one at the bottom of this form, in order to provide the user with information about the function of the currently selected menu item.
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The ToolTip control tracks menu selections and generates a MenuSelect event for each item. Each ToolTip control can provide menu tracking for the form containing the control and, if it is an MDI form, for the menus on MDI child forms.
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Registration
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MRegistration Information:Show details of how to register the ToolTip control.
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JRegistered versions will be sent out by e-mail unless otherwise specified.
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22) By sending a cheque or money order for
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\1) Through the SWREG forum on Compuserve. The fee is $29.95 and the registration ID is 2275.
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If you find the ToolTip control useful you can receive the full version, which may be distributed with your applications, by registering as follows :
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This demonstration includes a fully functional version of the ToolTip control which may be used in the Visual Basic development environment only. It cannot be used in conjunction with an EXE file produced from Visual Basic.
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&General
.Show general information about ToolTip control
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&Registration
#How to register the ToolTip control
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Description of mouse tracking
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GetToolTip
This event is fired when a tool tip window is about to be displayed and allows the user to specify the tool tip text.
MouseEnter
This event is fired when the mouse enters a control. The Tag property of the control which the mouse is entering is passed as a parameter and may be used to determine the text to be displayed on a status bar.
MouseExit
This event is fired when the mouse leaves a control.
MenuSelect
This event is fired when a menu item is selected. The Tag property of the selected menu control is passed as a parameter and may be used to determine the text to be displayed on a status bar.
GotFocus
This event is fired when a control receives the input focus. The Tag property of the control receiving the focus is passed as a parameter and may be used to determine the text to be displayed on a status bar.
LostFocus
This event is fired when a control loses the input focus.
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About
This property, which is only available at design time, can be used to display the About dialog which identifies the ToolTip version number.
Scope
This property determines which controls are monitored by the ToolTip control. If set to 0 (Application) the ToolTip control monitors controls on all forms except those which contain another ToolTip control. If set to 1 (Form) the ToolTip control only monitors controls on it's own form.
ToolTips
This property determines how tool tips are generated. If enabled the Tag property of the control for which the tool tip is being generated can be used as the default tool tip text.
Delay1, Delay2
These properties determine how long the mouse must remian over a control before the tool tip window appears. Delay1 controls the normal delay and Delay2 controls the delay immediately after a tool tip has been displayed. Keeping Delay2 short allows users to browse a toolbar without having to wait for each new tool tip to appear.
AutoPosition
This property controls the positioning of the tool tip window relative to the current cursor position. If set True the ToolTip control positions the tool tip window automatically according to the current cursor (e.g. arrow, I-beam). If False the user controls the position using the OffsetX and OffsetY properties.
OffsetX, OffsetY
These properties can be used to manually control the position of the tool tip window.
Shadow
This property controls the size of the shadow used to highlight the tool tip window.
MouseTracking
This property is used to enable/disable the MouseEnter and MouseExit events.
MenuTracking
This property is used to enable/disable the MenuSelect event.
FocusTracking
This property is used to enable/disable the GotFocus and LostFocus events.
SubclassForm
This property is used to enable/disable the subclassing of the form required to track menu activity. It is only required in special circumstances as discussed in the Help file.
ToolTipText
This property can be used to control the display of tool tip windows directlty.
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