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2. RE: Tool tips & win32lib

• Posted by jordah ferguson <jorfergie03 at yahoo.com> Mar 27, 2002
• 355 views

i tried the method, it strictly allows characters up to the specified 
range for example if your word if euman at bellsouth.net
and your range is 100
you get 
-------
|euman@|
|bellso|
|uth.ne|
|t     |
--------

isn't there a way of doing, clever wrapping

jordah ferguson

Derek Parnell wrote:
> Thanks, I'll give it a try.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Steward" <tony at locksdownunder.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:00 PM
> Subject: RE: Tool tips & win32lib
> 
> 
> > Hi Jordan,
> > Heres an old post by euman which may help
> >
> > cut...
> > Someone wrote me and asked how do I set the multi-column on a tooltip
> >  well, here it is.....(Derek you might want to add this)
> >
> >  Find:
> > global procedure setHintEx(integer id,sequence text,atom exflags)
> >
> >  near the end of the procedure you should see this
> >
> >  VOID=sendMessage(tooltipControl,lTTmsg,0,ti)
> >
> >  Put the next line above the one I just typed above "Like this"
> >
> >  VOID=sendMessage(tooltipControl, TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH, 0, 100)
> >  VOID=sendMessage(tooltipControl,lTTmsg,0,ti)
> >
> > I tried to set this up in lTTmsg but couldnt figure out how to connect
> > the
> > length on the string so that it would be automatic.
> >
> >  Note:
> >  You will need to set the with where I have 100 on the end of the
> >  message to length you wish to wrap the line...'
> >
> >  Alternatively you could do this:
> >
> >  global procedure setHintEx(integer id,sequence text,atom exflags,
> > integer len)
> >
> >  VOID=sendMessage(tooltipControl, TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH, 0, len)
> >
> >  and in your program do this:
> >
> > >>>>> (Here's the Change)
> >  setHintEx( id, "text", 0, 100 )
> >
> >  and this should work fine.
> >
> >
> >  Euman
> >  euman at bellsouth.net
> > end cut....
> > jordah ferguson wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --To: any one concerned <euforum at topica.com>
> > > --Subject: Tool tips & win32lib
> > > --Date: Mon, 25 March, 2002.
> > > --From: Jordah Ferguson <jorfergie03 at yahoo.com>
> > > --Priority: 3
> > > --Saved by: Jordah Ferguson (Acc. Name: jordah ferguson )
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have a couple of questions i would like to ask about the tooltip
> > > control
> > >
> > > 1) Can toottips be multiline? Cause i have a long message i would like
> > > to present when a certain listview
> > >    item is clicked. When i make the tooltip text long, it is like
> > > sending a long unwrapped text to the printer!
> > > 2)Can the background and foreground colour of a tooltip be changed? I
> > > kinda want to make a special good
> > >    looking tooltip for the secial listview items that are being clicked.
> > > 3)Can tooltips be created with extra styles such as having a 3D border?
> > > 4)Can an Icon control or bitmap control be added to a tooltip?
> > >
> > > That wraps up the questions i had about win32lib tooltips..
> > >
> > > Thanx in advance
> > > Jordah Ferguson
> > > jorfergie03 at yahoo.com
> > >
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> > >
> > >