Tooltip request

[TimStone]

Antonio,

To use balloon tool tips, with each release we have to modify windows.prg and link it into our application.

Would it be possible to set this as an option, ie. a data element ( logical ) within the class code ?

Tim

[nageswaragunupudi]

I too support this proposal

[Antonio Linares]

Tim, NageswaraRao,

Already implemented for FWH 7.12

DATA lBalloon

Thanks,

[TimStone]

Thanks ...

I much prefer leaving the lib intact.

Tim

[nageswaragunupudi]

Can a global setting be provided ?

Otherwise we may have to keep writing o:lBallon := .t. for each and every instance of control and other derived class from windows. We may forget at some places and the user interface will not be consistent.

[TimStone]

Just set a template pattern for button bars that includes that data item. Its no different then setting up a browse or other "large" control.

[nageswaragunupudi]

I use tooltips for many controls including Gets

[Antonio Linares]

If we set it as a global option, then the entire application will use only one kind of tooltips, unless its :lBalloon is changed. Is that fine ?

[nageswaragunupudi]

I think yes. Because for each application we need to provide one consistent interface. We can purposefully override in the code at specific places if that is what is required in the context.

I suggest global setting for ballon tips and office2007 style both, which will be the default throughout the application with facility to optionaly override in specific cases

[TimStone]

Since I would only use the newer balloon style universally, its OK with me, but adding a line of code for a button bar isn't that hard. Of course, tooltips with gets would add a lot if each one was set individually.

[Antonio Linares]

A new function SetBalloon( lOnOff ) has been added.

Balloon shape is not used by default. To show tooltips as balloon:

SetBalloon( .T. )

If you want a specific control to show its tooltip in a different way, just do:

oControl:lBalloon = .F.

[nageswaragunupudi]

This is very convinient for us to use

Similarly can we have a switch for Office2007 look also?

While converting or upgrading a large application it is possible that we may leave a few popup menus or button or msg bars. ( happened to me ). Global switch is much better to convert a whole application's interface look uniformly

This applies even for any such future major gui enhancements

[TimStone]

A post indicated tooltips are used with "everything" including Get controls .

Just curious ... but I don't see Tooltips implemented in Gets ? How's that done ?

Tim

[Antonio Linares]

Tim,

oGet:cTooltip = "Text"

[TimStone]

OK ... nice to know. My GET's are REDEFINED from a resource using a command line so I'll have to consider the benefit of recoding a bit.