Tooltips for own-drawn controls

[Semen Matusovski]

Folks --
I want to display tool tips for own-drawn (in WM_PAINT) elements.
I imagine how to do this by creating special class.
But probably exist more simple way, API similar DrawCaption, DrawFrameControl ?

[Chris Boss]

Semen;

I am not sure what you are asking for.

Are you trying to create your own custom Tooltips ?

Normal Tooltips controls should work for "any" type of control. They actually subclass themselves to any control they are attached to and work automatically, so why create your own ?



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[Patrice Terrier]

Semen --

This is a cut and paste from WinLIFT

'Creates a tooltip
FUNCTION skTooltip&(BYVAL hOwner&, BYVAL hObj&, BYVAL Text$) EXPORT
'@'skdebug "93"

    STATIC htt&
    LOCAL ti AS TOOLINFO
    LOCAL zLabel AS ASCIIZ * 256

    zLabel = Text$
    IF htt& = 0 THEN
       CALL InitCommonControls()
       htt& = CreateWindowEx(0, _
                             "tooltips_class32", _
                             BYVAL %NULL, _
                             %WS_POPUP OR %TTS_ALWAYSTIP, _
                             %CW_USEDEFAULT, _
                             %CW_USEDEFAULT, _
                             %CW_USEDEFAULT, _
                             %CW_USEDEFAULT, _
                             BYVAL hOwner&, _
                             BYVAL %NULL, _
                             GetWindowLong(hOwner&, %GWL_HINSTANCE), _ 'hinst
                             BYVAL %NULL)
    END IF
    IF htt& THEN
       ti.cbsize = sizeof(ti)
       ti.uFlags = %TTF_IDISHWND OR %TTF_SUBCLASS
       ti.hwnd = hOwner&
       ti.uId = hObj&
       ti.lpszText = VARPTR(zLabel)

   '   ti.hinst = hInst&
   '   call SetRect(rc, 230, 179, 230+39, 179+31)
   '   ti.rect = rc
      'ti.rect.left = col * CX_COLUMN;
      'ti.rect.top = row * CY_ROW;
      'ti.rect.right = ti.rect.left + CX_COLUMN;
      'ti.rect.bottom = ti.rect.top + CY_ROW

       CALL SendMessage(htt&, %TTM_ADDTOOL, 0, VARPTR(ti))
    END IF
    FUNCTION = htt&
END FUNCTION

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Patrice Terrier
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[Semen Matusovski]

Chris & Patrice --
I draw some "controls" and using mousemove is able to detect a moment, when cursor is over this "control".
hWnd has only "parent".
Just now I will try to analyze suggestion about subclassing.
Thanks.


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[This message has been edited by Semen Matusovski (edited June 10, 2000).]