ControlTipText Questions
 

Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a Control Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich

ControlTipText Questions
 

Assume you mean tooltips on menus:

Not if you use built in capabilities I wouldn't think. The text is a
property - there is no object. The format of a control tip is a windows
setting (it also affects the formatting of comments).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a Control
Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to
show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich

ControlTipText Questions
 

Think this answered my question. I have some labels & buttons that I wanted
to have ToolTips appear for but wanted to be able to change the delay for
these ToolTips to appear, as well as how these ToolTips looked.

Thanks,

Rich

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Assume you mean tooltips on menus:

Not if you use built in capabilities I wouldn't think. The text is a
property - there is no object. The format of a control tip is a windows
setting (it also affects the formatting of comments).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a Control
Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to
show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich

ControlTipText Questions
 

It now sounds like you are talking about control tips on MSForms 2.0
controls, but I don't think the answer is significantly different.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Think this answered my question. I have some labels & buttons that I
wanted
to have ToolTips appear for but wanted to be able to change the delay for
these ToolTips to appear, as well as how these ToolTips looked.

Thanks,

Rich

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Assume you mean tooltips on menus:

Not if you use built in capabilities I wouldn't think. The text is a
property - there is no object. The format of a control tip is a windows
setting (it also affects the formatting of comments).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a
Control
Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background
color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like
method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to
show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich

ControlTipText Questions
 

.. . . significantly different except that you could use the mouseover event
to put up your own control that looks like and behaves like a control tip.

The challenge would be detecting movement off the control, so I believe the
common approach is to put one control on top if a slightly larger control
and use the mouseover with a boolean flag variable to drop the simulated
control tip.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Think this answered my question. I have some labels & buttons that I
wanted
to have ToolTips appear for but wanted to be able to change the delay for
these ToolTips to appear, as well as how these ToolTips looked.

Thanks,

Rich

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Assume you mean tooltips on menus:

Not if you use built in capabilities I wouldn't think. The text is a
property - there is no object. The format of a control tip is a windows
setting (it also affects the formatting of comments).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a
Control
Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background
color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like
method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to
show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich

ControlTipText Questions
 

This idea sounds promising, I will look into this more.

Thanks, Tom.


Rich

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

.. . . significantly different except that you could use the mouseover event
to put up your own control that looks like and behaves like a control tip.

The challenge would be detecting movement off the control, so I believe the
common approach is to put one control on top if a slightly larger control
and use the mouseover with a boolean flag variable to drop the simulated
control tip.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Think this answered my question. I have some labels & buttons that I
wanted
to have ToolTips appear for but wanted to be able to change the delay for
these ToolTips to appear, as well as how these ToolTips looked.

Thanks,

Rich

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Assume you mean tooltips on menus:

Not if you use built in capabilities I wouldn't think. The text is a
property - there is no object. The format of a control tip is a windows
setting (it also affects the formatting of comments).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"GSpline" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to change the format of the text displayed for a
Control
Tip?
Basically, I would like to control the font, font color, background
color,
how wide the ControlTipText window is (maybe with a wordwrap-like
method).
Also, I want to change the delay for how long it takes for the text to
show
up. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Rich