Function Reference


_GUIToolTip_PopUp

Causes the ToolTip to display at the coordinates of the last mouse message

#include <GuiToolTip.au3>
_GUIToolTip_PopUp ( $hTool )

Parameters

$hTool Handle to the ToolTip control (returned by _GUIToolTip_Create.)

Return Value

None.

Related

_GUIToolTip_Pop

Example

#include "Extras\HelpFileInternals.au3"

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GUIToolTip.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hGUI = GUICreate("ToolTip Pop - v(" & @AutoItVersion & ")", 450, 300, 100, 100)

    Local $idButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("ToolTip showing", 30, 32, 130, 28)
    Local $hButton = GUICtrlGetHandle($idButton)

    $hGUI = 0 ; is OK
    Local $hToolTip = _GUIToolTip_Create($hGUI, BitOR($_TT_ghTTDefaultStyle, $TTS_BALLOON))
    _MemoCreate(4, 68, 444, 196)

;~  $hGUI = 0 ; is OK
    _GUIToolTip_AddTool($hToolTip, $hGUI, " ", $hButton)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Show the tooltip associated with the button
    Opt("MouseCoordMode", 2)
    MouseMove(50, 42, 0)
    Sleep(250)

    _MemoMsgBoxStatus("", -1) ; display wait for closing status

    _GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hToolTip, True, $hGUI, $hButton)
    Local $bDisplay = True
    Local $aMousePos
    Local $hTimer = TimerInit()
    While 1
        Sleep(10)
        If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
        $aMousePos = MouseGetPos()
        _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition($hToolTip, $aMousePos[0] + 10, $aMousePos[1] + 20)
        _GUIToolTip_UpdateTipText($hToolTip, $hGUI, $hButton, "X: " & $aMousePos[0] & " Y: " & $aMousePos[1])
        ; Every 3 seconds the tooltip will be "popped" in or out of view
        ; to get it to display after the 8 seconds has passed, you have to hover
        ; over the button.
        If TimerDiff($hTimer) > 3000 Then
            $bDisplay = Not $bDisplay
            $hTimer = TimerInit()
            If $bDisplay Then
                ; to allow tooltip to display
                MouseMove(50, 42, 0)
                Sleep(250)

                GUICtrlSetData($idButton, "ToolTip showing")
                _GUIToolTip_PopUp($hToolTip)
            Else
                GUICtrlSetData($idButton, "Hover here now")
                _GUIToolTip_Pop($hToolTip)
            EndIf
        EndIf
    WEnd

    ; Destroy the tooltip control
    _GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip)
    GUIDelete($hGUI)
EndFunc   ;==>Example