I want ToolTips being displayed (much) longer than default

[ako673de]

The windows default setting for the duration tooltips are being shown is 5000ms. For my application this is way too short. I would prefer at least 1 minute or - even better - endless, so that the reader has time enough to read, re-read and understand - without permanently needing to move the mouse to re-show a tooltip.

- GUICtrlSetTip has no parameter at all to control the display duration.

- The "_GUIToolTip_*" functions offer such parameter but so far all my efforts to show a tooltip with these funtions (on Input, Edit, Button (or the like) controls) failed. I can't find any help about this set of functions, just two examples about the usage with ToolBars and ListViews. I used these examples to check if the function "_GUIToolTip_SetDelayTime" at least fulfills what it promises to do, and I can say that for me this function does not work at all: "_GUIToolTip_GetDelayTime" always returns the default regardless what parameter is given to "_GUIToolTip_SetDelayTime" before. But maybe I'm just confusing all the handles these functions require...

Can anybody help (with a short sample script that shows a tooltip on a button for more than 5s)?

[martin]

The windows default setting for the duration tooltips are being shown is 5000ms. For my application this is way too short. I would prefer at least 1 minute or - even better - endless, so that the reader has time enough to read, re-read and understand - without permanently needing to move the mouse to re-show a tooltip.

- GUICtrlSetTip has no parameter at all to control the display duration.

- The "_GUIToolTip_*" functions offer such parameter but so far all my efforts to show a tooltip with these funtions (on Input, Edit, Button (or the like) controls) failed. I can't find any help about this set of functions, just two examples about the usage with ToolBars and ListViews. I used these examples to check if the function "_GUIToolTip_SetDelayTime" at least fulfills what it promises to do, and I can say that for me this function does not work at all: "_GUIToolTip_GetDelayTime" always returns the default regardless what parameter is given to "_GUIToolTip_SetDelayTime" before. But maybe I'm just confusing all the handles these functions require...

Can anybody help (with a short sample script that shows a tooltip on a button for more than 5s)?

There are lots of ways, but here is one possibility. I'm sure people have posted other ways, I think Xenobiologist did before he was reincarnated.

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form2 = GUICreate("Form2", 413, 298, 303, 219)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 32, 40, 75, 25, 0)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button2", 232, 40, 75, 25, 0)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $lasttip
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit

    EndSwitch

    $mm = GUIGetCursorInfo()
    Switch $mm[4]
        Case $Button1, $Button2
            settip($mm[4])
            
    EndSwitch

WEnd


Func settip($bb)
    If $bb = $lasttip Then Return
    Notip()
    $lasttip = $bb
    ToolTip("")
    $mp = MouseGetPos()
    Switch $bb
        Case $Button1
            ToolTip("over button 1" & @CR & "with more text to read", $mp[0], $mp[1], "Title",1,5)
        Case $Button2
            ToolTip("over button 2", $mp[0], $mp[1])
    EndSwitch
    AdlibEnable("notip", 10000);10 second delay for tip
    
EndFunc;==>settip

Func Notip()
    
    ToolTip("")
    AdlibDisable()
$lasttip = 0
EndFunc;==>Notip

Edited March 2, 2008 by martin

[SmOke_N]

I think Xenobiologist did before he was reincarnated.

I assume you mean when he was known as th.meger? I always have an issue calling him Xeno lol.

[martin]

I assume you mean when he was known as th.meger? I always have an issue calling him Xeno lol.

Yes, I still think of him as th.Meger.