don't seem to have much control over traytip timeout

[ycomp]

Hi, I know in the help it says windows can not pay much attention to the traytip() timeout parameter. However, if I'm around the computer then they don't stick around long enough for my needs.

Is there a way to make it stick around for around 10 seconds or at least longer than it does when i give it a 10 sec timeout?

If I am away from computer then I like the behaviour windows has of leaving the traytip there until I come back. I just want to extend the delay to long enough that I can notice it and read the whole thing while I'm working at the computer.

any ideas?

[martin]

Hi, I know in the help it says windows can not pay much attention to the traytip() timeout parameter. However, if I'm around the computer then they don't stick around long enough for my needs.

Is there a way to make it stick around for around 10 seconds or at least longer than it does when i give it a 10 sec timeout?

If I am away from computer then I like the behaviour windows has of leaving the traytip there until I come back. I just want to extend the delay to long enough that I can notice it and read the whole thing while I'm working at the computer.

any ideas?

I assume that the tray icon is for an AutoIt script.

Instead of traytip you could set an event for mouse over the tray icon using

Opt("TrayOnEventMode", 1);set event mode for tray events

TraySetOnEvent(-11,"MOFunc" set a function for mouseover

Then you can set a tool tip in the mouseover envent function MOFunc. The tool tip can stay there as long as yu want.

[ycomp]

Hi Martin,

thanks for you reply... however, I'm using the tooltip for something else. I need a TrayTip (notification balloon) and my question is regarding making it stick around longer.. if anyone has any ideas, let me know.

[martin]

Hi Martin,

thanks for you reply... however, I'm using the tooltip for something else. I need a TrayTip (notification balloon) and my question is regarding making it stick around longer.. if anyone has any ideas, let me know.

Are you talking about tray tips or balloon tips?

Balloon tips are popup notifications which appear to inform the user of something. I think they last for 30 seconds max but the timing is suspended if there is no user activity so that the user will see it on returning to the computer. (I think that's correct.) I don't think it's the same with tray tips which are triggered by mouse over the tray icon and last a maximum of 30 seconds.

[ycomp]

Are you talking about tray tips or balloon tips?

Balloon tips are popup notifications which appear to inform the user of something. I think they last for 30 seconds max but the timing is suspended if there is no user activity so that the user will see it on returning to the computer. (I think that's correct.) I don't think it's the same with tray tips which are triggered by mouse over the tray icon and last a maximum of 30 seconds.

there are 2 functions I use

TrayTip()

and TraySetToolTip()

while I use both of them for various things, I am talking about the former... the balloon one... )

I am only getting mine to stick around for a few seconds... even if I specify 10... basically as soon as they reach 100% opaqueness, they start disintegrating again, so it is hard to read unless you look quickly.. or if you are not at computer and thus not touching mouse or keyboard... then they stick around fully opaque and you can read them.

Edited April 29, 2008 by ycomp

[martin]

there are 2 functions I use

TrayTip()

and TraySetToolTip()

while I use both of them for various things, I am talking about the former... the balloon one... )

I am only getting mine to stick around for a few seconds... even if I specify 10... basically as soon as they reach 100% opaqueness, they start disintegrating again, so it is hard to read unless you look quickly.. or if you are not at computer and thus not touching mouse or keyboard... then they stick around fully opaque and you can read them.

You are using TrayTip, so you don't have to use it. Why not do your own thing then you can do what you want.

For example

#include <windowsconstants.au3>
Const $WS_EX_COMPOSITED = 0x2000000
 $Hgp = GUICreate("",300,20,@DesktopWidth - 350,@DesktopHeight - 50,$WS_POPUP,$WS_EX_COMPOSITED)
 WinSetOnTop($Hgp,"",1)
 GUISetBkColor(0,$Hgp)
 $lab = GUICtrlCreateLabel("  something to say here, click when you've read it",1,1,298,18)
 GUICtrlSetFont($lab,10)
 GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0xffffff)
 GUISetState()
$ic = 0
$tt = TimerInit()
While GUIGetMsg() <> $lab
    If TimerDiff($tt) > 100 Then
        $tt = TimerInit()
        $ic += 1
    EndIf
    If $ic = 10 Then GUICtrlSetBkColor($lab,0xffff00)
    If $ic = 20 Then GUICtrlSetBkColor($lab,0xffffff)
    If $ic > 20 Then $ic = 0
WEnd

[ycomp]

Hi Martin, that's quite cool... thanks

[krasnoshtan]

you can also use this

TrayTip ("qwerty", "qwerty", $max_time)
sleep ($your_time_to_go_out_traytip)
Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)
sleep (100)
Opt("TrayIconHide", 0)

 

Edited July 30, 2017 by krasnoshtan

[BrewManNH]

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