the display.
Anyway, I think I will add a note to the dictionary.
Thanks everyone.
Craig
(I didn't test this one, but this is how I always do it)
-Original Message-
From: Mark Schonewille
To: How to use LiveCode
Sent: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 2:53 pm
Subject: Re: tooltip problem
Hi Craig,
All other solutions posted so far will cause the tooltip to flash in an ugly
way. Here's how to do it:
on mouseMove
put (the value of the mouseLine)/36 into myNewTip
if the tooltip of me is not myNewTip then
set the tooltip of me to empty
set the toolTip of me to myNewTip
When I try a simple test here, the tooltip seems to update as expected, even
with an unlocked field (cursor changes to ibeam).
on mouseMove
set the toolTip of me to value(the mouseLine) / 12
end mouseMove
By any chance are you testing with the pointer tool selected because you'll
only get the
This works for me, the toolTip updates by just moving over the lines of the
fld...
on mousemove
put the value of the mouseLine / 36 into tipTop
set the toolTip of me to tipTop
end mousemove
> Anyone:
> I want to use the tooltip to display information. I have a field with numbers
> in e
On 2/14/11 12:48 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote:
I get a dynamic value for the mouseLine as I move the cursor over various lines
in the field (this was just a check)
but the only toolTip I get is when I enter the field. That line responds
fine, but no other values appear as I move
the mouse to ot
