Mark, et al.
Ah. So it is not the latest and greatest idea.
And not updating unless the value has changed does indeed make it less ugly.
Nice one.
But why does setting it to empty matter as regards updating the property? The
property changes correctly, as I said, it just does not update 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 <m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
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
end if
end mouseMove
(I didn't test this one, but this is how I always do it)
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On 14 feb 2011, at 19:48, dunb...@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Anyone:
> I want to use the tooltip to display information. I have a field with numbers
in each line.
>
>
> I want to display the number in a line divided by 36. So if I have 72 as a
> value in the line, I would like the tooltip to read "36". Easy, right:
> on mouseMove
> put the mouseLine
> set the toolTip of me to the value of the mouseLine / 36
> end mouseMove
>
>
> 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 other lines. I have to exit the field and re-enter at another
line to see any change. I tried changing toolTipDelay.
> Nothing helps. The toolTip is correctly set as I move around the field ( I
check it with a mouseLeave handler). It just does not display dynamically. And
there
> is no "upDateToolTip" command.
>
>
> This seems like a cute little gadget. In fact, it would be terrific
> if one was able to place a function in the toolTip property, similar to the
very powerful ability HC had to place
> custom functions in the contents of the report items.
>
>
> So is it me or the toolTip itself? Am I working it too hard? Is it only
invoked by the engine on mouseEnter? I can easily write a workaround with a
tiny
field, but, well...
>
>
> Craig Newman
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