Look here: http://lessons.livecode.com/m/datagrid/l/7343-data-grid-properties and look for-- *dgColumnTooltip** [COLUMN]*
- Set the tooltip that appears when the mouse is over the column header. On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB <toolb...@kestner.de> wrote: > Hi zryip, > thank you and Mike, that is a helpful start. Datagrids a pretty complex. > > With the dgDataControl you obviously can easily retrieve informations from > cells containing data. I would like to show a tooltip hovering the columns > header to show the user the full meaning of each column, because the column > label is a abbreviation, not self explaining. I have searched the livecode > lessons and the blue mango pdf, but didn't found yet an easy way to provide > such a tooltip. Even if there isn't a standard tooltip property, I didn't > find the right property to get the column name, when hovering the header. > > Thanks for any ideas > Tiemo > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im > Auftrag > von zryip theSlug > Gesendet: Montag, 30. Mai 2016 21:28 > An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Betreff: Re: IS there a dictionary of the datagrid properties? > > Hi Tiemo, > > dgDataControl is the property you are probably looking for. > > Try this code in the datagrid group script: > > on mouseMove > put the dgDataControl of the target into tTheDataControl > if (tTheDataControl is empty) then > put empty > else > put "Column:" && the dgColumn of tTheDataControl && "Line:" && the > dgLine of tTheDataControl > end if > end mouseMove > > > Best Regards, > > On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 5:59 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually, here is more what you are looking for I think. > > http://lessons.livecode.com/m/datagrid/l/7344-data-grid-api > > > > On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Have you looked here: > >> http://lessons.livecode.com/m/datagrid/l/7343-data-grid-properties ? > >> > >> On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB > >> <toolb...@kestner.de> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> how do I get the info, which column or row I am hovering with the > mouse? > >>> > >>> I have read the datagrid lessons on livecode.com, but they guide you > >>> mainly thru the property inspector of datagrids > >>> > >>> Where do I find, the property and array names of the datagrid > >>> structure to retrieve the wanted information by script? Yes I know > >>> the property names are shown as a tooltip in the property inspector, > >>> but how do I access e.g. the columndata, while hovering the columns? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> Tiemo > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > -- > Zryip TheSlug > http://www.aslugontheroad.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
