Question about the Tooltips

[almulder]

Listed below are 6 of the tooltips I have questions about.

1) Shadow Type - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

2) Shadow Color - (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

3) Tip Position - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

4) Sticky Style- What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

5) Height - Do we need this option? (It changes on its own acording to the amount of text)

6) Pad Text Area - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

Thank you for your help.Want to make as many options a possible (But only if they work).

Also a screen shot of each would be great.

Talk at ya later.

Edited August 9, 2005 by almulder

[blinkdt]

1) Shadow Type - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actually change?)

--value range is "simple" or "complex" but it does not work. I believe some sort of 'filter' variable needs to be applied. Looked around at DynamicDrive and found these values in multiple cases, so I am guessing they are the ones.

2) Shadow Color - (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change?)

--no effect if previous value is inoperable, but any standard color value should work if it is functioning correctly.

3) Tip Position - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change?)

--value range is "left", "center", "right", "float", and "fixed". Changes the position of the box relative to the pointer. But behavior appears erratic, where "fixed" and "float" produce the same effect, placing the tip box in the upper left corner at all times. Current default value is blank, or "right".

Style[0]=["white","black","#18339F","#ffffff","","","","","","","center","","","",200,"",2,2,10,20,51,1,0,"",""]

4) Sticky Style- What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change?)

--This works a lot like overLIB's "popup" and "sticky" feature and is the solution to glent's problem discussed HERE. The default value is blank, or "popup" behavior, but changing it to sticky produces this:

In sticky mode, you can mouse over the application titles and the tips change, but you must click the "Close" link in the upper right corner of the last tip window to make it disappear which, frankly, I find irritating. But if you want the tooltip to stay in place so that you can mouse over it and click a hyperlink, it is just the ticket! Current default value is blank.

Style[0]=["white","black","#18339F","#ffffff","","","","","","","","sticky","","",200,"",2,2,10,20,51,1,0,"",""]

5) Height - Do we need this option? (It changes on its own acording to the amount of text)

--Probably do not need.

6) Pad Text Area - What is the value range on this (Can't get to work, What does it actualy change)

--any number value (e.g., 2, 10, 20), changes the spacing (padding) between the text description and the edges of the tip box. Works well. Current default value is 2.

Style[0]=["white","black","#18339F","#ffffff","","","","","","","","","","",200,"",2,20,10,20,51,1,0,"",""]

This is exactly the type of stuff a User Manual should address, eh?. Stay tuned.

Edit: forgot the screen shots.

Edited August 29, 2008 by Kelsenellenelvian

[almulder]

Hay thanks alot, now I can add the options into my wizard.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Hey great thanks blinkdt!!

[almulder]

Again thanks "blinkdt" got them all working!

Shadows- ya only found the 2 options, and they only provide a small drop shadow, about 3 -5 pix wide, but enough to make it look nice. there is a solid and a faiding one.

All now in the apperance wizard.

B)

[blinkdt]

Wow, very cool. I should probably PM you on this one, but what the heck: can you take a look HERE and help glent get the sticky feature working? I was using an older version of WPI to test much of this and it does not appear to work with the latest cut. glent has been patient and put a lot of effort into his WPI, much appreciate any thoughts you could provide him, and ME.

Edit: My goodness, an "appearance wizard"! ...and shadows are cool.

Edited August 11, 2005 by blinkdt

[Lost Soul]

very impressive guys

[Kelsenellenelvian]

I dont know guys I just tried "sticky" over here and it worked like a cahrm.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Bump for manual additions later

[stasys44]

I have remembered this 3 years topic as actual tooltip font size and tooltip size itself do not correspond to my requirements (too small). It was interesting how to configure transitions, shadows etc.

But I could not find were these topic...

Thank you Kel, good job will be done and it will be not forgotten in case if tooltips would be not rewrited as

mritter so wrote in another topic about tooltips:

"There used to be a small doc about the tips in the Tools folder. The current tips is slated for a total revamp. Maybe even a total replacement. The code is outdated, not compatible with all themes, etc. If I still have it I will have Kels post it on the main release post."

I think tooltips will be done better as other things in WPI