Subj : Re: Borland C++ 5.02 - popup help/tips
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Dave Smith
Date : Thu Sep 02 2004 09:57 am


Jogy <jogy@sirma.bg> wrote:
>Dave Smith wrote:
>> Does anybody know how/where to add popup tips to buttons (TButtonGadget) in a Borland C++ 5.02 application?
>> 
>> Your help would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Dave Smith
>>  
>
>Hello,
>
>Usualy if you have a TButtonGadget with the same ID as a menu item,
>the text of the menu item is taken as a tooltip.
>
>Or you can make a string table in the resource containing
>a string with the ID of the button gadget, which can have the
>form "String1\nString2" - String1 will be displayed in the status bar
>and string2 will be displayed as a tooltip.
>
>
>Jogy

It works - brilliant!
Thanks for that.
Dave

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