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Subj : Re: Hints in status bar
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From :  Bruce Salzman
Date : Mon Dec 13 2004 03:21 pm

>> Try this:
>> create a string resource with the same command number as your 
>> button
>>
>> STRINGTABLE
>> {
>>  CM_MY_APP_BUTTON, "Something\nHint text"
>> }
>>
>> and see if you get a hint for your button.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bruce
>
> Yes, that works but the hint is displayed in the status bar at the 
> bottom of
> the screen.  I want the hints right under the icon.  The only thing 
> that
> seems to work is to have the comand number in a menu item, e.g.L
>
>  MENUITEM "Close File", CM_FILECLOSE
>
> In this case the hint "Close File" appears right below the icon that 
> has the
> ID: CM_FILECLOSE.  Whatever you put in the STRINGTABLE shows up in 
> the
> status bar.
>

Hi, Alan

What text did you put in your string resource? Note the \n in my 
example...the text up to the \n is shown in the status bar, and the 
text after it should be displayed as a "pop-up hint" on the button 
bar.

Regards,
Bruce

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