Re: New Era - Tool Tips

Rod Weir wrote: > > Hello everybody! > > Does anyone know how to code tooltips into a New Era V2.0 application? > > I know the theory behind it, but before I attempt, I thought that I would > just see if anyone has already been able to do this. > > Here's my theory! (simplified version) > > 1. API call to establish a timer. (I think DCHVCL has a timer in it also) > 2. API to determine mouse position. > 3. API to determine object at mouse position > 4. Display tooltip accordingly > > How does that sound? > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated. i haven't even figured out how to capture a timer event in newera. have you successfully done this? -jason