Tool tip on window

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Introduction

In windows world ToolTips are very important from users point of view and developers used to provide this facility to user. As we know that MFC does not provide tool tip for a part of window (It provides tool tips for controls) so this source will help to give tool tip for specified regions of window. This is very useful for those people who deals with drawings because through this they can give tool tip to their drawings.

How to use the source code

Include the following files in your project

1. WindowTip.h
2. WindowTip.cpp

First Create the ToolTip window as soon as you create your parent window on that you want to display the tool tip

CWindowTip m_MyTip; // Create the object
m_MyTip.SetDelay(1000); // Set the Display delay
m_MyTip.CreateTipWnd(this); // Create the Window

Now call ShowTip function in mouse move of parent window

m_MyTip.ShowTip(point); // Pass current mouse position

And now add as much tips you want to add by using Following method.

1. Create an object of CTipInfo

2. Set region and text for tip using SetReagion and SetText

3. Finally add this using AddTip method of CWindowTip

CTipInfo info(CRect(0, 0, 100, 100),
              "Top Left corner of Window");
m_MyTip.AddTip(info);   

// specifies bottom right corner of window
CRect t_rect;
GetClientRect(&t_rect); // Gets the Parent 
                        // Window Client area
t_rect.top = t_rect.bottom - 100 ;
t_rect.left = t_rect.right - 100 ;
info.SetReagion(t_rect);
info.SetText("Bottom Right corner of Window");
m_MyTip.AddTip(info);

// specifies middle area of window
t_rect.top  = t_rect.bottom / 2 - 50;
t_rect.left = t_rect.right / 2 - 50;
t_rect.bottom = t_rect.top + 100;
t_rect.right = t_rect.left + 100;
info.SetReagion(t_rect);
info.SetText("Middle area of window");
m_MyTip.AddTip(info);

How to use Demo project

• Just double click on ToolTip.exe
• Double click on window to set the ToolTips
• Move the mouse to top left, middle and right corner of window and wait for a second.

Future Work ...

1. Use Region instead of Rectangle
2. Provide Font, Pen and Brush customization
3. To Give a small link on tip