c# Buttons: Show Message when mouse hovers over the button

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Hello,

I would like to create a button (with an image on it) in c# User Control. When a user hovers with the mouse over the button, and stays there for a second, I would like a small message\dialog\something like this to pop up and describe in 2 words what the button is. (For example, it will write "edit" for an Edit Text button).

When the user moves the mouse from this button, I want this message to disappear.

How can I do it?

Thanks

Posted 22-Oct-12 3:19am

user_code

Updated 28-Sep-16 10:58am

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C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
 
namespace WindowsFormsApplication
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            //hover tool notes init
            this.button1.MouseHover += button1_MouseHover;
        }

        private void button1_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip ToolTip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip();
            ToolTip1.SetToolTip(this.button1, "Note Goes Here");
        }
    }
}

Posted 28-Sep-16 10:58am

Daniel L. Garcia

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User 9125307 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22T04:38:00

Solution 2

I think this would be the perfect solution for you:

C#

private void ButtonName_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip ToolTip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip();
            ToolTip1.SetToolTip(this.button1, this.button1.Text);
        }

Hope it helps... \m/

Posted 22-Oct-12 4:38am

User 9125307

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ridoy 22-Oct-12 12:51pm

+5

*Abhishek Pant* · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22T06:20:00

1. Add image to BackgroundImage property of button.

2. Add a tooltip to the button.
3. Find the property 'ToolTip on toolTip1' (the name may not be toolTip1 if you changed it's default name).Now write "Edit"(as according to your requirement or anything you write will be popped out) on the tooltip property of button.

Now if you want this manually use this as under-.

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication29
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        ToolTip t1 = new ToolTip();
        private void button1_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            t1.Show("Edit",button1);
        }
    }
}

sinhasourabh · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22T03:23:00

Solution 1

Use TOOL TIP Property of the button.

Posted 22-Oct-12 3:23am

sinhasourabh