Add Hints to Items

This has probably been asked many times before, but I was wondering if anybody could enlighten me as to which function can be used to assign a hint/tool-tip to anything on a dialog box.

Thank you.

There are several solutions. Read one of these articles.

Randy More's
http://www.codeproject.com/docking/d...g_tooltips.asp
http://www.codeguru.com/toolbar/disp...tooltips.shtml

Kuphryn

Thanks for your reply...

However, is there anything for Win32 C (C++ is icky :() and is there a way to assign a tool-tip to something other than an item located in a toolbar? For example, a command button on a dialog, or a radiobutton.

Good questions. I have never tried it. However, I know it is possible even if you end up having to create a temporary window with the tool-tips (for buttons, window, etc).

I remember John Swanke mentioned it in his book, but I have not absolutely sure. I do not have access to it right now.

Kuphryn

P.S. I recommend VC++ MFC Extensions by Example by John E. Swanke.

If using MSVC and the resource editor.

You can create a status bar, then under the menu items created in the resource editor there is a'prompt' edit. this text will be displayed in the 0 (first) cell of the status bar when the mouse is over the item.

You can add other contorls in your callback by tracking mouse moves and sending a SB_SETTEXT in SendMessage().

Both of you: thank you ever so much! :)

I never thought of putting the text into a status bar before, but it seems an excellent solution and would probably be less annoying that hints popping up.

I'll be sure to mention your names in the program. ;)