Control Tip Text

[PeterM]

A control's ControlTipText has a maximum size of 255 characters. I need to
be able to display more characters than that. Is there an event or function
that I can use that will allow me to open a form when the cursor is placed
over a control on a form? The best possible case would be that a user moves
their mouse over a control (command button in this case) and a form opens and
then when the user moves the mouse off of the control, the form closes.

Is that possible? Any help would be appreciated....thanks in advance!

 

[Stephen Lebans]

Another option is here:
http://www.lebans.com/tooltip.htm
A97ToolTip.zip is a database containing a custom ToolTip class for use
in A97 or higher.

A2KToolTip.zip is a database containing both an API and Form based
ToolTip solutions. The Form based solution can be used for forms in
DataSheet view.

Enhanced features include:

Selectable delay times for Toolltip to first appear
Selectable delay times for Tooltip to dissappear
Selectable Text Color
Selectable Background Color
Selectable Margins
Specify Tooltip size
Add a title to the Tooltip in Bold
Selectable Icon for the Tooltip
ToolTips for Lines, Boxes, any rectangular area on your Form

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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
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[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

You do it using the 'On Mouse Move' event of the control in
question. If you're going to do it for more than one
control then use only one form but bind it to a query on a
table containing the text to display and the control name.
Use the control name to lookup the text to display. This is
from memory I haven't done this for a long time...

Someone has the code for this on their web site but I can't
for the life of me remember where... Sorry...

Good luck