Author: HotKeyIt Last Modified: 20100824
The main function is an enhanced version of built-in ToolTip command with additional functionality.
ToolTip()
For the functions's parameters and return value, please see it's source code or the document.
The documentation is part of authors initial posting about this function.
Many thanks goes to: DerRaphael, Sean, Superfraggle, Lexikos, majkinetor.
Please note some options like Close Button and Link will require Win2000++ (+version 6.0 of comctl32.dll)
Background and Text color do not work in Vista ToolTips, but you can disable it using Q option.
AutoHotKey Version 1.0.48++ is required due to "assume static mode"
If you use 1 ToolTip for several controls, the only difference between those can be the text.
Rest, like Title, color and so on, will be valid globally
In Vista you can use Option Q (Q1) to disable Vista or XP Theme for the ToolTip
- this option will enable usual ToolTip and you can use colors
For update's details and remarks related to the functions, please see the AutoHotkey Forum: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40165
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; #Include tooltip.ahk #NoEnv SendMode Input SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Demo Script by HotKeyIt ;-- Build GUI gui -MinimizeBox Gui +LastFound GuiHwnd:=WinExist() gui Add,Button,w150 hwndButton1_hWnd gButton1,Test Button 1 Tip:="Button 1: Press me to change my tooltip" ToolTip(1,Tip,"","A" . Button1_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Button,y+0 w150 hwndButton2_hWnd gButton2,Test Button 2 Tip:="Button 2: Press me to turn off the tooltip for this button" ToolTip(2,Tip,"","A" . Button2_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Button,y+0 w150 hwndButton3_hWnd gButton3,Test Button 3 Tip= (ltrim A Multiline Test Tooltip 2nd line 3rd line 4th line. Press me to turn off all tooltips ) ToolTip(3,Tip,"","A" . Button3_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Checkbox,w150 hwndCheckbox_hWnd,Checkbox Control Tip:="Tooltip for the Checkbox control" ToolTip(4,Tip,"","A" . Checkbox_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Radio,w150 hwndRadio_hWnd,Radio Control Tip:="Tooltip for the Radio control" ToolTip(5,Tip,"","A" . Radio_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Edit,w150 hwndEdit_hWnd,Edit Control Tip:="Tooltip for the Edit control" ToolTip(6,Tip,"","A" . Edit_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Text,w150 hwndText_hWnd gNull,Text Control Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the Text control.`nNote that the Tooltip for a Text control does not show unless a g-label for the control is defined. ) ToolTip(7,Tip,"","A" . Text_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,Picture,w150 h100 hwndPicture_hWnd gNull,Picture.bmp Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the Picture control.`nNote that the Tooltip for a Picture control does not show unless a g-label for the control is defined. ) ToolTip(9,Tip,"","A" . Picture_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,DropDownList,w150 r3 hwndDropDownList_hWnd,DropDownList Control||2|3 Tip:="Tooltip for the DropDownList control" ToolTip(10,Tip,"","A" . DropDownList_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,ComboBox,w150 r3 hwndComboBox_hWnd,ComboBox Control||2|3 ;-- A ComboBox is actually two controls: An Edit control and a Drop-down ; button. Note that handle returned for this control is for the ; drop-down button, not for the Edit control. Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the drop-down button piece of the ComboBox control.`nNote that this tip is different than the Edit piece of the control. ) ToolTip(11,Tip,"","A" . ComboBox_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,ListBox,w150 r3 hwndListBox_hWnd,ListBox Control||2|3 Tip:="Tooltip for the ListBox control" ToolTip(12,Tip,"","A" . ListBox_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,ListView,w150 h50 hwndListView_hWnd,ListView Control Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the ListView control.`nNote that this tip is different than the header piece of the control. ) ToolTip(13,Tip,"","A" . ListView_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,DateTime,w150 hwndDateTime_hWnd ;,DateTime Control Tip:="Tooltip for the DateTime control" ToolTip(14,Tip,"","A" . DateTime_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Add,UpDown,hwndUpDown_hWnd Range 1-100,5 Tip:="Tooltip for the UpDown control" ToolTip(20,Tip,"","A" . UpDown_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) gui Show,,Tooltip Test ;-- Note: The following information cannot be collected until after the window ; has been rendered ;-- Get hWnd to the Edit control piece of the ComboBox ControlGet EditComboBox_hWnd,hWnd,,Edit2,Tooltip Test Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the Edit piece of the ComboBox control.`nNote that this tip is different than the drop-down button piece of this control. ) ToolTip(11,Tip,"","A" . EditComboBox_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) ;-- Get hWnd to the Edit control piece of the ComboBox ControlGet ListViewHeader_hWnd,hWnd,,SysHeader321,Tooltip Test Tip= (ltrim join`s Tooltip for the header of the ListView control.`nNote that this tip is different than the rest of the ListView control. ) ToolTip(13,Tip,"","A" . ListViewHeader_hWnd . " P" . GuiHwnd) return Button1: ToolTip(1,"Button 1: New Text","","AButton1 P" . GuiHwnd) return Button2: ToolTip(2) return Button3: ToolTip() MsgBox 64,ToolTips Cleared,All Tooltips destroyed. %A_Space% return Null: return GUIClose: GUIescape: Gui,Destroy ExitApp Return