ToolTips in CXTPToolBar

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   Hi,

As you might remember from my post ( https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1364& PN=1  "Attaching to a CWnd pSite does not work")  I am experimenting with a toolbar which sits inside a dialog window instead of a CFrameWnd.
I loose the ability to dock/float the toolbar, but that's not needed anyway.

I am trying to activate tooltips for this toolbar, but have failed so far.

The toolbar is created using
    CreateToolBar(WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD|CBRS_TOOLTIPS, pParentDlg);
i.e. the magic flag to activate the tooltips is switched on.

In the OnUpdateCmdUI method of the parent dialog I try the following to set the tooltip text:

   pCmdUI->Enable(TRUE);
   CXTPControl* pControl = CXTPControl::FromUI(pCmdUI);
   pControl->SetTooltip("Undo");

The enabling/disabling works perfectly, but I never see a tooltip.

How does the CommandBar handle tooltips?
Do I need to implement a TTN_NEEDTEXT message ?
Why does it work when the toolbar sits docked in a CFrameWnd ?

Cheers,
Fred

Edited by fredwobus

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fredwobus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 September 2004 Location: Austria Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote fredwobus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ToolTips in CXTPToolBar Posted: 11 November 2004 at 4:17am
	Hi, As you might remember from my post ( https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1364& PN=1 "Attaching to a CWnd pSite does not work") I am experimenting with a toolbar which sits inside a dialog window instead of a CFrameWnd. I loose the ability to dock/float the toolbar, but that's not needed anyway. I am trying to activate tooltips for this toolbar, but have failed so far. The toolbar is created using CreateToolBar(WS_VISIBLE\|WS_CHILD\|CBRS_TOOLTIPS, pParentDlg); i.e. the magic flag to activate the tooltips is switched on. In the OnUpdateCmdUI method of the parent dialog I try the following to set the tooltip text: pCmdUI->Enable(TRUE); CXTPControl* pControl = CXTPControl::FromUI(pCmdUI); pControl->SetTooltip("Undo"); The enabling/disabling works perfectly, but I never see a tooltip. How does the CommandBar handle tooltips? Do I need to implement a TTN_NEEDTEXT message ? Why does it work when the toolbar sits docked in a CFrameWnd ? Cheers, Fred Edited by fredwobus

krulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 October 2004 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote krulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2004 at 4:40am
	I got tooltips working in my toolbar in a dialog based class. I construct the toolbar the same way as you. I have no update handlers and i don't use the SetTooltip method. I just add the controls in this way and give them a caption string. The string given to SetCaption() will be shown as tooltip. CXTPControl* c = m_ToolBar.GetControls()->Add(xtpControlButton, cmdId); c->SetFlags(xtpFlagManualUpdate); c->SetCaption(caption);

fredwobus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 September 2004 Location: Austria Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote fredwobus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2004 at 4:54am
	Thanks for the hint. My controls do not have the xtpFlagManualUpdate flag and are therefore controlled by the OnUpdateCmdUI method. However, I tried setting the manual flag and the caption right after creating the toolbar. And i still don't see any tooltips. I forgot to mention that my dialog and its toolbar are inside an ActiveX control. In XTPCommandBar.cpp (version 9.51) in line 195 I found these lines #ifdef _XTP_ACTIVEX AFX_MODULE_STATE* pModuleState = _AFX_CMDTARGET_GETSTATE(); pModuleState->m_pfnFilterToolTipMessage = &AxFilterToolTipMessage; #endif Would that have something to do with it ? Cheers,Fred

fredwobus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 September 2004 Location: Austria Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote fredwobus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2004 at 6:43am
	Brilliant! I found the solution in another post on CodeJock https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1361& PN=1 "Task Panel Tooltips in ActiveX control " All I need to do is to create a class based on CXTPToolBar, which overrides OnWndMsg, and in there I do the FilterToolTipMessage as described in the previous post. I think this sort of thing could have been done in the toolkit. I hope future versions get tested inside ActiveX controls as well as in MFC monolithic apps. Thanks for your help so far. Cheers, Fred