I have a CXTPToolBar toolbar created as a child of a CWnd.

 

How do I change the tooltip style to show title and description in balloon style? I guess this is a basic MFC question but I really can't think how to do this.

 

Many thanks,

 

Simon the stupid programmer

You need connect it to some CXTPCommandBars object. Serch SetCommandBars in forum.

 

Sorry Oleg, I only just saw your reply. Could I use the CommandBars in my CMDIChildWnd? I'll try now and report back.

 

I can't. My class is derrived from CWnd - is there a solution at all for this, for example a Jock class derrived from CWnd with CommandBars() ?

 

I can live without it but it would be very nice...

 

I did it this way and it works very well:

 

class CBatchInfoContainer : public CWnd
{
public:
 CBatchInfoContainer();
 virtual ~CBatchInfoContainer();

 bool Create(DWORD dwStyle, const RECT& rect, CWnd* pParentWnd, UINT nID);

private:
 CXTPCommandBars*               pCmdBars_;

 int  OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct);

 DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

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CBatchInfoContainer::CBatchInfoContainer()
try : pCmdBars_(CXTPCommandBars::CreateCommandBars())
{
}
catch (const std::bad_alloc&) {

};

CBatchInfoContainer::~CBatchInfoContainer() {
 pCmdBars_->InternalRelease();
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CBatchInfoContainer, CWnd)
 ON_WM_CREATE()
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

int CBatchInfoContainer::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs) {
 if (CWnd::OnCreate(lpcs)!=0)
  return -1;

 pCmdBars_->GetToolTipContext()->SetStyle(xtpToolTipOffice2007);
 pCmdBars_->SetSite(this);
 pCmdBars_->EnableCustomization(FALSE);
 pCmdBars_->EnableDocking();

// Create ToolBar
 CXTPToolBar* pToolBar = (CXTPToolBar*)pCmdBars_->Add(_T("BatchInfoToolbar"), xtpBarBottom);
 if (!pToolBar || !pToolBar->LoadToolBar(IDR_TOOLBAR_BATCHINFO))
 {
  TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n");
  return -1;
 }

 pToolBar->SetShowGripper(FALSE);
 pToolBar->ShowExpandButton(FALSE);
 pToolBar->EnableDocking(xtpFlagAlignBottom|xtpFlagStretched);

 return 0;
}

 

Hope this helps.

 

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