Displaying and Configuring User Interface Control Tooltips

You can display and configure user interface control tooltips interactively in the Attribute BrowserAttribute Browser or programmatically using the following attributes:

• ATTR_TOOLTIP_TEXT
• ATTR_TOOLTIP_LENGTH
• ATTR_TOOLTIP_DELAY
• ATTR_DISABLE_CTRL_TOOLTIP

Use the following attributes to programmatically display and configure tooltips specific to the tree cell and tree item:

• Tree cell
  • ATTR_TOOLTIP_TEXT (Tree Cell)
  • ATTR_TOOLTIP_LENGTH (Tree Cell)
  • ATTR_DISABLE_TREE_TOOLTIPS
• Tree item
  • ATTR_TOOLTIP_TEXT (Tree Item)
  • ATTR_TOOLTIP_LENGTH (Tree Item)
  • ATTR_DISABLE_TREE_TOOLTIPS

Create multiline tooltips using one of the following methods:

• Insert a newline character (\n) in the string of the ATTR_TOOLTIP_TEXT attribute.
• Insert a newline character (\n) in the string of the Tooltip Text field in the Attribute Browser.
• Click the arrow in the Tooltip Text field of the Attribute Browser and select Edit multiline tooltip text.

Use the \t escape sequence to insert a tab in your tooltips.