Showing help text of controls

[SKS]

hi

i want to display the text when i place a mouse over a listbox items..

so i need something relating tooltip ..

i want to display the title , when i click that list item

regds

SKS

[TiTou]

Hi,

It already exists and is called "Tip Strip"  😉

To edit the Tip Strip for a control (or indicator or object) right click >> Properties >> Documentation >> Tip Strip

You can also do it programatically using a property node like this :

Message Edité par TiTou le 09-22-2006 08:31 AM

[SKS]

it doesnt work in my userinterface....

iam new user..

so can u tell me briefly step by step procedure...

when i right click my listbox it displays "GENERATE CALLBACK,VIEW CALLBACK,CONTROL HELP,EDIT CONTROL"

there is no properties as u told ..

wainting for ur reply..

[TiTou]

Do you not see this on the diagram when right clicking on the listbox ?



Anyway, you can also do it from the front panel. I forgot to say that when the VI is not running, you have to select the "finger tool" and place it over the listbox to see the tip strip ; you wont see anything if you have the linking tool for instance. 😉

Message Edité par TiTou le 09-22-2006 09:04 AM

[SKS]

hi titou

sorry that too doesnt work

i send u the uir which iam using  as doc attached check it out and reply me

iam using LCVI 7.0

regds

SKS

[TiTou]

ok.... I am sorry this is the LabVIEW forum.

I only know LabVIEW and not LCVI... I suggest you repost your question on the LabWindows CVI forum.

good luck

[AEDavid]

Hi Sks,

To create tool tips in CVI, use the SetCtrToolTipAttribute function (for detailed info, search for this function in the Help File). 

[Huib]

Hello,

This post was very helpfull for me. One drawback I experience is that I cannot use the SuspendTimerCallbacks() anymore because that one will prevent de tool tips to show. I am using the SuspendTimerCallbacks() to cut down the CPU load CVI gives me when running the appllication (99% CPU load!!) to acceptable values. This means my application only responds to certain events like button clicks and this works OK for now.

Q: Is there a way to use the tooltips ( SetCtrlToolTipAttribute(...) ) without getting the 99% CPU load? i.e. in combination with SuspendTimerCallbacks()? Can I set some kind of callback for the tool tips for instance?

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Huib

[AEDavid]

Hi Huib,

Please let me know if you have further questions after examing these resources:

Using Timer on the UIR creates high CPU load even in edit-mode

EnableExtendedMouseEvents disabled by SuspendTimerCallbacks  

[Huib]

Hi David and others,

Thanks for the reply, this clears up things some more. We more or less solved the problem by setting the timer value to a slower rate instead of the suspend timer call. Now the CPU load is at acceptable level and the application response is OK. What is bugging me is the polling aspect that is still present.

I am quite new to CVI and used to Borland C++ builder so that might sqeeze me a bit also

thanks again!

kind regards,

Huib