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Has anyone managed to get these working on the Mac? |
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Here is a first attempt, not working though?SuperStrict Import "tooltags.c" Extern Function MyAttachHelpTag( windowRef:Int ) End Extern Local main_window:TGadget = CreateWindow("Tool tags",0,0,320,240,Null,15) Local button:TGadget = CreateButton("taged",0,0,100,32,main_window,BUTTON_PUSH) Local nsview:Int = QueryGadget( button, QUERY_NSVIEW ) DebugLog "error" + MyAttachHelpTag(nsview) While WaitEvent() Select CurrentEvent.ID Case EVENT_GADGETACTION Select CurrentEvent.Source EndSelect Case EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE If CurrentEvent.Source = main_window Then Exit EndSelect Wend End and tooltags.c #include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h> #include <Carbon/Carbon.h> OSStatus MyAttachHelpTag( ControlRef control ) { OSStatus status; HMHelpContentRec helpTag; helpTag.version = kMacHelpVersion; helpTag.tagSide = kHMDefaultSide; SetRect( &helpTag.absHotRect,0,0,0,0 ); helpTag.content[kHMMinimumContentIndex].contentType = kHMCFStringLocalizedContent; helpTag.content[kHMMinimumContentIndex].u.tagCFString = CFSTR( "The help tag for the window." ); helpTag.content[kHMMaximumContentIndex].contentType = kHMNoContent; status = HMSetControlHelpContent(control, &helpTag ); return status; } |
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There's a good chance you won't get Carbon code (your example) working with Cocoa code (MaxGUI). Is a help tag meant to be a replacement for tooltips, or for working with them? I notice that in Qt there is support for Help Balloon/tag things, which you can assign to any widget - usually using a "What's this" enabler (you know, when the mouse pointer shows the arrow an a question mark) |
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Brucey, Yes the help tags were meant to be a direct replacement for my balloontips implementation on the PC. This really is bad news :-( I wonder if cocoa has tooltips? Perhaps people should take out another MAXGUI license to get QT finished instead. |
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Perhaps people should take out another MAXGUI license to get QT finished instead. Hah... I can't see how that would help :-p Cocoa has tooltips - in the Max sense of a ToolTip - that is, you hover the mouse over the gadget and after a slight delay the tool tip appears. If that is what you are after? As far as I can tell, there is no direct support for Help Balloons/Windows in Cocoa. However, Carbon does include this as it comes from the old MacOS 9, which did have this functionality. |
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Cocoa has tooltips - in the Max sense of a ToolTip - that is, you hover the mouse over the gadget and after a slight delay the tool tip appears. If that is what you are after? Really for all gadgets? I know they are available for toolbar, but for buttons? |
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they are indeed available for all gadgets.. MaxGUI doesn't enable them (on all platforms). Perhaps you need to make a request :-) |
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Will this use up one of my three wishes? Well either way, to whom it may concern I would like like to request that ToolTips be enabled on all gadgets! I am keeping my fingers crossed. and squinting in anticipation. |