Simple CToolTipCtrl trouble.

Nikz2

Hi. Well.. I need to add some tooltips to my main window (CDialog). So... I do this in OnInit

bool test21=TTC.Create(this); //creating tooltipwindow
theApp.tooltip=&(TTC);
m\_but.MoveWindow(0,0,500,500);
bool test11=theApp.tooltip->AddTool(m\_but,"Cool?");
TTC.Activate(TRUE);

and

BOOL MainDial::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
if (NULL != theApp.tooltip)
theApp.tooltip->RelayEvent(pMsg);
return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

Appears a great button, but hint doesn't. Why? Any idea? Smthng that i'am missing? Huh?

Code o mat

Could it be that in your OnInitDialog the TTC variable, which is i assume a CToolTipCtrl a local variable? If so then when your OnInitDialog is done and returns, TTC will be deleted and its destructor also destroys the tooltip. Of course that you don't get a crash in PreTranslateMessage suggests this is not the case but it might happen. Try making your TTC a member of the dialog class if it is not and use that instance instead of storing a pointer at it.

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. < > Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Nikz2

Well.. My CToolTipCtrl is member of MainDial of course. And by the way i already made it work with this button, but now i have another trouble. I create lots of dynamic buttons, inside of MPictureBox.Create i write:

	BOOL result = CButton::Create(lpszCaption,dwStyle,rect,pParentWnd,nID);
	this->SetParent(pParentWnd);
	theApp.tooltip->AddTool(this,"HM?!");

but once again it doesn't help. Hint doesn't appear. Any idea?

Code o mat

You probably need to relay messages received by your picture box also to the tooltip control not only ones targeted at your dialog box. Aside of that, no idea. Just out of curiosity, what was your first problem?

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. < > Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Nikz2

My original problem was to make some sort of game. Jackal. It's a board game invented 30-40 years ago at MGU (principal university of Moscow). For now i made it, but it's possible to play it only for humans against humans on the same cpu (hot seat mode). (Later i plan to make net support and cpu gamers). If you want to see what i have done for now drop.io/shchepin/ release.rar (requires redistributable package for vs2008 sp1). P.S. I intented with

BOOL MPictureBox::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
if (NULL != theApp.tooltip)
theApp.tooltip->RelayEvent(pMsg);
return CButton::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

Didn't helped... =(

Code o mat

What kind of a control is that picturebox?

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. < > Sometimes you just have to hate coding to do it well. <

Nikz2

Just like i said before, it's a CButton child.