Normally the hint disappears after a short time.
TApplication properties control the behaviour of hints.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of James Sugrue
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 September 2001 10:52
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Displaying Hints
>
>
> Isn't that what a hint does ?
>
> If you mean display it somewhere else like a status bar, you can pass a
> procedure to the Application.OnHint in the forms create procedure.
>
> Application.OnHint := DisplayHint;
>
> Procedure DisplayHint(Sender : TObject);
> Begin
> sbHint.SimpleText := GetLongHint(Application.Hint);
> End;
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandeep [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 September 2001 10:12
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: [DUG]: Displaying Hints
>
>
> I want to display the hint as long as the mouse is over a control.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Sandeep
>
> Software Developer
> CFL
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