On 12 Sep 2001, at 10:51, James Sugrue wrote:

> Isn't that what a hint does ?

yes,  but I want the hint to stay as long as the mouse is over a 
control.

 
> 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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Sandeep

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