You didn't mention if this is for Flex 1.x or 2.0. In 2.0, you can use the ToolTipManager.createToolTip() method to create and display a new tooltip on a component, regardless of where the mouse is pointing. I am not sure if this is possible in Flex 1.x.
Hth, Matt Horn Flex docs > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of parinda_b_patel > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Is there a way to force a toolTip to > show rather than rolling mouse over ? > > Hi, > > Is there a way to fire an event or something so that the > toolTip on a datagrid control shows up ? I know currently the > toolTip shows up after you mouse over certain row in a > datagrid, provided that you have supplied dataTipFunction . > But if you need to programatically show it without mousing > over is that possible ? > > Second question I have is that I have a tree in which I want > to show the toolTip only if the label is partially visible on > the tree-node. > For nodes whose labels are short and they are visible fully , > I do not want the toolTip to show up.Is there a way to show > toolTips only when you wish and turn it off for other rows? > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing > politics. Click and talk back! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------~-> > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
