Are you also setting the dataTipFunction property? That would cause the bahavior you're seeing.
--- In [email protected], "Robert Chyko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to use the showDataTips property of the DataGridColumn. The > documentation states: > > "Datatips are tooltips designed to show the text that is too long for > the row. " > > I swear that in Flash, the similar functionality (whatever it was called > - not showDataTips) would only show the toolTip for a cell if the text > in the cell was wider than the width of the cell. > > The behavior I am seeing is that if I set showDataTips to true, the > toolTip is always being shown, regardless of whether or not the cells > text is longer than the cell. > > Can anyone confirm/deny? Or am I just that thick... > > Thanks > > Bob Chyko >

