Thanks Gordon. I can handle toolTipCreate in my main application. Is there a way to build it into my custom component so that it always shows tooltips this way?
--- In [email protected], "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Handle the toolTipCreate event and create whatever kind of tool tip you > want. > > Gordon Smith > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Nate Pearson > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Custom Tooltips in UIComponent > > > > I'm hooking up dynamic data to it. I also like to customize the > appearance of it(multiple rows, bold, maybe a background color change). > > Is that enough info? > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Gordon Smith" <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > I don't understand. UIComponents already have a toolTip property. When > > it is set, a tool tip automatically appears when the mouse moves over > > that component and stays there for a little while. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of Nate Pearson > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1:37 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Custom Tooltips in UIComponent > > > > > > > > I'm extending UIComponent to make some custom components. > > > > I want to add a custom tooltip to it when someone mouse overs it. > > > > I can't figure out how to do it...I might need to implement > > ToolTipManager and use controls.ToolTip but that seems like too much > > work. I wouldn't want to listen for every time the mouse moves for > > the tooltip to follow it. > > > > What I would really like is a function like "dataTipFunction" that's > > on charts. > > > > Thanks everyone, > > > > Nate > > >
