The ToolTipManager automatically positions the tooltip after the "toolTipCreate" event but before the "toolTipShow" event. So reposition it in a "toolTipShow" handler.
Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ezderman Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 3:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Position custom Tooltip I created a custom Tooltip that extends Panel. I am attaching the tooltip like this but I can not position the tooltip where I want it. I can rotate it. any idea??? here is my code. Thanks <?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- tooltips/MainCustomApp.mxml --> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> "> <mx:Script><![CDATA[ import ToolTipComponents.PanelToolTip; import mx.events.ToolTipEvent; private function createCustomTip(title:String, body:String, event:ToolTipEvent):void { var ptt:PanelToolTip = new PanelToolTip(); ptt.title = title; ptt.bodyText = body; event.toolTip = ptt; event.toolTip.y = 0; (this is my problem) event.toolTip.rotation = 10; } ]]></mx:Script> <mx:Button id="b1" label="Delete" toolTip=" " toolTipCreate="createCustomTip('DELETE','Click this button to delete the report.', event)" /> </mx:Application>
