Please take a look at the last example of this link: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=tooltips_4.html
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Jamie S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try making an event handler for the toolTipShow event and > repositioning it within the handler. not elegant but it works. > > jamie > > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:30 PM, luvfotography > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <ygroups%40all-digital-links.com>> wrote: > > I'm creating a custom tooltip and there's not enough room in the > > bottom right > > corner to display it, how do I change the x and y coordinates in > > order to > > move it someplace so it's not off screen and fits? > > There are examples on how to reposition for a text tooltip in the > > help, > > but none for a custom tooltip. > > thanks, > > -steve > > here's a live example: > > http://designwithflex.com/projects/tooltip/ > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > height="300" width="300" layout="absolute"> > > <mx:Script > > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.controls.ToolTip; > > import mx.events.ToolTipEvent; > > private function createToolTip(event:ToolTipEvent):void { > > var mytooltip:mycustomtooltip = new mycustomtooltip(); > > mytooltip.x = 20; /* can I set x here? */ > > mytooltip.y = 20; /* this doesn't work? */ > > event.toolTip = mytooltip; > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Canvas id="mycanvas"> > > <mx:Label id="centerlabel" text="custom tooltip works great here" > > toolTip=" " toolTipCreate="createToolTip(event)" /> > > <mx:Label id="bottomlabel" x="119" y="251" text="no room for tooltip > > down here" > > toolTip=" " toolTipCreate="createToolTip(event)"/> > > </mx:Canvas> > > </mx:Application> > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <!-- mycustomtooltip.mxml --> > > <mx:Canvas xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; width="200" > > backgroundColor="red" implements="mx.core.IToolTip" height="100"> > > <mx:Script > > > <![CDATA[ > > // Implement required methods of the IToolTip interface; these > > // methods are not used, though. > > public var _text:String; > > public function get text():String { > > return _text; > > } > > public function set text(value:String):void { > > } > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Label id="tooltiplabel" text="This is a custom tooltip" /> > > </mx:Canvas> > > > > > >
