If what you want to achieve is something like the little help windows
in FiFi, this was done as follows:
The user can determine the time the pointer should hover over the
loose item before the help window pops up. Say it is 1 second.
I read the pointer witt a very short timeout (2/50th sec) and then,
when coming back, check whether the current item is still the
same. If it is, I loop around until 1 s has elapsed (25 times in this
case) and, if it is still the same LI, I open the help window. Else, I
note the new current item number and do it again.
I have successfully produced my own explanation windows now by WM.RPTRT on your advice. However, I look to see where the pointer is on a timeout (comparing the pointer position with each of the hit areas of the loose items). If it is a loose item I set its own window. If not I do nothing.
Probably there is an easier way of dong this too!
George
