New topic: Showing a Help Tag in Finder, when mousing over a file?
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=31450> Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message Tommyknockers Post subject: Showing a Help Tag in Finder, when mousing over a file?Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:21 am Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:12 am Posts: 90 Location: Denmark Hi all, I'm using the code below, to access and show, a files Finder/Spotlight Comment. Note that I could probably also have used the approach from this Forum Post instead, but as I have a license for the MBS PlugIns, I chose to use their, easier, method Code:// Create a FolderItem to hold the selected files Spotlight/Finder Comment: Dim f As FolderItem // Show an Open File Dialog-box, to select a file: f = GetOpenFolderItem(FileTypes1.All) // Write the FolderItem to a Propery, for later use: pOurFile = f // Show the filename in a Static Text object: txtFileName.Text = "Filnavn: " + pOurFile.Name // And get the Spotlight/Finder Comment, and show it in our TextField: edfFilesComment.Text = f.CommentMBS That's my proof-of-concept, and it works. What I'd really like to do though, is to show the Spotlight/Finder Comment, in some sort of "HelpTag", when User mouses over files that have a comment. You know those little yellow pop-ups, that shows ... well, HelpTags If it can be done, that is! If not, maybe some other pop-up kinda thing, whatever you experts can help me with Also, how would I go about monitoring when User mouses over a file ind the Finder, or if that is not possible, when a file has been clicked on? Will I use a Timer control, or some other method, and can one monitor stuff like that in the Finder? Thank you all in advance, for your kind help! Cheers, Thomas _________________ Coding for a year and a half, on and off, using REALbasic 2009.4 Pro, on a 17" MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Have a license to the full MBS-Package, so you can use that, in any example code you may provide. Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
