Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
On 2015-03-15 17:10, Giuliano Colla wrote: I'd need to show a hint when some components are touched (=clicked). Why not incorporate a web design in your user interface. Many websites have a small information icon next to components. Click those and a hint window is show. Do the same with your app, and I would even implement a custom hint window to make it more attractive as it is a kiosk type app. Regards, - Graeme - -- fpGUI Toolkit - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal http://fpgui.sourceforge.net/ -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:10:42 +0100 Giuliano Colla giuliano.co...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Hi Lazarus gurus, I have an application which is bound to be used with a touch screen and without a mouse. I'd need to show a hint when some components are touched (=clicked). Is there an easy way to cause the component hint to be displayed, or the only way is to reimplement all the functionality of a show hint on an on OnClick event? Any ideas? I don't have a no mouse system to test. What happens when you do procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin CursorPos:=TWinControl(Sender).ClientToScreen(Point(1,1)); Application.ActivateHint(CursorPos, True); end; ? Mattias -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
Il 15/03/2015 18:48, Mattias Gaertner ha scritto: I don't have a no mouse system to test. What happens when you do procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin CursorPos:=TWinControl(Sender).ClientToScreen(Point(1,1)); Application.ActivateHint(CursorPos, True); end; I don't have a no mouse system either in this moment, but it looks quite promising. Without the OnClick event you suggested, the hint did disappear or not show it I was too quick when I was clicking the control. With it the hint either stays there or shows. Tomorrow at work I'll test on the real system, but I'm confident. Thanks a lot Mattias! Giuliano -- Giuliano Colla Project planning question: when it's 90% done, are we halfway or not yet? -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
[Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
Hi Lazarus gurus, I have an application which is bound to be used with a touch screen and without a mouse. I'd need to show a hint when some components are touched (=clicked). Is there an easy way to cause the component hint to be displayed, or the only way is to reimplement all the functionality of a show hint on an on OnClick event? Any ideas? Giuliano -- Giuliano Colla Project planning question: when it's 90% done, are we halfway or not yet? -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
[Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
Hi Lazarus gurus, I have an application which is bound to be used with a touch screen and without a mouse. I'd need to show a hint when some components are touched (=clicked). Is there an easy way to cause the component hint to be displayed, or the only way is to reimplement all the functionality of a show hint on an on OnClick event? Any ideas? Giuliano -- Giuliano Colla Project planning question: when it's 90% done, are we halfway or not yet? -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?
Il 15/03/2015 20:43, Graeme Geldenhuys ha scritto: On 2015-03-15 17:10, Giuliano Colla wrote: I'd need to show a hint when some components are touched (=clicked). Why not incorporate a web design in your user interface. Many websites have a small information icon next to components. Click those and a hint window is show. Do the same with your app, and I would even implement a custom hint window to make it more attractive as it is a kiosk type app. Thanks for the tip, but what I need is just a lightweight troubleshooting help, such as provided by a hint. I'm dealing with the human interface of a family of automatic machines to make checkbooks. When some problem happens, a synoptic of the machine is shown, displaying the current state of all the sensors of the section involved, with the one(s) causing the error highlighted. Most of it is self-explanatory, and the operator doesn't usually need anything more, but to ease troubleshooting a supplementary information may be helpful, such as where the sensor is physically connected (e.g. Box #2, Input 15), or , depending on the display style selected, the more precise description of the sensor location and purpose(Blade motor encoder, Binder temperature, Feeder 2, etc.). Giuliano -- Giuliano Colla Project planning question: when it's 90% done, are we halfway or not yet? -- ___ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
