[flexcoders] Re: Example: Creating and using custom tooltips

Come to think of it, if you always want to display a tooltip in the same position, using the ToolTipManager may not be the best option. it way be better to simply place the tooltip absolutely and then show and hide it in response to mouseOver and mouseOut events from the relevant component.

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Example: Creating and using custom tooltips

Thanks, Nick. I think that would work. I realized, though, that a better way would be to always anchor the custom tooltip in the same x and y position relative to the tooltip target. That way it will stay out of the way of the pie chart. I'm trying to figure that out now. - Tom n51red wrote:

[flexcoders] Re: Example: Creating and using custom tooltips

Interesting. One option is to set the x and y attribes of the tooltips in the toolTipShown event handler of the relevant component. The event handler might look like: event.toolTip.x = xPos; event.toolTip.y = yPos; Could you let me know what you come up with? Thanks, Nick --- In

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Example: Creating and using custom tooltips

Lack-of-progress report. Your event handler suggestion works, if I use ToolTipManager to get the x and y of the currentTarget. The problem is that the tooltip's x and y seem to be calculated relative to the application, rather than relative to the target. Hmm. - Tom n51red wrote: