Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
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

Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Mattias Gaertner
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

Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Giuliano Colla
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

[Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Giuliano Colla
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

[Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Giuliano Colla
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

Re: [Lazarus] how can I show a hint without a mouse move?

2015-03-15 Thread Giuliano Colla
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