Mutiple tooltips

[corgano]

Can there be more than 1 tooltip on the screen at once? I looked on the form and couldnt find out how. Is it imposable?

How would I have 2 tooltips on the screen at once?

I dont have anything to use this in yet so there is no pice of code to give you

[MrCreatoR]

You can do it by executing other autoit process:

_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 1", 0, 0, "Title 1", 2)
_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 2", 85, 0, "Title 2", 3)

Sleep(5000)


Func _ToolTipEx($sText, $iX=Default, $iY=Default, $sTitle='', $iIcon=0, $iOptions=0)
    Local $sLine = '#NoTrayIcon' & @CRLF
    
    $sTitle = '"' & $sTitle & '"'
    
    $sLine &= 'ToolTip(''' & $sText & ''', ' & $iX & ', ' & $iY & _
        ', ' & $sTitle & ', ' & $iIcon & ', ' & $iOptions & ')' & @CRLF
    
    $sLine &= 'While ProcessExists(' & @AutoItPID & ')' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= ' Sleep(100)' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= 'WEnd'
    
    $sTmpScript = @TempDir & "\~AutoIt3Execute.tmp"
    
    $hFOpen = FileOpen($sTmpScript, 2)
    FileWrite($hFOpen, $sLine)
    FileClose($hFOpen)
    
    ProcessWait(Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & $sTmpScript & '"'))
    
    FileDelete($sTmpScript)
EndFunc

[corgano]

You can do it by executing other autoit process:

_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 1", 0, 0, "Title 1", 2)
_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 2", 85, 0, "Title 2", 3)

Sleep(5000)


Func _ToolTipEx($sText, $iX=Default, $iY=Default, $sTitle='', $iIcon=0, $iOptions=0)
    Local $sLine = '#NoTrayIcon' & @CRLF
    
    $sTitle = '"' & $sTitle & '"'
    
    $sLine &= 'ToolTip(''' & $sText & ''', ' & $iX & ', ' & $iY & _
        ', ' & $sTitle & ', ' & $iIcon & ', ' & $iOptions & ')' & @CRLF
    
    $sLine &= 'While ProcessExists(' & @AutoItPID & ')' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= ' Sleep(100)' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= 'WEnd'
    
    $sTmpScript = @TempDir & "\~AutoIt3Execute.tmp"
    
    $hFOpen = FileOpen($sTmpScript, 2)
    FileWrite($hFOpen, $sLine)
    FileClose($hFOpen)
    
    ProcessWait(Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & $sTmpScript & '"'))
    
    FileDelete($sTmpScript)
EndFunc

I was just thinking about something similar. Thanks

[Authenticity]

Hmm... it's indeed a nice workaround but you don't need to execute a new script if you need another "just window" tooltip. Take a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb...28VS.85%29.aspx

[corgano]

@MrCreatoR

Say I make a tooltip, and then I want to move it. How would I do that?

Hmm... it's indeed a nice workaround but you don't need to execute a new script if you need another "just window" tooltip. Take a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb...28VS.85%29.aspx

How would i use that in autoit?

Edited April 15, 2009 by corgano

[SmOke_N]

You can do it by executing other autoit process:

_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 1", 0, 0, "Title 1", 2)
_ToolTipEx("ToolTip 2", 85, 0, "Title 2", 3)

Sleep(5000)


Func _ToolTipEx($sText, $iX=Default, $iY=Default, $sTitle='', $iIcon=0, $iOptions=0)
    Local $sLine = '#NoTrayIcon' & @CRLF
    
    $sTitle = '"' & $sTitle & '"'
    
    $sLine &= 'ToolTip(''' & $sText & ''', ' & $iX & ', ' & $iY & _
        ', ' & $sTitle & ', ' & $iIcon & ', ' & $iOptions & ')' & @CRLF
    
    $sLine &= 'While ProcessExists(' & @AutoItPID & ')' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= ' Sleep(100)' & @CRLF
    $sLine &= 'WEnd'
    
    $sTmpScript = @TempDir & "\~AutoIt3Execute.tmp"
    
    $hFOpen = FileOpen($sTmpScript, 2)
    FileWrite($hFOpen, $sLine)
    FileClose($hFOpen)
    
    ProcessWait(Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & $sTmpScript & '"'))
    
    FileDelete($sTmpScript)
EndFunc

I answered a similar question a similar way almost 2.5 years ago

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=238981

Edit:

Wait, Waaaaaay to similar

Edited April 15, 2009 by SmOke_N

[Authenticity]

How would i use that in autoit?

_WinAPI_CreateWindowsEx() and the class name is "tooltips_class32".

Edit: Meh, useless. Lookup _GUIToolTip_* functions.

Edited April 15, 2009 by Authenticity

[rover]

Can there be more than 1 tooltip on the screen at once? I looked on the form and couldnt find out how. Is it imposable?

How would I have 2 tooltips on the screen at once?

I dont have anything to use this in yet so there is no pice of code to give you

each tooltip control can have multiple tools with different display parameters

but you can only display one tip per control at a time, so create multiple tooltips using UDF functions

you can also add additional tools to the native ToolTip() once you have the handle

to modify a native ToolTip() look here:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92458

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#include <GuiToolTip.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Global $iIconID = 43
If @OSVersion == "WIN_VISTA" Then $iIconID = 51
Global $hIcon = _WinAPI_LoadShell32Icon($iIconID)


Global $hToolTip1 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "Close tooltip to exit", "ToolTip 1", Default, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 120, 2 + 16, 0xFFFFFF, 0x985428, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip2 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 2", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2, 2 + 16, 0xFF0000, 0xFFFFFF, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip3 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 3", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 75, 2 + 16)

Global $hToolTip4 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "", "ToolTip 4", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 130, 2 + 16)

_WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)


Do
    Sleep(100)
Until BitAND(WinGetState($hToolTip1), 2) <> 2 ; exit if Tooltip not visible (closed by balloon tip button)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip1)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip2)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip3)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip4)

Func _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip($hwnd, $sTitle, $sText, $iStyle = Default, $iX = -1, _
        $iY = -1, $iFlags = 0, $iColTxt = Default, $iColBk = Default, $iIcon = 0)
    ;Author: rover and et al.
    ;$iIcon [optional] Pre-defined icon to show next to the title: Requires a title.
    ;0 = No icon, 1 = Info icon, 2 = Warning icon, 3 = Error Icon
    ; From _GUIToolTip_SetTitle() remarks
    ; As of Windows XP SP2 and later, $iIcon can contain an HICON value.
    ; Any value greater than 3 is assumed to be an HICON.
    Local Const $CW_USEDEFAULT = 0x80000000
    Local Const $HWND_TOPMOST = -1
    If Not IsHWnd($hwnd) Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then $hwnd = 0
    If IsKeyword($iX) Or $iX < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iX) Then $iX = 0
    If IsKeyword($iY) Or $iY < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iY) Then $iY = 0
    If IsKeyword($iFlags) Or $iFlags <= 0 Or Not IsNumber($iFlags) Then $iFlags = 32 + 8 + 1
    If IsKeyword($iStyle) Then $iStyle = BitOR($TTS_BALLOON, $TTS_CLOSE)
    Local $hTip = _WinAPI_CreateWindowEx($WS_EX_TOPMOST, "tooltips_class32", "", _
    BitOR($iStyle, $TTS_ALWAYSTIP, $TTS_NOPREFIX), _
    $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $hWnd)
    
    _GUIToolTip_AddTool($hTip, $hwnd, $sText, $hwnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, $iFlags, 0)
    If Number($iIcon) > 3 And @OSVersion = "WIN_XP" And Number(StringRight(@OSServicePack, 1)) < 2 Then $iIcon = 0
    If Not IsNumber($iIcon) Or $iIcon < 0 Then $iIcon = 0
    _GUIToolTip_SetTitle($hTip, $sTitle, $iIcon)
    If IsInt($iColTxt) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipTextColor($hTip, $iColTxt)
    If IsInt($iColBk) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipBkColor($hTip, $iColBk)
    
    If $hwnd = 0 Or $hwnd = -1 Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then
        _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition($hTip, $iX, $iY)
        _GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hTip, True, $hwnd, $hwnd)
        Return $hTip
    EndIf
    
    Return $hTip
EndFunc   ;==>_GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip

[corgano]

each tooltip control can have multiple tools with different display parameters

but you can only display one tip per control at a time, so create multiple tooltips using UDF functions

you can also add additional tools to the native ToolTip() once you have the handle

to modify a native ToolTip() look here:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=92458

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#include <GuiToolTip.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Global $iIconID = 43
If @OSVersion == "WIN_VISTA" Then $iIconID = 51
Global $hIcon = _WinAPI_LoadShell32Icon($iIconID)


Global $hToolTip1 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "Close tooltip to exit", "ToolTip 1", Default, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 120, 2 + 16, 0xFFFFFF, 0x985428, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip2 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 2", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2, 2 + 16, 0xFF0000, 0xFFFFFF, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip3 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 3", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 75, 2 + 16)

Global $hToolTip4 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "", "ToolTip 4", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 130, 2 + 16)

_WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)


Do
    Sleep(100)
Until BitAND(WinGetState($hToolTip1), 2) <> 2 ; exit if Tooltip not visible (closed by balloon tip button)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip1)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip2)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip3)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip4)

Func _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip($hwnd, $sTitle, $sText, $iStyle = Default, $iX = -1, _
        $iY = -1, $iFlags = 0, $iColTxt = Default, $iColBk = Default, $iIcon = 0)
    ;Author: rover and et al.
    ;$iIcon [optional] Pre-defined icon to show next to the title: Requires a title.
    ;0 = No icon, 1 = Info icon, 2 = Warning icon, 3 = Error Icon
    ; From _GUIToolTip_SetTitle() remarks
    ; As of Windows XP SP2 and later, $iIcon can contain an HICON value.
    ; Any value greater than 3 is assumed to be an HICON.
    Local Const $CW_USEDEFAULT = 0x80000000
    Local Const $HWND_TOPMOST = -1
    If Not IsHWnd($hwnd) Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then $hwnd = 0
    If IsKeyword($iX) Or $iX < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iX) Then $iX = 0
    If IsKeyword($iY) Or $iY < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iY) Then $iY = 0
    If IsKeyword($iFlags) Or $iFlags <= 0 Or Not IsNumber($iFlags) Then $iFlags = 32 + 8 + 1
    If IsKeyword($iStyle) Then $iStyle = BitOR($TTS_BALLOON, $TTS_CLOSE)
    Local $hTip = _WinAPI_CreateWindowEx($WS_EX_TOPMOST, "tooltips_class32", "", _
    BitOR($iStyle, $TTS_ALWAYSTIP, $TTS_NOPREFIX), _
    $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $hWnd)
    
    _GUIToolTip_AddTool($hTip, $hwnd, $sText, $hwnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, $iFlags, 0)
    If Number($iIcon) > 3 And @OSVersion = "WIN_XP" And Number(StringRight(@OSServicePack, 1)) < 2 Then $iIcon = 0
    If Not IsNumber($iIcon) Or $iIcon < 0 Then $iIcon = 0
    _GUIToolTip_SetTitle($hTip, $sTitle, $iIcon)
    If IsInt($iColTxt) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipTextColor($hTip, $iColTxt)
    If IsInt($iColBk) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipBkColor($hTip, $iColBk)
    
    If $hwnd = 0 Or $hwnd = -1 Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then
        _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition($hTip, $iX, $iY)
        _GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hTip, True, $hwnd, $hwnd)
        Return $hTip
    EndIf
    
    Return $hTip
EndFunc   ;==>_GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip

I have 1 more requirement. How do you make 1 tooltip stationary and the other tooltip follow the mouse? I know how to with 1 normal tooltip but how do i do it with haveing mutiple tooltips?

[rover]

I have 1 more requirement. How do you make 1 tooltip stationary and the other tooltip follow the mouse? I know how to with 1 normal tooltip but how do i do it with haveing mutiple tooltips?

employ your mouse tracking code of choice with _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition()

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#include <GuiToolTip.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Global $iIconID = 43
If @OSVersion == "WIN_VISTA" Then $iIconID = 51
Global $hIcon = _WinAPI_LoadShell32Icon($iIconID)


Global $hToolTip1 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "Close tooltip to exit", "ToolTip 1", Default, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - 120, 2 + 16, 0xFFFFFF, 0x985428, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip2 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 2", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2, 2 + 16, 0xFF0000, 0xFFFFFF, $hIcon)

Global $hToolTip3 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "UDF ToolTip", "ToolTip 3", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 75, 2 + 16)

Global $hToolTip4 = _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip(0, "", "ToolTip 4", 0, _
        @DesktopWidth / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 + 130, 32 + 16)

_WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)

;Sleep(2000)
;Hide
;_GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hToolTip1, False, 0, 0)
;Sleep(2000)
;Show
;_GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hToolTip1, True, 0, 0)

Do
    Sleep(10)
    Local $aPos = MouseGetPos()
    _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition($hToolTip4, $aPos[0]+10, $aPos[1]+20)
    _GUIToolTip_UpdateTipText($hToolTip4, 0, 0, "X: " & $aPos[0] & " Y: "&$aPos[1])
Until BitAND(WinGetState($hToolTip1), 2) <> 2 ; exit if Tooltip not visible (closed by balloon tip button)

_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip1)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip2)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip3)
_GUIToolTip_Destroy($hToolTip4)

Func _GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip($hwnd, $sTitle, $sText, $iStyle = Default, $iX = -1, _
        $iY = -1, $iFlags = 0, $iColTxt = Default, $iColBk = Default, $iIcon = 0)
    ;Author: rover and et al.
    ;$iIcon [optional] Pre-defined icon to show next to the title: Requires a title.
    ;0 = No icon, 1 = Info icon, 2 = Warning icon, 3 = Error Icon
    ; From _GUIToolTip_SetTitle() remarks
    ; As of Windows XP SP2 and later, $iIcon can contain an HICON value.
    ; Any value greater than 3 is assumed to be an HICON.
    Local Const $CW_USEDEFAULT = 0x80000000
    If Not IsHWnd($hwnd) Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then $hwnd = 0
    If IsKeyword($iX) Or $iX < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iX) Then $iX = 0
    If IsKeyword($iY) Or $iY < 0 Or Not IsNumber($iY) Then $iY = 0
    If IsKeyword($iFlags) Or $iFlags <= 0 Or Not IsNumber($iFlags) Then $iFlags = 32 + 8 + 1
    If IsKeyword($iStyle) Then $iStyle = BitOR($TTS_BALLOON, $TTS_CLOSE)
    Local $hTip = _WinAPI_CreateWindowEx($WS_EX_TOPMOST, "tooltips_class32", "", _
    BitOR($iStyle, $TTS_ALWAYSTIP, $TTS_NOPREFIX), _
    $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $CW_USEDEFAULT, $hWnd)
    
    _GUIToolTip_AddTool($hTip, $hwnd, $sText, $hwnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, $iFlags, 0)
    If Number($iIcon) > 3 And @OSVersion = "WIN_XP" And Number(StringRight(@OSServicePack, 1)) < 2 Then $iIcon = 0
    If Not IsNumber($iIcon) Or $iIcon < 0 Then $iIcon = 0
    _GUIToolTip_SetTitle($hTip, $sTitle, $iIcon)
    If IsInt($iColTxt) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipTextColor($hTip, $iColTxt)
    If IsInt($iColBk) Then _GUIToolTip_SetTipBkColor($hTip, $iColBk)
    
    If $hwnd = 0 Or $hwnd = -1 Or IsKeyword($hwnd) Then
        _GUIToolTip_TrackPosition($hTip, $iX, $iY)
        _GUIToolTip_TrackActivate($hTip, True, $hwnd, $hwnd)
        Return $hTip
    EndIf
    
    Return $hTip
EndFunc   ;==>_GUIToolTip_CreateToolTip

[MrCreatoR]

Good examples rover, thanks.

BTW, there is also a ToolTip UDF by rasim, i totaly forgot about it.