TMlSkinHint

Notes

• Drop one on the form and every control's Hint is shown through it.
• HintPauseTime is how long the mouse must rest before the hint appears; HintHidePauseTime is how long it stays.
• HintDirection places the balloon relative to the pointer, and AutoPosition flips it near the screen edges.
• Use OnCustomHint when you want to draw the hint content yourself.

Example

From the demo MlSkin.Demo.MlSkinHint功能演示.v3.0 (.dfm form file)

object MlSkinHint1: TMlSkinHint
  HintFont.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
  HintFont.Color = 3031386
  HintFont.Height = -12
  HintFont.Name = 'Tahoma'
  HintFont.Style = []
  OnCustomHint = MlSkinHint1CustomHint
  OnSelectHintDirection = MlSkinHint1SelectHintDirection
  Left = 296
  Top = 24
end

Properties 8

Name	Type	Default	Description
AutoPosition	Boolean	True	Repositions the balloon automatically: near a screen edge it flips to the other side so it is not clipped.
HintDirection	THintDirection	hdDown	Where the balloon appears relative to the pointer: below, above, left or right.
HintColor	TColor	$00E2F7FC	Background color of the balloon.
FrameColor	TColor	$0056D2F0	Border color of the balloon.
HintFont	TFont	—	Font of the balloon text.
HintPauseTime	Integer	600	How long the mouse must rest before the hint appears, in milliseconds.
HintHidePauseTime	Integer	2000	How long the hint stays before hiding itself, in milliseconds.
Enabled	Boolean	True	Whether the component handles the application's hints; turning it off restores the system tooltips.

Events 2

Name	Type	Default	Description
OnCustomHint	TOnCustomHint	—	Lets you draw the balloon content yourself, taking over its painting entirely.
OnSelectHintDirection	TOnSelectHintDirection	—	Fires before the balloon shows, so you can decide which direction it pops up this time.

Only the properties and events MLSkin adds are listed here. Standard VCL properties such as Align, Anchors, Font and OnClick are available too and behave exactly as on the stock controls.