include/wx/msw/tooltip.h

   1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        msw/tooltip.h
   3 // Purpose:     wxToolTip class - tooltip control
   4 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
   5 // Modified by:
   6 // Created:     31.01.99
   7 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   8 // Copyright:   (c) 1999 Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin
   9 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
  10 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  11
  12 #ifndef _WX_MSW_TOOLTIP_H_
  13 #define _WX_MSW_TOOLTIP_H_
  14
  15 #include "wx/object.h"
  16
  17 class WXDLLEXPORT wxToolTip : public wxObject
  18 {
  19 public:
  20     // ctor & dtor
  21     wxToolTip(const wxString &tip);
  22     virtual ~wxToolTip();
  23
  24     // accessors
  25         // tip text
  26     void SetTip(const wxString& tip);
  27     const wxString& GetTip() const { return m_text; }
  28
  29         // the window we're associated with
  30     void SetWindow(wxWindow *win);
  31     wxWindow *GetWindow() const { return m_window; }
  32
  33     // controlling tooltip behaviour: globally change tooltip parameters
  34         // enable or disable the tooltips globally
  35     static void Enable(bool flag);
  36         // set the delay after which the tooltip appears
  37     static void SetDelay(long milliseconds);
  38
  39     // implementation only from now on
  40     // -------------------------------
  41
  42     // should be called in responde to WM_MOUSEMOVE
  43     void RelayEvent(WXMSG *msg);
  44
  45     // add a window to the tooltip control
  46     void Add(WXHWND hwnd);
  47
  48 private:
  49     // the one and only one tooltip control we use - never access it directly
  50     // but use GetToolTipCtrl() which will create it when needed
  51     static WXHWND ms_hwndTT;
  52
  53     // create the tooltip ctrl if it doesn't exist yet and return its HWND
  54     static WXHWND GetToolTipCtrl();
  55
  56     // remove this tooltip from the tooltip control
  57     void Remove();
  58
  59     wxString  m_text;           // tooltip text
  60     wxWindow *m_window;         // window we're associated with
  61
  62     DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxToolTip)
  63     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxToolTip)
  64 };
  65
  66 #endif // _WX_MSW_TOOLTIP_H_