- s_tipWindow = new wxTipWindow((wxWindow *)window, text, 100, & s_tipWindow);
+ // use the native help popup style if it's available
+#if wxUSE_MS_HTML_HELP
+ if ( !wxCHMHelpController::ShowContextHelpPopup
+ (
+ text,
+ posTooltip,
+ (wxWindow *)window
+ ) )
+#endif // wxUSE_MS_HTML_HELP
+ {
+#if wxUSE_TIPWINDOW
+ static wxTipWindow* s_tipWindow = NULL;
+
+ if ( s_tipWindow )
+ {
+ // Prevent s_tipWindow being nulled in OnIdle, thereby removing
+ // the chance for the window to be closed by ShowHelp
+ s_tipWindow->SetTipWindowPtr(NULL);
+ s_tipWindow->Close();
+ }
+
+ s_tipWindow = new wxTipWindow((wxWindow *)window, text,
+ 100, &s_tipWindow);
+#else // !wxUSE_TIPWINDOW
+ // we tried wxCHMHelpController but it failed and we don't have
+ // wxTipWindow to fall back on, so
+ return false;
+#endif // wxUSE_TIPWINDOW
+ }