- // replace the '\n's with spaces because otherwise they appear as
- // unprintable characters in the tooltip string
- m_text.Replace(_T("\n"), _T(" "));
+ if ( ms_maxWidth != -1 && maxWidth > ms_maxWidth )
+ maxWidth = ms_maxWidth;
+
+ // only set a new width if it is bigger than the current setting:
+ // otherwise adding a tooltip with shorter line(s) than a previous
+ // one would result in breaking the longer lines unnecessarily as
+ // all our tooltips share the same maximal width
+ if ( maxWidth > SendTooltipMessage(GetToolTipCtrl(),
+ TTM_GETMAXTIPWIDTH, 0) )
+ {
+ SendTooltipMessage(GetToolTipCtrl(), TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH,
+ wxUIntToPtr(maxWidth));
+ }
+ }
+ else
+#endif // TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH
+ {
+ // replace the '\n's with spaces because otherwise they appear as
+ // unprintable characters in the tooltip string
+ m_text.Replace(wxT("\n"), wxT(" "));
+ ti.lpszText = const_cast<wxChar *>(m_text.wx_str());
+
+ if ( !SendTooltipMessage(GetToolTipCtrl(), TTM_ADDTOOL, &ti) )
+ {
+ wxLogDebug(wxT("Failed to create the tooltip '%s'"), m_text.c_str());