- // only set a new width if it is bigger than the current setting
- SendTooltipMessage(GetToolTipCtrl(), TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH,
- wxUIntToPtr(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));
+ }