From: Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:38:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: use TTF_TRANSPARENT to fix problem with flashing tooltips (patch 1821229)
X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/commitdiff_plain/613db75659ab129de0e583cdc6288ab9ded93f73

use TTF_TRANSPARENT to fix problem with flashing tooltips (patch 1821229)

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@49510 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
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diff --git a/src/msw/tooltip.cpp b/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
index 98ef64a1b8..2fec322012 100644
--- a/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/tooltip.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ public:
         hwnd = hwndOwner;
         uFlags = TTF_IDISHWND;
 
+        // we use TTF_TRANSPARENT to fix a problem which arises at least with
+        // the text controls but may presumably happen with other controls
+        // which display the tooltip at mouse position: it can start flashing
+        // then as the control gets "focus lost" events and dismisses the
+        // tooltip which then reappears because mouse remains hovering over the
+        // control, see SF patch 1821229
+        if ( wxApp::GetComCtl32Version() >= 470 )
+        {
+            uFlags |= TTF_TRANSPARENT;
+        }
+
         uId = (UINT)hwndOwner;
     }
 };