BalloonTip Interface Reference

Specifies balloon tip options. More...

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Properties
BSTR RW	Title []
	Gets or sets the title of the balloon tip window.
BSTR RW	Text []
	Gets or sets the text of the balloon tip window.
LONG RW	Icon []
	Gets or sets the icon of the balloon tip window.
VARIANT_BOOL RW	Visible []
	Shows or hides the balloon tip window.
ULONG RW	Timeout []
	The timeout value, in milliseconds, for a balloon tip.

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Detailed Description

Specifies balloon tip options.

Minimum OS: Windows XP. Requires visual styles (Themes).

Since:

1.1.8.

See also:

Edit.

TrayIcon.

Example (JScript):

o = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.WindowSystemObject")
o.EnableVisualStyles = true

f = o.CreateForm(0,0,0,0)

f.ClientWidth = 500
f.ClientHeight = 200
f.CenterControl()

f.TextOut(10,10,"Note. Themes must be enabled")
Edit = f.CreateEdit(10,30,480,25)

f.Show()

BalloonTip = Edit.BalloonTip
BalloonTip.Title = "Text"
BalloonTip.Text = "Enter text where"
BalloonTip.Icon = 4
BalloonTip.Visible = true

Button = f.CreateButton(10,120,75,25,"Close")
Button.OnClick = CloseFormHandler


o.Run()

function CloseFormHandler(Sender)
{
        Sender.Form.Close()
}

Result:

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Property Documentation

LONG RW Icon

Gets or sets the icon of the balloon tip window.

This parameter can be a one of the following values for any object except TrayIcon :

• TTI_NONE No icon.
• TTI_INFO Information.
• TTI_WARNING Warning.
• TTI_ERROR Error.
• TTI_INFO_LARGE Information (Large icon).
• TTI_WARNING_LARGE Warning (Large icon).
• TTI_ERROR_LARGE Error (Large icon).

For TrayIcon ou can use

• NIIF_NONE No icon.
• NIIF_INFO Information.
• NIIF_WARNING Warning.
• NIIF_ERROR Error.
• NIIF_USER Reserved.
• NIIF_ICON_MASK Reserved.
• NIIF_NOSOUND Shell32.dll version 6.0. Do not play the associated sound. Applies only to balloon ToolTips.
• NIIF_LARGE_ICON Windows Vista and later. The large version of the icon should be used as the balloon icon.
• NIIF_RESPECT_QUIET_TIME Reserved.

BSTR RW Text

Gets or sets the text of the balloon tip window.

ULONG RW Timeout

The timeout value, in milliseconds, for a balloon tip.

Note. The system minimum and maximum timeout values for Tray Icons are usually set at 10 seconds and 30 seconds, respectively. Used only for TrayIcon .

Since:

1.1.10.

BSTR RW Title

Gets or sets the title of the balloon tip window.

VARIANT_BOOL RW Visible

Shows or hides the balloon tip window.

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