Help tags not consistently showing

Targets Windows
#1

I have desktop application with a text field where I have added help tag text.

I find that on Mac OS the help tags appear wherever they are needed, however on Windows OS they are not consistently showing.

I find this behavior is the same in Windows 7 and Windows 10, and Xojo 2014r3.1 and Xojo 2015r4.1.

In one window, the help tags seem more consistent, not showing up on only one textfield - however, in another window where the textfields are within a container, the help tags do not appear at all.

The problem seems only to occur on the Windows OS and works perfectly using the Mac OS.

Is there something I am possibly missing?

#2

Well there’s definitely something odd going on, I can’t say I’ve ever seen two tooltips on the same window before.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5rmzrc8lccu429/2016-04-25_13-47-13.mp4?dl=0

#3

Yeah, I got so fed up with the way tooltips worked on Windows that I went and created my own using a Canvas. I track its location in the MouseMove event of the control and make it visible when I want it to appear. The control’s MouseExit event hides the canvas. The advantages, other than showing it only when I want it, are I can make it any size I need, multi-line if I want it, and any color I want. Start a timer in the control’s MouseEnter event and you can even have the “tool tip” wait and see if the cursor leaves the control early.

#4

Another advantage is you can make the tooltip look like in the Windows 10 new apps.

#5

Thanks a bunch. Will do.

It is a shame that you have to create a workaround though for something that’s supposed to work.

#6

Has one of you filed a bug report about this?

#7

Good idea. Will do.

#8