Answered Tooltip changing on browse cells

[ivanBCN]

Hi. Does anyone know how to show a tooltip in a browser depending on each cell data?. We have to show some information related to every cell in a browse, but we don´t want to add a new column in a browser, so we´ve decided to show this information using tooltips. The idea is very simple: when the user moves mouse over a cell in a browse, a tooltip must apear showing some information related to this cell, but cells in a browse haven´t got mouse-over and tooltip properties. May someone help us?. We are using progress 9.1. version.
Thanks a lot. Best regards.

 

[Lee Curzon]

No, you can't do it through 4GL.

KB P6175
Title: "4GL: Is it possible to define different tooltips for different browse columns?"

http://tinyurl.com/aolgn

You may be able to do it through API.

Lee

 

[Lee Curzon]

Another option is to use a 3rd party Flexgrid-like component (assuming windows) in place of your browse.

 

[joey.jeremiah]

There's an example on creating a mouse-over event in Progress @ Jujren Dijkstra global-shared.com. It's the best solution with what's at hand but it's still somewhat awkward.

How about overlaying a text widget over that cell and then you could use it as you would any other widget, tooltips, mouse events etc. There's an example on overlaying objects on browse cells in the "Programming Handbook" the chapter on "Using the Browse Object". HTH

 

[stokefc22]

Probably a long shot... but has the situation changed on this in the last 7yrs?? Anyone know of a way this may be possible? Thanks.