perl tkx tooltip/ballonhelp
Mike Ignatoski
perl/Tkx. I'm currently using the Tcl Dyanamic Help package to provide the
tooltip help functionality throughout the program, including tablelist
widget entries and canvas items. I would like to enhance my tooltips by
allowing the tip popup window to allow for images and/or text.
I provided this functionality several years ago, when the app was still
written in perl/tk, by customizing a version of balloon.pm, but that did not
include listbox item functionality.
Anyway, I'm aware of the Tcl tooltip package, and I think it's now part of
the Tcllib (if that matters), but I was just looking for some expert advice
before I launched off on this feature.
I guess the general form of my question is:
Does anyone have experience/advice in customizing the contents of the
balloon/tooltip window using DynamicHelp, tooltip, or some other package,
beyond simple text?
Thanks a lot,
Mike
Konovalov, Vadim (Vadim)** CTR **
> I have a mature app originally written in perl/Tk and then ported to
> perl/Tkx. I'm currently using the Tcl Dyanamic Help package
> to provide the
> tooltip help functionality throughout the program, including tablelist
> widget entries and canvas items. I would like to enhance my
> tooltips by
> allowing the tip popup window to allow for images and/or text.
Given that you had perl/Tk balloon, do it have image and text on its "balloon"?
Perl/Tk balloon is based in Tix, so if you make available Tix in your Tcl
installation - you could access this functionality from Tkx.
(However I heard advices against using Tix... although Tix is not bad IMHO)
> Does anyone have experience/advice in customizing the contents of the
> balloon/tooltip window using DynamicHelp, tooltip, or some
> other package,
> beyond simple text?
http://wiki.tcl.tk/3060 at the very top has some minimalist "balloon"
which is actually a toplevel with some parameters, so - this is another
way to provde anything in your balloon.
Regards,
Vadim.