Re: [delphi-en] Formatting hints on the fly

[Martin Wynne]

Hi Jamie,

  > I found that the Application.Hint property appears
  > to be read-only.

Why not use the Hint property for each control?

They are definitely not read-only (in D5), and can be formatted
for line wrapping:

my_control.Hint:='testing'+#13+'wrapped line';

Make sure you change ShowHint to True.

For more complex mouse-overs, use OnMouseMove on a control
to display a TPanel (or whatever you want) just below the control.
Use OnMouseMove on the form (or a timer) to hide it again.

regards,

Martin.