how to add hints to menu items?

AKZ

Delphi Developer

how to add hints to menu items?

2003-10-24 01:50:47 AM
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i have menu items associated with TAction objects. These TActions has
assigned hint property. When some ToolButton is assigned to specific taction
it shows hint window, but similar situation with menuitem doesnt show any
hint. Is there any way to show hint windows to menu items?
or at least to show hints in the statusbar.

Steve Trefethen (Borland)

Delphi Developer

2003-10-24 03:28:10 AM

Re:how to add hints to menu items?

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hint. Is there any way to show hint windows to menu items?
Not built-in no. Hints on menus would seem really wierd since no other

application actually does that (at least that I am familiar with).

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or at least to show hints in the statusbar.
Drop a statusbar and set it is AutoHint property to true.

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AKZ

Delphi Developer

2003-10-24 03:50:57 AM

Re:how to add hints to menu items?

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Drop a statusbar and set it is AutoHint property to true.

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i did this, but nothing happens.

Ignacio Vazquez

Delphi Developer

2003-10-24 03:54:12 AM

Re:how to add hints to menu items?

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>Drop a statusbar and set it is AutoHint property to true.
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i did this, but nothing happens.
Do you have a long hint set for the menu items? FTR, a long hint is what

appears after the vertical bar which should be after the short hint:
<short hint>|<long hint>
Cheers,
Ignacio