"GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.co***@msnews.Nomail.com> wrote in message
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>I did not find it by Google on Microsoft sites
>
>
> I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all
>
> actually first two level of menuitems does not display tooltip properly.
> level1, nothing seem to show, level 2 flash by quickly and disappear.
> However when I move cursor down to level 3 and back to it parent, I will
> see
> a stable tooltip display.
>
>
> even if the tooltip text is shorter then level 2, level 1 tooltip does not
> get displayed in debug mode nor in regular run mode for my vb .net 2003
> express studio
>
>

"Jay B. Harlow" <Jay_Harlow_***@tsbradley.net> wrote in message
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> GS,
> > I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all
> Tooltip on what, any control? a .NET 1.x MenuItem? a .NET 2.0 MenuStrip?
>
> What OS?
>
> I suspect any control is "system dependent" independent of OS.
>
>
> For example on my system I am able to display 2814 character tool tips! I
> suspect I could easily double that & still display the tooltip. Granted
its
> best to include some ControlChar.CrLf in a tool tip that long to ensure
that
> it wraps nicely & not.
>
> Now I would question more then a sentence or two in a tool tip, depending
on
> the app.
>
>
> .NET 1.x MenuItems don't support tool tips that I can see...
>
>
> I don't see any problems with level 1 or level 2 tools tip in .NET 2.0
> MenuStrips.
>
>
> > vb .net 2003
> > express studio
> Do you mean VB 2005 Express? As there wasn't a VB 2003 Express.
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps
> Jay B. Harlow
> .NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
> T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
>
>
> "GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.co***@msnews.Nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:OB94BP8AHHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >I did not find it by Google on Microsoft sites
> >
> >
> > I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all
> >
> > actually first two level of menuitems does not display tooltip properly.
> > level1, nothing seem to show, level 2 flash by quickly and disappear.
> > However when I move cursor down to level 3 and back to it parent, I will
> > see
> > a stable tooltip display.
> >
> >
> > even if the tooltip text is shorter then level 2, level 1 tooltip does
not
> > get displayed in debug mode nor in regular run mode for my vb .net 2003
> > express studio
> >
> >
>

"GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.co***@msnews.Nomail.com> wrote in message
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>I meant vb studio express 2005.
> I am running on an Xp pro with amd x64 3700 2GB RAM
>
> Definitely I could not get level1 tooltips.   level2 tooltip I could get
> it
> to display in a devious way,  go down one more level and hover back.
> Strange behaviour since other applications  show tooltips properly.
>
> This application with level 2 tooltips that has sub items does not have
> the
> desired  usual  consistent tooltip behaviour.
> Most of the time, the application doe snot display level 2 times tooltips
> when there is sub items..  Sometime tooltips just display behind the level
> 3
> items.  once in a while moving between level 2 items, tooltips float
> properly.
>
> "Jay B. Harlow" <Jay_Harlow_***@tsbradley.net> wrote in message
> news:102F98A2-B33F-4F98-B325-967AFD320A81@microsoft.com...
>> GS,
>> > I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all
>> Tooltip on what, any control? a .NET 1.x MenuItem? a .NET 2.0 MenuStrip?
>>
>> What OS?
>>
>> I suspect any control is "system dependent" independent of OS.
>>
>>
>> For example on my system I am able to display 2814 character tool tips! I
>> suspect I could easily double that & still display the tooltip. Granted
> its
>> best to include some ControlChar.CrLf in a tool tip that long to ensure
> that
>> it wraps nicely & not.
>>
>> Now I would question more then a sentence or two in a tool tip, depending
> on
>> the app.
>>
>>
>> .NET 1.x MenuItems don't support tool tips that I can see...
>>
>>
>> I don't see any problems with level 1 or level 2 tools tip in .NET 2.0
>> MenuStrips.
>>
>>
>> > vb .net 2003
>> > express studio
>> Do you mean VB 2005 Express? As there wasn't a VB 2003 Express.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps
>> Jay B. Harlow
>> .NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
>> T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
>>
>>
>> "GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.co***@msnews.Nomail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OB94BP8AHHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >I did not find it by Google on Microsoft sites
>> >
>> >
>> > I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all
>> >
>> > actually first two level of menuitems does not display tooltip
>> > properly.
>> > level1, nothing seem to show, level 2 flash by quickly and disappear.
>> > However when I move cursor down to level 3 and back to it parent, I
>> > will
>> > see
>> > a stable tooltip display.
>> >
>> >
>> > even if the tooltip text is shorter then level 2, level 1 tooltip does
> not
>> > get displayed in debug mode nor in regular run mode for my vb .net 2003
>> > express studio
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>