ToolTips Messages (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following table shows the ToolTips messages, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element	Description
TTM_ACTIVATE	This message activates or deactivates a ToolTip.
TTM_ADDTOOL	This message registers a tool with a ToolTip control.
TTM_DELTOOL	This message removes a tool from a ToolTip control.
TTM_ENUMTOOLS	This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about the current tool; that is, the tool for which the ToolTip is currently displaying text.
TTM_GETCURRENTTOOL	This message retrieves the information for the current tool in a ToolTip control.
TTM_GETDELAYTIME	This message retrieves the initial, pop-up, and reshow durations currently set for a ToolTip control.
TTM_GETMARGIN	This message retrieves the top, left, bottom, and right margins set for a ToolTip window.
TTM_GETMAXTIPWIDTH	This message retrieves the maximum width for a ToolTip window.
TTM_GETTEXT	This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about a tool.
TTM_GETTIPBKCOLOR	This message retrieves the background color in a ToolTip window.
TTM_GETTIPTEXTCOLOR	This message retrieves the text color in a ToolTip window.
TTM_GETTOOLCOUNT	This message retrieves the number of tools maintained by a ToolTip control.
TTM_GETTOOLINFO	This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about a tool.
TTM_HITTEST	This message tests a point to determine whether the point is within the bounding rectangle of a specified tool and, if the point is within the rectangle, retrieves information about the tool.
TTM_NEWTOOLRECT	This message sets a new bounding rectangle for a tool.
TTM_POP	This message removes a displayed ToolTip window from view.
TTM_RELAYEVENT	This message sends a mouse message to a ToolTip control for processing.
TTM_SETDELAYTIME	This message sets the initial, pop-up, and reshow durations for a ToolTip control.
TTM_SETMARGIN	This message sets the top, left, bottom, and right margins for a ToolTip window.
TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH	This message sets the maximum width for a ToolTip window.
TTM_SETTIPBKCOLOR	This message sets the background color for a ToolTip window.
TTM_SETTIPTEXTCOLOR	This message sets the text color for a ToolTip window.
TTM_SETTOOLINFO	This message sets the information that a ToolTip control maintains for a tool.
TTM_TRACKACTIVATE	This message activates or deactivates a tracking ToolTip.
TTM_TRACKPOSITION	This message sets the position of a tracking ToolTip.
TTM_UPDATETIPTEXT	This message sets the ToolTip text for a tool.
TTM_WINDOWFROMPOINT	This message allows an application to display ToolTip text for a window other than the one beneath the mouse cursor.

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Reference

ToolTips Reference