VB/WinAPI, Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh?

Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh?

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cgomulk #1 / 4	Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh? I'm using the standard code to put my program into the system tray and enable a tray tip. I'm changing the tray tip based on a counter and therefore the tip changes every second. However when I hold the cursor over the tip, it shows the correct value at that instant but the value does not change. When I move the cursor away, and then back again, the tip reappears with the updated value. Does anyone know of a way to have the tip dynamically update itself while it is being viewed. Thanks for any help. -Craig Sent via Deja.com http://www.--*.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Bruce M. Simpso #2 / 4	Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh? Surely if you have the ToolTip's HWND, you can SetWindowText() to your heart's content and have it update on the fly? I haven't tried this, though - just an idea. . Quote: >I'm using the standard code to put my program into the system tray and >enable a tray tip. I'm changing the tray tip based on a counter and >therefore the tip changes every second. However when I hold the cursor >over the tip, it shows the correct value at that instant but the value >does not change. When I move the cursor away, and then back again, the >tip reappears with the updated value. Does anyone know of a way to have >the tip dynamically update itself while it is being viewed. Thanks for >any help. -Craig
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Benjamin Battra #3 / 4	Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh? Hi, If you're setting up the SysTray-Icon with Shell_NotifyIcon function, then you will have to call it again to change the ToolTip text with the Message parameter set to NIM_MODIFY. In the NOTIFYICONDATA structure the Tip variable is set to the new value (e.g. NIStruct.TipText="New ToolTip") and the Flags variable must be set to NIF_TIP to indicate that the ToolTip text is affected by this call. Call the function and the text should have changed. hope this helps, Benjamin Battran Quote: >I'm using the standard code to put my program into the system tray and >enable a tray tip. I'm changing the tray tip based on a counter and >therefore the tip changes every second. However when I hold the cursor >over the tip, it shows the correct value at that instant but the value >does not change. When I move the cursor away, and then back again, the >tip reappears with the updated value. Does anyone know of a way to have >the tip dynamically update itself while it is being viewed. Thanks for >any help. -Craig >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Shawn Tolidan #4 / 4	Tray tip not dynamic, how to refresh? a possible method is to move the mouse away and back after every update using the get and set cursor api calls...of course, this should only be done while the mouse is over the icon in the system tray...another possible method would be to subclass the mouse and when the counter increases, cancel the message sent to the icon, this will prevent the tool tip from showing up (theoretically) and then, it will pop back up the next time the message is received... Quote: > I'm using the standard code to put my program into the system tray and > enable a tray tip. I'm changing the tray tip based on a counter and > therefore the tip changes every second. However when I hold the cursor > over the tip, it shows the correct value at that instant but the value > does not change. When I move the cursor away, and then back again, the > tip reappears with the updated value. Does anyone know of a way to have > the tip dynamically update itself while it is being viewed. Thanks for > any help. -Craig > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 03:00:00 GMT

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