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Displaying and Configuring Tooltips

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Displaying and Configuring User Interface Control Tooltips

You can display and configure user interface control tooltips interactively in the Attribute BrowserAttribute Browser or programmatically using the following attributes:

Use the following attributes to programmatically display and configure tooltips specific to the tree cell and tree item:

Create multiline tooltips using one of the following methods:

  • Insert a newline character (\n) in the string of the ATTR_TOOLTIP_TEXT attribute.
  • Insert a newline character (\n) in the string of the Tooltip Text field in the Attribute Browser.
  • Click the arrow in the Tooltip Text field of the Attribute Browser and select Edit multiline tooltip text.

Use the \t escape sequence to insert a tab in your tooltips.