RE: tooltips in Microstation
Hi, can you specify what MicroStation version and what language do you use? With regards, Jan
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Using Microstation 8,11,09.829 and Visual Studio 2015 with C#
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[quote user="willmartinpe"]To hover over an element and display some customized 'tooltip'[/quote]Do you want custom tooltips when your app. is active, or more generally.For example, if your app. is to...
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Hi,in my opinion the only way how to customize element information hint / tooltip is to use MDL API which requires to use Visual Studio 2005 to compile native C/C++ code.I recommend to search BE...
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yes I would like to hover over and see something like Water Pipe 6"PVC
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That's what I'm trying to do. My "environment variable" is defined in the .UCF file, and when I pass the string to mdlRefFile_reattach() as "REFHOME:fileName", I get a SUCCESS return code, but I don't...
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If you know how to "extract" the information you want from the element you're hovering over, it can be done using the method Jan/Jon mentioned.
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I am using C# I looked at the LOCATE_PROVIDE_PATH_DESCRIPTION in the API reference and do not understand in the least how to set that up. Also, what is the command state in which this takes place,...
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If you want it "active" all the time, you can set the function up in some code you load a startup (DGNAPP or INITAPP). You use mdlLocate_setFunction() to start it, and supply a function that gets...
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Hi,[quote user="willmartinpe"]I am using C#[/quote]I guess it was clear: You have to use MDL / C API, there is no equivalent in C# (which in fact is not pure managed NET API, but only Interop in...
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Public void myLocateInfo ( DisplayPathP path, MSWChar* description, MSWChar* refStr ) What is DisplayPathP and where does it come from? What kind of description? Anything I make up? refSTR what is it?
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RE: tooltips in Microstation
[quote user="willmartinpe"]What is DisplayPathP and where does it come from?...[/quote]I guess it tells enough...With regards, Jan
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Forgive my ignorance but before this I have never heard of a DisplayPath. I do not know where you get it or how it relates to the cursor. A brief description other than in terms of itself would help me...
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Hi, if you have MicroStation V8 MDL Function Reference help file (and I guess you have it) as you mentioned API reference earlier, I recommend to start with Working With Elements > Display Paths...
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A DisplayPath represents the item that is currently being "located". Exactly "what" it contains is never defined/documented such that you can understand it. The key is that you can use it to get to the...
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Important for you, if you receive DisplayPath in call back funciton, can be mdlDisplayPath_getElem() function that allows to extract ElementRef (element identification) from DisplayPath. But in my...
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[quote user="Bruce Reeves SRNS"]Exactly "what" it contains is never defined/documented such that you can understand it. [/quote]Good and important note! :-)Just for reference, it's defined in mstypes.h...
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Is there anyway to custom the 'tooltips' such as are displayed with element selection.To hover over an element and display some customized 'tooltip'.
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