BalloonTip is a class that allows you to display tooltips in a balloon style window (actually a frame), similarly to the Windows XP balloon help. There is also an arrow that points to the center of the control designed as a "target" for the BalloonTip.

What it can do:


 * set the balloon shape as a rectangle or a rounded rectangle
 * set an icon to the top-left of the balloontip frame
 * set a title at the top of the balloontip frame
 * automatic "best" placement of balloontip frame depending on the target control/window position
 * runtime customization of title/tip fonts and foreground colours
 * runtime change of balloontip frame shape
 * set the balloon background colour
 * possibility to set the delay after which the balloontip is displayed
 * three different behaviors for the balloontip window (regardless the delay destruction time set):
   1. destroy by leave: the balloontip is destroyed when the mouse leaves the target control/window
   2. destroy by click: the balloontip is destroyed when you click on any area of the target control/window
   3. destroy by button: the balloontip is destroyed when you click on the top*right close button
 * possibility to enable/disable globally the balloontip on you application
 * set the balloontip also for the taskbaricon (revised 7 september 2005)


Downloads, screenshots, demo and more info can be found at: 

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/infinity77/eng/freeware.html#balloontip

OR:

http://sigmacore.net/andrea/?page_id=2

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Andrea.