CWindow, Listview, tooltip font

[Donald Ping]

José,
I'm using your CWindow, Add_Listview. I set the default font to "Arial", point size to 12. I'm new to adding tooltips to listviews and want to know how to change the font of the tooltip, which is using the default font that I'm using for the listview.

Here is an example of what I'm talking about.

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#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
%UNICODE = 1
#INCLUDE ONCE "CWindow.inc"
#INCLUDE ONCE "Listviewctrl.inc"
%Common_Controls = %WM_USER + 1
FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
local LV_Style, hListview as dword
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Loads the CWindow CLASS
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
local pWindow as IWindow
   pWindow = CLASS "CWindow"
   IF ISNOTHING(pWindow) THEN EXIT FUNCTION
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Create Window
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pWindow.ClassName = "Listview Test"
   pWindow.CreateWindow(%HWND_DESKTOP, "Listview Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, %WS_SYSMENU OR %WS_CAPTION OR %WS_MINIMIZEBOX, %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT, CODEPTR(WndProc))
   ' // Set the client size
   pWindow.SetClientSize 300, 350
   ' // Center the window
pWindow.CenterWindow
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Create fonts needed for program
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pWindow.DefaultFontName = "Arial"
pWindow.DefaultFontSize = 12
   pWindow.SetFont(pWindow.DefaultFontName, pWindow.DefaultFontSize, %FW_NORMAL, %FALSE, %FALSE, %FALSE, %DEFAULT_CHARSET)
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Add Common Control Listview
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hListView = pWindow.AddListview(pWindow.hWnd, %Common_Controls, "", 10, 10, 210, 290, _
%WS_VISIBLE OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_TABSTOP OR %LVS_REPORT OR %LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS OR %LVS_SHAREIMAGELISTS OR %LVS_AUTOARRANGE OR %LVS_ALIGNTOP)
Listview_AddColumn(hListview, 0, "Common Controls", 206, %LVCFMT_LEFT)
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 0, 0, "Buttons")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 1, 0, "Checkboxes")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 2, 0, "Comboboxes")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 3, 0, "Custom Controls")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 4, 0, "Frames")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 5, 0, "Graphics")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 6, 0, "Labels")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 7, 0, "Listboxes")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 8, 0, "Listviews")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 9, 0, "Radio Buttons")
Listview_AddItem(hListview, 10, 0, "Textboxes")
LV_Style = ListView_GetExtendedListViewStyle(hListView)
ListView_SetExtendedListViewStyle hListView, LV_Style Xor %LVS_Ex_CheckBoxes or %LVS_EX_INFOTIP
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   ' // Default message pump (you can replace it with your own)
   pWindow.DoEvents(%SW_SHOW)
end function
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Windows Callback function
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION WndProc(BYVAL hWnd AS DWORD, BYVAL wMsg AS DWORD, BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS LONG) AS LONG
local wzText as wstringz * 80
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SELECT CASE LONG wMsg
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
case %WM_NOTIFY
' Listview Tooltips
Local LVTT_Info As NMLVGetInfoTip ptr
LVTT_Info = lParam
Select Case long @LVTT_Info.hdr.code
Case %LVN_GETINFOTIP
select case long @LVTT_Info.hdr.idFrom
case %Common_Controls
prefix "IF @LVTT_Info.iItem = "
0 then wzText = "Add Buttons"
1 then wzText = "Add Checkbox Controls"
2 then wzText = "Add Combobox Controls"
3 then wzText = "Add Custom Controls"
4 then wzText = "Add Frame Controls"
5 then wzText = "Add Graphic Controls"
6 then wzText = "Add Label Controls"
7 then wzText = "Add Listbox Controls"
8 then wzText = "Add Listview Controls"
9 then wzText = "Add Radio Button Controls"
10 then wzText = "Add Textbox Controls"
end prefix
case else
wzText = ""
end select
if isnotnull(wzText) then @LVTT_Info.@pszText = wzText
end select
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CASE %WM_CLOSE
         PostQuitMessage(0)
         EXIT FUNCTION
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   END SELECT
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   FUNCTION = DefWindowProc(hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam)
END FUNCTION


[José Roca]

You need to get the handle of the tooltip control used by the ListView and set the font:

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#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
%UNICODE = 1
#INCLUDE ONCE "CWindow.inc"
#INCLUDE ONCE "Listviewctrl.inc"
%Common_Controls = %WM_USER + 1
FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG

   local LV_Style, hListview as dword
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Loads the CWindow CLASS
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   local pWindow as IWindow
   pWindow = CLASS "CWindow"
   IF ISNOTHING(pWindow) THEN EXIT FUNCTION
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Create Window
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   pWindow.ClassName = "Listview Test"
   pWindow.CreateWindow(%HWND_DESKTOP, "Listview Test", 0, 0, 0, 0, %WS_SYSMENU OR %WS_CAPTION OR %WS_MINIMIZEBOX, %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT, CODEPTR(WndProc))
   ' // Set the client size
   pWindow.SetClientSize 300, 350
   ' // Center the window
   pWindow.CenterWindow
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Create fonts needed for program
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   pWindow.DefaultFontName = "Arial"
   pWindow.DefaultFontSize = 12
   pWindow.SetFont(pWindow.DefaultFontName, pWindow.DefaultFontSize, %FW_NORMAL, %FALSE, %FALSE, %FALSE, %DEFAULT_CHARSET)


   LOCAL hTooltipFont AS DWORD
   hTooltipFont = pWindow.CreateFont("Times New Roman", 10, %FW_BOLD, %FALSE, %FALSE, %FALSE, %DEFAULT_CHARSET)

'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Add Common Control Listview
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   hListView = pWindow.AddListview(pWindow.hWnd, %Common_Controls, "", 10, 10, 210, 290, _
   %WS_VISIBLE OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_TABSTOP OR %LVS_REPORT OR %LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS OR %LVS_SHAREIMAGELISTS OR %LVS_AUTOARRANGE OR %LVS_ALIGNTOP)
   Listview_AddColumn(hListview, 0, "Common Controls", 206, %LVCFMT_LEFT)
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 0, 0, "Buttons")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 1, 0, "Checkboxes")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 2, 0, "Comboboxes")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 3, 0, "Custom Controls")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 4, 0, "Frames")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 5, 0, "Graphics")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 6, 0, "Labels")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 7, 0, "Listboxes")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 8, 0, "Listviews")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 9, 0, "Radio Buttons")
   Listview_AddItem(hListview, 10, 0, "Textboxes")
   LV_Style = ListView_GetExtendedListViewStyle(hListView)
   ListView_SetExtendedListViewStyle hListView, LV_Style Xor %LVS_Ex_CheckBoxes or %LVS_EX_INFOTIP
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   LOCAL hTooltiphWnd AS DWORD
   IF hTooltipFont THEN
      hTooltiphWnd = ListView_GetToolTips(hListview)
      IF hTooltiphWnd THEN AfxSetWindowFont(hTooltiphWnd, hTooltipFont)
   END IF
   
   ' // Default message pump (you can replace it with your own)
   pWindow.DoEvents(%SW_SHOW)

   IF hTooltipFont THEN DeleteObject hTooltipFont

end function
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Windows Callback function
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION WndProc(BYVAL hWnd AS DWORD, BYVAL wMsg AS DWORD, BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS LONG) AS LONG
   local wzText as wstringz * 80
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SELECT CASE LONG wMsg
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      case %WM_NOTIFY
      ' Listview Tooltips
         Local LVTT_Info As NMLVGetInfoTip ptr
         LVTT_Info = lParam
         Select Case long @LVTT_Info.hdr.code
            Case %LVN_GETINFOTIP
               select case long @LVTT_Info.hdr.idFrom
                  case %Common_Controls
                     prefix "IF @LVTT_Info.iItem = "
                         0 then wzText = "Add Buttons"
                         1 then wzText = "Add Checkbox Controls"
                         2 then wzText = "Add Combobox Controls"
                         3 then wzText = "Add Custom Controls"
                         4 then wzText = "Add Frame Controls"
                         5 then wzText = "Add Graphic Controls"
                         6 then wzText = "Add Label Controls"
                         7 then wzText = "Add Listbox Controls"
                         8 then wzText = "Add Listview Controls"
                         9 then wzText = "Add Radio Button Controls"
                        10 then wzText = "Add Textbox Controls"                           
                     end prefix
                  case else
                     wzText = ""
               end select
               if isnotnull(wzText) then @LVTT_Info.@pszText = wzText
         end select
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CASE %WM_CLOSE
         PostQuitMessage(0)
         EXIT FUNCTION
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   END SELECT
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   FUNCTION = DefWindowProc(hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam)
END FUNCTION


[Donald Ping]

Thanks José, I tried something like that but mine didn't work. Thanks again José.