Callout-like Tooltip replacement?

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classacts@gmail.com - 02 Sep 2006 15:07 GMT

Hi

I'm interested in designing a tooltip like a callout box you can
find in Windows' systray or eclipse. I would like to use it primarily
for giving hints or notifications to users for certain controls. The
only way I can think of doing this is either by writing a custom
TooltipUI or doing some fancy things with the glasspane. Anyone here
have any ideas?

Thanks in advance

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Daniel Dyer - 02 Sep 2006 15:59 GMT

> Hi
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> Thanks in advance

If you can use Java 6.0 (which is currently in beta), you might be able to
use the new desktop and systray functionality.

See
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/mustang/systemtray/,
specifically the displayMessage method of the TrayIcon class.

Dan.

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unomystEz - 02 Sep 2006 16:09 GMT

> > Hi
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> Daniel Dyer
> http://www.dandyer.co.uk

I believe java 6.0 uses OS-specific syscalls to accomplish that. I'm
looking for a way to have balloon tooltips that attach themselves to
components. After doing more research, the possibility of using
J/Window won't work because it can't be transparent. So I'm still left
with either TooltipUI or glasspane... I found a link on google to a
JBalloonTooltip that seems to be dead, supposedly it did use native
syscalls and probably works on windows only.

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