### IFlyText

  The IFlyText class displays short help messages for the window that the mouse is currently over.

  The IFlyText control displays help messages in a bordered window that is sized just large enough to contain the help text. The window is positioned just below and to the right of the mouse pointer if possible. The text is displayed using one row and is not reflowed. The default font used to display the help messages is 8-point Helvetica.

### IFlyText - Member Functions and Data by Group

### Constructors & Destructor

You can construct and destruct objects of this class.

~IFlyText

      public:
      virtual ~IFlyText()

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

IFlyText

      public:
      IFlyText(unsigned long identifier, IWindow* owner)

  Use this function to construct objects of the IFlyText class from a window identifier and an owning window.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

OS/2 Considerations

  When running in an environment that supports bidirectional languages, such as Hebrew or Arabic, the bidirectional attributes of the window are copied from the owner window.

Windows Considerations

  When running in an environment that supports bidirectional languages, such as Hebrew or Arabic, the text orientation of the window is copied from the owner window.

### Colors

Use these members to set colors used by the IFlyText control.

setBackgroundColor

      public:
      virtual IFlyText& setBackgroundColor(const IColor& color)

  Set the background color for the flyover help text.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

setForegroundColor

      public:
      virtual IFlyText& setForegroundColor(const IColor& color)

  Set the foreground color for the flyover help text.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

### Text

Use these members to set the text of the IFlyText control.

setText

  Sets the control window text.

  Overload 1

      public:
      virtual IFlyText& setText(const char* text)

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

  Overload 2

      public:
      virtual IFlyText& setText(const IResourceId& text)

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

text
  Returns the flyover help text.

      public:
      virtual IString text() const

  This function returns the current text for flyover help.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

AIX Considerations
  This is an AIX function only.

### Window Painting

Use these members to determine the visibility of the control window.

hide

      public:
      virtual IWindow& hide()

  Hides the control window.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

### Window Positioning

Use these members to get and set the position that the IFlyText control will position itself relative to.

relativeWindowRect

      public:
      virtual IRectangle relativeWindowRect() const

  Returns the rectangle of the control that the IFlyText control is positioned relative to.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

setRelativeWindowRect

      public:
      virtual IFlyText&
        setRelativeWindowRect( const IRectangle& rect )

  Sets the rectangle of the window for which the IFlyText control will position itself relative to. This rectangle should be relative to the desktop window.

Supported Platforms

  Windows | OS/2 | AIX
  Yes | Yes | Yes

### IFlyText - Inherited Member Functions and Data

#### Inherited Public Functions

  IControl

  -     virtual ~IControl()

  INotifier

  -     virtual ~INotifier()

  -     virtual INotifier& disableNotification() = 0

  -     virtual INotifier&
          enableNotification( bool enable = true ) = 0

  -     INotifier()

  -     virtual bool isEnabledForNotification() const = 0

  -     virtual INotifier&
          notifyObservers( const INotificationEvent& event ) = 0

  -     virtual INotifier&
          notifyObserversAsync( const INotificationEvent& event )

  -     const IThreadId& threadId() const

  ITextControl

  -     virtual ~ITextControl()

  -     static bool clipboardHasTextFormat()

  -     virtual ISize displaySize(const char* text = 0) const

  -     virtual ITextControl&
          setLayoutDistorted( unsigned long layoutAttributeOn,
                              unsigned long layoutAttributeOff )

  -     virtual ITextControl& setText(const char* text)

  -     virtual ITextControl& setText(const IResourceId& text)

  -     virtual unsigned long textLength() const

  IWindow

  -     virtual ~IWindow()

  -     IAccelTblHandle acceleratorHandle() const

  -     IAcceleratorTable acceleratorTable() const

  -     virtual IColor activeColor() const

  -     IWindow&
          addOrReplaceAttribute( const IAttributeName& name,
                                 const IAttribute& attribute )

  -     IWindow&
          adoptWindowData( const DataHandle& typeToken,
                           IWindowData* windowData )

  -     virtual IString asDebugInfo() const

  -     virtual IString asString() const

  -     IAttributeName
          attributeNameAt( const AttributeCursor& cursor ) const

  -     const IAttribute*
          attributeWithName( const IAttributeName& name,
                             ESearchType search = kWindowOnly ) const

  -     virtual IColor backgroundColor() const

  -     virtual IWindow& capturePointer(bool capture = true)

  -     ISize characterSize() const

  -     IWindowHandle childAt(const ChildCursor& cursor) const

  -     IWindow* childWindowAt(const ChildCursor& cursor) const

  -     virtual IArgList
          convertToArgList( const IBitFlag& style ) const

  -     virtual unsigned long
          convertToGUIStyle( const IBitFlag& style,
                             bool extendedOnly = false ) const

  -     static DataHandle
          dataHandleWithKey( const char* dataKeyName )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle defaultEmphasisButton() const

  -     static SiblingOrder defaultOrdering()

  -     virtual IWindowHandle defaultPushButton() const

  -     static IWindow* desktopWindow()

  -     virtual IWindow& disable()

  -     virtual IColor disabledBackgroundColor() const

  -     virtual IColor disabledForegroundColor() const

  -     virtual IWindow& disableGroup()

  -     IWindow& disableMinimumSizeCaching()

  -     virtual IWindow& disableNotification()

  -     virtual IWindow& disableTabStop()

  -     virtual IWindow& disableUpdate()

  -     bool
          dispatchRemainingHandlers( IEvent& event,
                                     bool callDefProc = true )

  -     virtual IWindow& enable(bool enableWindow = true)

  -     virtual IWindow& enableGroup(bool enable = true)

  -     IWindow&
          enableMinimumSizeCaching( bool enableCaching = true )

  -     virtual IWindow& enableNotification(bool enable = true)

  -     virtual IWindow& enableTabStop(bool enable = true)

  -     virtual IWindow& enableUpdate(bool enableWindow = true)

  -     static IWindow::ExceptionFn* exceptionFunction()

  -     virtual IFont font() const

  -     virtual IColor foregroundColor() const

  -     virtual IWindowHandle handle() const

  -     virtual bool
          handleException( IException& dispatcherException,
                           IEvent& exceptionEvent )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle handleForChildCreation() const

  -     static IWindowHandle
          handleWithParent( unsigned long identifier,
                            const IWindowHandle& parent )

  -     static IWindowHandle handleWithPointerCaptured()

  -     virtual bool hasFocus() const

  -     virtual bool hasPointerCaptured() const

  -     unsigned long helpId() const

  -     virtual IWindow& hideSourceEmphasis()

  -     virtual IColor hiliteBackgroundColor() const

  -     virtual IColor hiliteForegroundColor() const

  -     virtual unsigned long id() const

  -     virtual IColor inactiveColor() const

  -     virtual IRectangle invalidatedRect() const

  -     virtual IRegionHandle invalidatedRegion() const

  -     bool isAutoDeleteObject() const

  -     bool isAutoDestroyWindow() const

  -     bool isEnabled() const

  -     virtual bool isEnabledForNotification() const

  -     virtual bool isFrameWindow() const

  -     virtual bool isGroup() const

  -     bool isHandling(const EventMask& events) const

  -     virtual bool
          isLayoutDistorted( unsigned long layoutAttribute ) const

  -     bool isMinimumSizeCachingEnabled() const

  -     bool isShowing() const

  -     virtual bool isTabStop() const

  -     bool isUpdateEnabled() const

  -     virtual bool isValid() const

  -     bool isVisible() const

  -     static bool isWindowValid(const IWindow* window)

  -     IDMItemProvider* itemProvider() const

  -     IWindow(const IWindowHandle& handle)

  -     IWindow(unsigned long identifier, IWindow* parent)

  -     virtual IRectangle layoutAdjustment() const

  -     static IPoint
          mapPoint( const IPoint& point,
                    const IWindowHandle& from,
                    const IWindowHandle& to )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle
          matchForMnemonic( unsigned short character ) const

  -     IMessageQueueHandle messageQueue() const

  -     ISize minimumSize(bool windowCalculatedSize = false) const

  -     virtual IPointerHandle mousePointer() const

  -     static void movePointerTo(const IPoint& position)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          moveSizeTo( const IRectangle& newSizeAndPosition )

  -     virtual IWindow& moveTo(const IPoint& newPosition)

  -     virtual IRectangle nativeRect() const

  -     virtual INotifierAddress notifierAddress() const

  -     virtual IWindow&
          notifyObservers( const INotificationEvent& event )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          notifyObserversAsync( const INotificationEvent& event )

  -     static IWindow* objectWindow()

  -     virtual IWindow* owner() const

  -     IWindow* parent() const

  -     virtual ISize parentSize() const

  -     static ISize parentSize(const IWindowHandle& windowHandle)

  -     static IPoint pointerPosition()

  -     virtual IPoint position() const

  -     virtual IWindow&
          positionBehindSibling( const IWindowHandle& siblingWindow )

  -     virtual IWindow& positionBehindSiblings()

  -     virtual IWindow& positionOnSiblings()

  -     virtual const IWindow&
          postEvent( EventType eventType,
                     const IEventParameter1& parm1 = 0,
                     const IEventParameter2& parm2 = 0 ) const

  -     virtual const IWindow& postEvent(const IEvent& event) const

  -     virtual const IWindow&
          postEvent( unsigned long eventId,
                     const IEventParameter1& parm1 = 0,
                     const IEventParameter2& parm2 = 0 ) const

  -     virtual IPresSpaceHandle presSpace() const

  -     virtual IRectangle rect() const

  -     virtual IWindow&
          refresh( const IRectangle& invalidRectangle,
                   bool immediate = false )

  -     virtual IWindow& refresh(RefreshType type = paintAll)

  -     virtual IWindow& releasePointer()

  -     virtual void
          releasePresSpace( const IPresSpaceHandle& presentationSpaceHandle ) const

  -     IWindow& removeAllAttributes()

  -     IWindow& removeAttribute(const IAttributeName& name)

  -     virtual IWindow& resetActiveColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetBackgroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetDisabledBackgroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetDisabledForegroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetFont()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetForegroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetHiliteBackgroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetHiliteForegroundColor()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetInactiveColor()

  -     IWindow& resetMinimumSize()

  -     virtual IWindow& resetShadowColor()

  -     virtual IEventResult sendEvent(const IEvent& event) const

  -     virtual IEventResult
          sendEvent( unsigned long eventId,
                     const IEventParameter1& parm1 = 0,
                     const IEventParameter2& parm2 = 0 ) const

  -     virtual IEventResult
          sendEvent( EventType eventType,
                     const IEventParameter1& parm1 = 0,
                     const IEventParameter2& parm2 = 0 ) const

  -     IWindow&
          setAcceleratorHandle( const IAccelTblHandle& handle )

  -     IWindow&
          setAcceleratorTable( const IAcceleratorTable* acceleratorTable )

  -     virtual IWindow& setActiveColor(const IColor& color)

  -     IWindow& setAutoDeleteObject(bool autoDelete = true)

  -     IWindow& setAutoDestroyWindow(bool autoDestroy = false)

  -     virtual IWindow& setBackgroundColor(const IColor& color)

  -     static void setDefaultOrdering(SiblingOrder order)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setDisabledBackgroundColor( const IColor& color )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setDisabledForegroundColor( const IColor& color )

  -     static IWindow::ExceptionFn*
          setExceptionFunction( IWindow::ExceptionFn* exceptionFunction )

  -     virtual IWindow& setFocus()

  -     virtual IWindow& setFont(const IFont& font)

  -     virtual IWindow& setForegroundColor(const IColor& color)

  -     IWindow& setHelpId(unsigned long helpTopicId)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setHiliteBackgroundColor( const IColor& color )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setHiliteForegroundColor( const IColor& color )

  -     virtual IWindow& setId(unsigned long newIdentifier)

  -     virtual IWindow& setInactiveColor(const IColor& color)

  -     IWindow& setItemProvider(IDMItemProvider* dragProvider)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setLayoutDistorted( unsigned long layoutAttributesOn,
                              unsigned long layoutAttributesOff )

  -     IWindow& setMinimumSize(const ISize& size)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setMousePointer( const IPointerHandle& mousePointer )

  -     virtual IWindow& setOwner(const IWindow* newOwner)

  -     virtual IWindow& setParent(const IWindow* newParent)

  -     virtual IWindow& setShadowColor(const IColor& color)

  -     virtual IColor shadowColor() const

  -     virtual IWindow& show(bool showWindow = true)

  -     virtual IWindow& showSourceEmphasis(bool show = true)

  -     virtual ISize size() const

  -     virtual IWindow& sizeTo(const ISize& newSize)

  -     IWindow& startHandling(const EventMask& events)

  -     IWindow& stopHandling(const EventMask& events)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          validateRect( const IRectangle& validatedRectangle )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          validateRegion( const IRegionHandle& validatedRegion )

  -     virtual IRectangle visibleRectangle() const

  -     IWindowData* windowData(const DataHandle& typeToken) const

  -     static IWindow*
          windowWithHandle( const IWindowHandle& windowHandle,
                            bool allThreads = true )

  -     static IWindow*
          windowWithOwner( unsigned long identifier,
                           const IWindow* owner,
                           bool allThreads = true )

  -     static IWindow*
          windowWithParent( unsigned long identifier,
                            const IWindow* parent,
                            bool allThreads = true )

#### Inherited Public Data

  IWindow

  -     static INotificationId const activeColorId

  -     static const EventMask allMouseMoves

  -     static INotificationId const
          attributeAddReplaceId

  -     static INotificationId const attributeRemoveId

  -     static INotificationId const backgroundColorId

  -     static INotificationId const borderColorId

  -     static const Style clipChildren

  -     static const Style clipSiblings

  -     static const Style clipToParent

  -     static INotificationId const commandId

  -     static const Style disabled

  -     static INotificationId const
          disabledBackgroundColorId

  -     static INotificationId const
          disabledForegroundColorId

  -     static INotificationId const enableId

  -     static INotificationId const focusId

  -     static INotificationId const fontId

  -     static INotificationId const foregroundColorId

  -     static const Style group

  -     static INotificationId const
          hiliteBackgroundColorId

  -     static INotificationId const
          hiliteForegroundColorId

  -     static INotificationId const inactiveColorId

  -     static const Style leftToRight

  -     static const EventMask mouseEntersLeaves

  -     static const Style noStyle

  -     static INotificationId const positionId

  -     static const Style rightToLeft

  -     static const Style saveBits

  -     static INotificationId const shadowColorId

  -     static INotificationId const sizeId

  -     static const EventMask someMouseMoves

  -     static const Style synchPaint

  -     static INotificationId const systemCommandId

  -     static const Style tabStop

  -     static const Style visible

  -     static INotificationId const visibleId

  INotifier

  -     static INotificationId const allChangesId

  -     static INotificationId const deleteId

  ITextControl

  -     static INotificationId const textId

#### Inherited Protected Functions

  IWindow

  -     IWindow& addHandler(IHandler* newHandler)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          addObserver( IObserver& observer,
                       const IInterest& interest )

  -     static void
          addToWindowSet( IWindow* window,
                          const IWindowHandle& windowHandle )

  -     IWindow& bindMessageQueue(bool bindToMessageQueue = true)

  -     virtual ISize calcMinimumSize() const

  -     IColor
          color( unsigned long colorArea,
                 const IColor& defaultColor ) const

  -     IColor color(unsigned long colorArea) const

  -     virtual IWindowHandle
          create( unsigned long id,
                  const char* text,
                  unsigned long style,
                  const char* windowClass,
                  const IWindowHandle& parent,
                  const IWindowHandle& owner,
                  const IRectangle& initRect,
                  const void* ctlData,
                  const void* presParams,
                  IWindow::SiblingOrder ordering = defaultOrdering ( ),
                  unsigned long extendedStyle = 0 )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle
          create( unsigned long id,
                  const char* text,
                  const IBitFlag& style,
                  IXmCreateFunction createFunction,
                  const IWindow* parent,
                  const IWindow* owner,
                  const IRectangle& initRect,
                  IWindow::SiblingOrder ordering = defaultOrdering ( ) )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle
          create( unsigned long id,
                  const char* text,
                  unsigned long style,
                  IXmCreateFunction createFunction,
                  const IWindowHandle& parent,
                  const IWindowHandle& owner,
                  const IRectangle& initRect,
                  const void* callerArgList,
                  unsigned int callerNumberArguments,
                  IWindow::SiblingOrder ordering = defaultOrdering ( ),
                  unsigned long extendedStyle = 0 )

  -     virtual IWindowHandle
          create( unsigned long id,
                  const char* text,
                  const IBitFlag& style,
                  const char* windowClass,
                  const IWindow* parent,
                  const IWindow* owner,
                  const IRectangle& initRect,
                  const void* ctlData,
                  const void* presParams,
                  IWindow::SiblingOrder ordering = defaultOrdering ( ) )

  -     IWindow& defaultProcedure(IEvent& event)

  -     bool deleteIsInProcess() const

  -     bool dispatch(IEvent& event)

  -     virtual unsigned long extendedStyle() const

  -     bool isBoundToMessageQueue() const

  -     virtual bool isDragStarting(IEvent& event)

  -     bool isPrimaryWindow() const

  -     bool isUserWindowWordReserved() const

  -     IWindow()

  -     IWindowNotifyHandler* notificationHandler() const

  -     virtual IWindow&
          notifyObservers( const INotificationId& notification )

  -     IObserverList&
          observerList( const IInterest* interest = 0 ) const

  -     virtual bool passEventToOwner(IEvent& event)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          prepareForUse( const IWindowHandle& windowHandle )

  -     virtual IWindow& removeAllObservers()

  -     static void removeFromWindowSet(IWindow* window)

  -     IWindow& removeHandler(IHandler* oldHandler)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          removeObserver( IObserver& observer,
                          const IInterest& interest )

  -     virtual IWindow& removeObserver(IObserver& observer)

  -     IWindow& reserveUserWindowWord(bool reserve = true)

  -     virtual IWindow& resetColor(unsigned long colorArea)

  -     ISize savedMinimumSize() const

  -     IWindow& saveMinimumSize(const ISize& size)

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setBidiSettings( const IBidiSettings& bidiSettings,
                           bool childInherit,
                           bool refresh )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setColor( unsigned long colorArea,
                    const IColor& color )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setDefaultEmphasisButton( const IWindowHandle& defaultEmphasisButton,
                                    bool enable )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setDefaultPushButton( const IWindowHandle& defaultPushButton )

  -     virtual IWindow&
          setExtendedStyle( unsigned long extendedStyle )

  -     IWindow&
          setNotificationHandler( IWindowNotifyHandler* notifyHandler )

  -     virtual IWindow& setStyle(unsigned long style)

  -     IWindow& setWindowData(long index, unsigned long dataValue)

  -     IWindow&
          setWindowData( long index,
                         unsigned short dataValue )

  -     IWindow&
          startHandlingEventsFor( unsigned long identifier,
                                  IWindow* parent )

  -     IWindow&
          startHandlingEventsFor( const IWindowHandle& windowHandle )

  -     virtual unsigned long style() const

  -     IWindow& unbindMessageQueue()

  -     unsigned long windowULong(long index) const

  -     unsigned short windowUShort(long index) const

  INotifier

  -     virtual INotifier&
          addObserver( IObserver& observer,
                       const IInterest& interest )

  -     virtual INotifier&
          notifyObservers( const INotificationId& id ) = 0

  -     virtual IObserverList&
          observerList( const IInterest* anInterest = 0 ) const = 0

  -     virtual INotifier& removeAllObservers() = 0

  -     virtual INotifier&
          removeObserver( IObserver& observer,
                          const IInterest& interest )

  -     virtual INotifier& removeObserver(IObserver& observer) = 0

  IControl

  -     IControl()

  ITextControl

  -     ITextControl()

#### Inherited Protected Data

  - None