dog.gui
Class TooltipManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--dog.gui.TooltipManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public final class TooltipManager

extends java.lang.Thread

The tooltip manager.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Method Summary

static long	getDelay() Returns the delay between the mouse entering a component and its tooltip being shown, in milliseconds.
static boolean	isEnabled() Indicates whether tooltips are enabled or disabled.
void	run() Waits for delay milliseconds and then shows the tooltip.
static void	setComponent(DComponent component, java.awt.Point point) Sets the component for which a tooltip should be displayed.
static void	setComponent(DContainer component, java.awt.Point point) Sets the component for which a tooltip should be displayed.
static void	setDelay(long ms) Sets the delay between the mouse entering a component and its tooltip being shown.
static void	setEnabled(boolean flag) Enables or disables tooltips.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isEnabled

public static boolean isEnabled()

Indicates whether tooltips are enabled or disabled.

See Also:

setEnabled(boolean)

setEnabled

public static void setEnabled(boolean flag)

Enables or disables tooltips.

Parameters:

flag - true if tooltips are to be displayed, false otherwise.

See Also:

isEnabled()

getDelay

public static long getDelay()

Returns the delay between the mouse entering a component and its tooltip being shown, in milliseconds.

See Also:

setDelay(long)

setDelay

public static void setDelay(long ms)

Sets the delay between the mouse entering a component and its tooltip being shown.

Parameters:

ms - the delay in milliseconds

See Also:

getDelay()

setComponent

public static void setComponent(DComponent component,
                                java.awt.Point point)

Sets the component for which a tooltip should be displayed. This will result in the tooltip being displayed after delay milliseconds if the component has a tooltip.

setComponent

public static void setComponent(DContainer component,
                                java.awt.Point point)

Sets the component for which a tooltip should be displayed. This will result in the tooltip being displayed after delay milliseconds if the component has a tooltip.

run

public void run()

Waits for delay milliseconds and then shows the tooltip.

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread