Tip-Static control like ‘Outlook Today’s Tip’

Environment: VC6 SP2, NT4 SP5, CE 2.11, Windows Y2K

This Tip-Static control very smoothly show and hide Today’s tip.
I think this control is so simple and useful.
Just use it!!

Usage

1. Include TipStatic.cpp and TipStatic.h in your project.
2. Create a new CTipStatic class object and just invoke Create function.

   	In your header file.
   
   	#include "TipStatic.cpp"
   
   	class CMyDialog : public CDialog
   	{
   
   	....
   	// Attributes
   	protected:
   		CTipStatic m_ctrTipStatic;
   
   	};
   
   
   	In your cpp file.
   
   	int CMyDialog::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
   	{
   		if (CDialog::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
   			return -1;
   
   		m_ctrTipStatic.Create("TipStatic",WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD,
   			CRect(10,10, 100,120),this, IDC_TIP_STATIC);
   
   		....
   
   		return 0;
   	}
   

3. Initialize CTipStatic class object by using AddTip(), SetSliderColor(), SetSliderMode().

   	BOOL CStaticTipDlg::OnInitDialog()
   	{
   		CDialog::OnInitDialog();
   
   		....
   
   		// TODO: Add extra initialization here
   
   		// Add Tip..
   		m_ctrTipStatic.AddTip("Hi\n Welcome to Cool-Tip Static!!\n\nSmile Seo");
   		m_ctrTipStatic.AddTip("Second.. Tip");
   		m_ctrTipStatic.AddTip("Third.. Tip");
   
   		m_ctrTipStatic.SetSliderColor(GetSysColor(COLOR_3DFACE));
   		m_ctrTipStatic.SetSliderMode(TRUE);
   
   		....
   
   		return TRUE;  // return TRUE  unless you set the focus to a control
   	}
   

4. Just call ShowNextTip() or ShowPrevTip().

Member Functions

	Function prototype
	Description


	void AddTip(CString strTip)
	Add tip-text to the CTipStatic


	void SetSliderColor(COLORREF colSlider)
	If you use 'Slider', this 'colSlider' is wonderful effect just like 'Outlook today's tip'.


	void SetSliderMode(BOOL bSlider)
	Use 'slider' mode on not

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Downloads

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