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ToolTipController.ToolTipStyle Property

Gets or sets the look-and-feel of regular tooltips.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v18.2.dll

Declaration

[DefaultValue(ToolTipStyle.Default)]
[DXCategory("ToolTip")]
public ToolTipStyle ToolTipStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
ToolTipStyle **Default**

A ToolTipStyle value that specifies the look-and-feel of regular tooltips.

Available values:

Name Description
Default

The style of regular tooltips is automatically determined by the Windows OS and currently selected Windows theme. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, if no classic Windows theme is applied, tooltips are painted using the ToolTipStyle.Windows7 style. In other cases, tooltips are painted using the ToolTipStyle.WindowsXP style.

WindowsXP

Regular tooltips are painted as those in Windows XP.

ToolTipStyle-WindowsXP

Windows7

Regular tooltips are painted as those in Windows 7 (this style is in effect when a program runs under Windows Vista or Windows 7, provided that no classic Windows theme is applied).

ToolTipStyle-Windows7

Remarks

You can provide regular tooltips and SuperToolTips for controls (see ToolTipController.ToolTipType). The ToolTipStyle property specifies the look-and-feel settings of regular tooltips. If the ToolTipStyle property is set to Default, tooltips’ look-and-feel settings are determined automatically, according to the current OS and Windows theme applied. See ToolTipStyle to learn more.

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