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How to format tooltip text?

People, how can i get my tooltip text to be formatted so i can change the
color of portions of the text and even use italic or bold along my text?

TIA,
Scirious.
Jun 16 '06 #1
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Write your own tooltip using an extender-provider or buy a third-party tool.

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"Scirious" <sc******@scirious.com> wrote in message
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People, how can i get my tooltip text to be formatted so i can change the
color of portions of the text and even use italic or bold along my text?

TIA,
Scirious.

Jun 16 '06 #2
Meaning it has to be done client-side using DHTML like the overLibsolution.

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Write your own tooltip using an extender-provider or buy a third-party
tool.

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting
http://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm

Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
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People, how can i get my tooltip text to be formatted so i can change the
color of portions of the text and even use italic or bold along my text?

TIA,
Scirious.


Jun 16 '06 #3

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