THintWindow

type THintWindow = class(TCustomForm)

  class procedure WSRegisterClass; override;

WSRegisterClass - Register this Class for the current Widget Set

protected

  procedure DoShowWindow; override;

DoShowWindow automatically choose a control to focus

public

  constructor Create(); override;

Create - constructor for THintWindow: performs inherited Create then initialises many properties including timers, styles, position, font and colour

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroy - destructor for THintWindow: frees timers then performs inherited Destroy

  procedure ActivateHint(); virtual;

Allow the hint message to be displayed in the specified rectangular space

  procedure ActivateHintData(); virtual;

Allow the hint message to be displayed, with a pointer to further data

  function CalcHintRect(); virtual;

Work out the size of the rectangle required to display the specified hint message

  procedure ReleaseHandle;

Release the handle for the hint message and return it to the system

  procedure Paint; override;

The default paint handler for the class

public

  class function GetControlClassDefaultSize; override;

Find the default size for this class of controls (by reference to parents)

public

  property Alignment: TAlignment; [rw]

  property AutoHide: Boolean; [rw]

Does the hint disappear (get hidden) after a while?

  property BiDiMode;

  property HideInterval: Integer; [rw]

The time after which the displayed hint disappears

end;

THintWindow

Hint Window - the popup box containing helpful information that appears when the mouse pointer hovers over an object

TCustomForm

TCustomForm - the base type for TForm

TScrollingWinControl

TScrollingWinControl - a class of Window Control that has one or more scroll bars

TCustomControl

TCustomControl - a base class for many window controls

TWinControl

TControl

TLCLComponent

TLCLComponent - base class for LCL components

TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference

TPersistent

TObject