Tooltips over truncated strings

[Pepo]

It often happens that some columns are a bit narrow and trailing parts of message / application / task / project / date / time / etc. string are "truncat..." To be able see the hidden text, it is necessary to enlarge (and then narrow back) the column.

• When hovering mouse cursor over such text, a tool tip containing the whole text could be displayed.
• Such tooltip is usally left-aligned with the original text. But if the tool tip would be displayed through the right display border (or left border for any right-to-left reading locale? OK kidding now), it's position should be shifted to the left as much as necessary to display the whole tool tip on-screen. (A good example of ignoring such situation is Boinc Manager - it has no problem to display tooltips obscured by the screen border.)

[fred]

It often happens that some columns are a bit narrow and trailing parts of message / application / task / project / date / time / etc. string are "truncat..." To be able see the hidden text, it is necessary to enlarge (and then narrow back) the column.

• When hovering mouse cursor over such text, a tool tip containing the whole text could be displayed.
• Such tooltip is usally left-aligned with the original text. But if the tool tip would be displayed through the right display border (or left border for any right-to-left reading locale? OK kidding now), it's position should be shifted to the left as much as necessary to display the whole tool tip on-screen. (A good example of ignoring such situation is Boinc Manager - it has no problem to display tooltips obscured by the screen border.)

You give me interesting problems , I added that one to the list.

[Pepo]

You give me interesting problems , I added that one to the list.

My speciality is making problems

[jjwhalen]

I just noticed this thread.

I believe tooltip on a truncated field is a standard MS Windows library you just have to call from your app

Best wishes.

[fred]

I just noticed this thread.

I believe tooltip on a truncated field is a standard MS Windows library you just have to call from your app

Best wishes.

It is there somewhere, but I know these things mostly involve a bit more.
A couple of .... 100 lines of code will be more like it, what I have seen so far.
Nothing too difficult but something to do someday.