The following example shows how you can use the static ToolTip.maxWidth property in Flex to control the maximum width of a tool tip.
Full code after the jump.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/05/setting-a-flex-tool-tips-maximum-width/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="vertical"
verticalAlign="middle"
backgroundColor="white">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.ToolTip;
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
<mx:Label text="ToolTip.maxWidth:" />
<mx:HSlider id="slider"
minimum="50"
maximum="300"
value="{ToolTip.maxWidth}"
liveDragging="true"
snapInterval="5"
tickInterval="10"
dataTipPrecision="0"
change="ToolTip.maxWidth = slider.value" />
<mx:Label text="{slider.value}" />
</mx:ApplicationControlBar>
<mx:Button label="Roll over to see tool tip"
toolTip="The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." />
</mx:Application>
View source is enabled in the following example.
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As i understand, this will change the size of all the tool tips in the program.
is there a way to change this settings just for one tool tip?
Thanks, I needed dataTipPrecision idea in my slider. Could not find it, but you had it. Good work.