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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/04/adding-animations-and-effects-to-flex-tool-tips/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white"
        creationComplete="init()">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.managers.ToolTipManager;

            private function init():void {
                ToolTipManager.hideDelay = 2000;
                ToolTipManager.showEffect = rotate;
                ToolTipManager.hideEffect = zoom;
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:Style>
        @font-face {
            src: url("./fonts/arial.ttf");
            fontFamily: "ArialEmbedded";
        }

        ToolTip {
            fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Rotate id="rotate" />
    <mx:Zoom id="zoom" />

    <mx:Button label="Roll over me to see tool tip"
            toolTip="The quick brown fox..." />

</mx:Application>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/03/controlling-a-flex-tool-tips-show-delay-hide-delay-and-scrub-delay/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white" creationComplete="init()">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.managers.ToolTipManager;

            private function init():void {
                showDelayMS = ToolTipManager.showDelay;
                hideDelayMS = ToolTipManager.hideDelay;
                scrubDelayMS = ToolTipManager.scrubDelay;
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:Number id="showDelayMS" />
    <mx:Number id="hideDelayMS" />
    <mx:Number id="scrubDelayMS" />

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Label text="showDelay:" />
        <mx:NumericStepper id="showDelayNS"
                minimum="0"
                maximum="2000"
                value="{showDelayMS}"
                stepSize="100"
                change="ToolTipManager.showDelay = showDelayNS.value" />

        <mx:Spacer width="50%" />

        <mx:Label text="hideDelay:" />
        <mx:NumericStepper id="hideDelayNS"
                minimum="0"
                maximum="15000"
                value="{hideDelayMS}"
                stepSize="100"
                change="ToolTipManager.hideDelay = hideDelayNS.value" />

        <mx:Spacer width="50%" />

        <mx:Label text="scrubDelay:" />
        <mx:NumericStepper id="scrubDelayNS"
                minimum="0"
                maximum="15000"
                value="{scrubDelayMS}"
                stepSize="100"
                change="ToolTipManager.scrubDelay = scrubDelayNS.value" />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:Tile>
        <mx:Button label="Button 1" toolTip="Tool tip 1" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 2" toolTip="Tool tip 2" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 3" toolTip="Tool tip 3" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 4" toolTip="Tool tip 4" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 5" toolTip="Tool tip 5" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 6" toolTip="Tool tip 6" />
        <mx:Button label="Button 7" toolTip="Tool tip 7" />
    </mx:Tile>

</mx:Application>

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The following example shows how to set the hide delay for a tool tip to 2 seconds (down from the default 10 seconds, or 10000 milliseconds), by setting the ToolTipManager.hideDelay property:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/07/23/setting-the-amount-of-time-that-a-tool-tip-is-visible-using-the-tooltipmanager-class/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.managers.ToolTipManager;

            // milliseconds (default 10000)
            ToolTipManager.hideDelay = 2500;
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Label text="Mouse over the Button below to see the tool tip." />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:Button id="button" label="click me"
            toolTip="I'm a fabulous tool tip." />

    <mx:Label text="The tool tip will disappear after {(ToolTipManager.hideDelay/1000).toFixed(1)} seconds." />

</mx:Application>

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