Type: Boolean
Availability: Read or write at run time only
The showBubbleHelp property of the Application class specifies whether any bubble help defined for controls is displayed. Bubble help is not displayed for a control if the
Controls with bubble help text display that text in a bubble below or above the control when the mouse is positioned over the control for more than a half a second. The bubble help is removed when the mouse is moved off the control (see the
If bubble help is currently displayed and the next window to which the mouse is moved also has bubble help text, there is no delay in the display of the bubble help for the next control. To turn off the display of bubble help or to provide the user with the ability to turn it off, you must supply the appropriate user logic.
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The settings of the showBubbleHelp property are listed in the following table.
Value | Description |
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true | Bubble help is always displayed (the default) |
false | Bubble help is not displayed |
This property is ignored when dragging is in progress. (For details about dragging forms or controls, see the