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Non-modal ActiveX Control， a self-draw CMyTreeCtrl is shown on it.
Now, I create a CMFCToolTipCtrl in my CMyTreeCtrl and I want to dynamically change the text color of Tooltip.
I use SetParams in the ToolTip callback function and set new color/text . However, I can't get new color when the tooltip displayed. After I debug and found that it can't enter CMFCToolTipCtrl onpaint.
I add RelayEvent in PreTranslateMessage function.
If I use invalidate, then the whole ActiveX Control will flash rapidly.
I inherited CMFCToolTipCtrl and found that WM_PAINT cannot be received in PreTranslateMessage.
It can only receive WM_TIMER.
Could you help me find the reasion? Thanks a lot.
Does the CTreeCtrl use onpaint to redraw? Or use onEraseBkGround to redraw?
And an internal WM_PAINT message is sent only once by Windows. After an internal WM_PAINT message is sent to a window by the UpdateWindow member function, no further WM_PAINT messages will be sent or posted until the window is invalidated or until the RedrawWindow member function is called again with the RDW_INTERNALPAINT flag set.
Could you please provide a code sample to help us reproduce the issue?
Thanks Jeanine, yes I redraw OnPaint in CTreeCtrl.
As you mentioned, an internal WM_PAINT message is sent only once, but in my CMyTreeCtrl the functions in CMFCToolTipCtrl are also not work, for example TTN_POP and TTN_SHOW.
Besides, I use CMFCToolTipCtrl object and call invalidateRect or UpdateWindows, it also can't enter OnPaint.
may be I have something wrong in my code. I will make a simple code sample and attach later .
I have solved this issue, I found out that it was because I used the callback mechanism to display ToolTip. If I use OnMouseMove to Update ToolTip Text and call RelayEvent, then ToolTip can enter onPaint and draw colors.