Being Pedantic - Do you use balloon tooltip?

Last updated by RebeccaLiu over 11 years ago.See history

This rule has been archived
Archived Reason: RE: Tiago's feedback on unnecessary rules

The standard tooltip is a rectangle, so the tool tip for the control can be misleading. While, the balloon tooltip has an arrow pointing to the destination control, which is clearer for users.

Figure: Standard tooltip.

Figure: Balloon tooltip.

To implement you can:

  1. Set the standard Tooltip's property IsBalloon true or
  2. Use EdwardForgacs' balloon tooltip control.
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