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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 08:58:24 -0400
From: reh1@cornell.edu (Richard elGuru[tm] Howland-Bolton)



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B a l l o o n s. e x t ,   V e r s i o n   1 .0 b
R e a d   M e   i n f o r m a t i o n

Balloons.ext is an external package for use with 4th Dimension. It is a
freeware utility that enables localized Balloon Help and changing Balloon
Help messages during runtime. With the package, you can display text from
string resources and 4th Dimension variables. You can also display styled
text and pictures.



T o   i n s t a l l   t h e   p a c k a g e

Copy the package with the 4D External Mover into your structure file. The
package will work with 4D Server, 4th Dimension 3.0 or higher and System
7.0 or higher.



T o   u s e   t h e   p a c k a g e

You do not need to call any external procedures. The package installs
itself automatically during startup. You can specify Balloon Help for
objects in a layout by clicking the 'Balloon Help' button in the object
info dialog. See the 4D Design Reference for details. You can specify
dynamic balloon help the same way as you would do it for static text
elements.



R e s o u r c e   B a l l o o n s

To display the contents of a STR# resource, say string 1 of resource 15000,
you set the Balloon Help text to

    :15000,1

The STR# resource should be in your structure or .res file, otherwise no
balloon will be shown.

To display the contents of a PICT resource, say resource 15000, you set the
Balloon Help text to