Thank you for your interest to TMagicHints 1.12 component for Borland Delphi


DESCRIPTION

TMagicHints is a simple component that manages the 
outlook of the hints of your application.


TARGET ENVIRONMENT

Delphi 1.0
Also available for Delphi 3.0 and Delphi 4.0


FEATURES

TMagicHints component has the following features:
1. Three ways of representing the hints - Normal, like Balloons and like Comics.
2. Auto orientation of the hints - to be always on the whole within the screen.
3. Multiline hints.
4. Custom background color, hint's font and color, alignment.
5. Custom shadows.
6. Easy to use.


SHAREWARE LIMITATIONS
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A Shareware version has following limitation:

Displays a "nag" message with copyright information within the hint.


INSTALLATION
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DELPHI 1.0 installation:

To install the components:
1. Unzip all files in a directory of your choice.
2. Start Delphi and choose install components option. Press the Add button
   and choose BHINTREG.PAS file in a browse dialog.
3. After successfull installation, the component TMagicHints 
   will appear in Samples palette.


DELPHI 3.0 and 4.0 installation:

To install the components:
1. Unzip all files in a directory of your choice.
2. Start Delphi and choose install component option. Press Browse button
   next to the 'Unit file name' field and choose BHINTREG.PAS file in a browse dialog.
3. After successfull installation, the component TMagicHints 
   will appear in Samples palette.



HOW TO USE

Simply drop the TMagicHints component in the main form of your application.
Adjust the outlook of the hints as you like, compile and run your application. 
All the hints throughout your application now will look just as 'true' hints.

The TMagicHints properties:

 -  Alignment                         - adjusts the alignment of text within the hint.
 -  AutoHintMouseDistance  - see HintPosition | hpAuto;
 -  Color                                - adjusts the background color of the hint.
 -  DefOrientation                 - adjusts the default orientation of the Balloon and Comics hints. 
 -  Font	                            - adjusts font's properties of the text within the hint.
 -  HintPosition                    - adjusts the point at which the hint will be displayed
      - hpHorzAroundControl  -  the hint is displayed always centered over or under the control;
      - hpVertAroundControl   -  the hint is displayed always centered left or right around the control;
      - hpAutoAroundControl  -  if the width of the control is higher than height the hpHorzAroundControl takes effect,
                                              otherwise hpVertAroundControl takes effect;
      - hpAtMousePos           -  the hint is displayed always at mouse position;
      - hpAuto	           -  if the distance from mouse position is higher than AutoHintMouseDistance 
                                             property value then hpAtMousePos takes effect, 
                                             otherwise hpAutoAroundControl take effect;
 -  HintType                        - adjusts the type of the hints, Normal, like Balloons and like Comics.
 -  Shadow                          - enables / disables the shadow of the hints.
 -  ShadowColor                 - adjusts the shadow color of the hints.
 -  ShadowOffset                - adjusts the shadow offset in pixels.

 - OnShowHint                   - just like Application.OnShowHint event, but you should use
                                            this event instead.


REGISTRATION

You have to register to use TMagicHints component in commercial applications.
To register you have to pay

==============   REGISTRATION FEE - $15 =================

Registration gives you following benefits:

  1.  Copyright message will not appear.
  2.  You will receive the source of the component.
  3.  As registered user you can inform me about any bugs found and
      receive fixed versions of TMagicHints in some days WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.


IF YOU HAVE ANY BUSINESS PROPOSALS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.

E-mail:
  Todor Marholev  :  spsoft@mail.vega.bg

  Varna,
  Bulgaria

Latest information about TMagicHints component can be found at

URL:
  http://members.xoom.com/sparksoft/

You can register and purchase these components at

URL:
  http://www.shareit.com/programs/104179.htm

For more about registration see REGISTER.TXT file ...