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Re: Bill Forman -Re: Fw: Chart Tips and Win98



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Sorry I did mean chart tips. And as one of the beta testers for MS 6.5
it was explained to me that Microsoft had control over the code for the
chart tips and Equis had none. The conversation begain because the chart
tips dissappeared to quickly in the beta version. And that was the
response that I received.

Harley

Ian Mitchell wrote:
> 
> Harley,
> 
> The problem is with Chart Tips. This is the small yellow box which appears
> when you place the mouse pointer over a chart in Metastock V6.5. It gives
> information about the chart item to which you are pointing. It is turned
> off/on using Tools/Options/Chart Options/Show Chart Tips.
> 
> Tool Tips is a generic Win 95/98 drop down box which gives a brief
> description of the button/toolbar item to which you are pointing, and is
> available in many programs.
> 
> I am sure Microsoft will say that Tool Tips is working correctly in Win98,
> whereas the problem with Chart Tips in Metastock is a Metastock problem. It
> is dissappointing that the functionality has changed between Win95 and 98.
> Metastock is now one of the very few Win95 programs I know of which does not
> run correctly under Win98.
> Regards
> Ian
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harley Meyer <meyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, 7 August 1998 1:43 pm
> Subject: To: Bill Forman -Re: Fw: Chart Tips and Win98
> 
> >Bill,
> >
> >Sorry Bill, I didn't have your email address on
> >this machine but anyway.
> >>From my understanding the tool tip came from
> >Microsoft and Equis had little control over how it
> >could be modified. One suggestion to solving this
> >problem would be go back to Microsoft and tell
> >them you want a patch to fix the problem.
> >
> >It is a pain in the behind not having the tool
> >tips.
> >
> >Harley