Microsoft KB Archive/166117

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

ToolTip Text Not Displayed with Windowed Active Controls
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997

Article ID: Q166117



BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION  BETA INFORMATION  BETA

This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION  BETA INFORMATION  BETA

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS
When you place the mouse pointer over an active control object (such as an animated button control) in Internet Explorer, the ToolTip box may not display the title text for the active control.

CAUSE
Internet Explorer does not support ToolTip box text for active controls.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/

MORE INFORMATION
The ToolTip box is the dynamic text window that appears at the end of the mouse pointer when the pointer is left sitting over a button or other object type.