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ToolObj object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Description
Method; sets the tooltip that appears when the mouse is held over the tool icon. This method is used only when you
create extensible tools.
Example
The following example specifies that the tooltip for the tool should be
PolyStar Tool . This code is taken from the
sample PolyStar.jsfl file (see “ Sample PolyStar tool ” on page 13):
theTool = fl.tools.activeTool;
theTool.setToolTip("PolyStar Tool");
toolObj.showPIControl()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
toolObj.showPIControl(control, bShow)
Parameters
control A string that specifies the name of the control to show or hide. This method is used only when you create
extensible tools. Valid values depend on the Property inspector invoked by this tool (see toolObj.setPI() ).
A shape Property inspector has the following controls:
A text Property inspector has the following controls:
The movie Property inspector has the following controls:
stroke fill
type font pointsize
color bold italic
direction alignLeft alignCenter
alignRight alignJustify spacing
position autoKern small
rotation format lineType
selectable html border
deviceFonts varEdit options
link maxChars target
size publish background
framerate player profile