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Reference for unit 'Forms' (#lcl)

TApplication.StartHintTimer

Starts the timer for display of a hint message.

Declaration

Source position: forms.pp line 1587

protected procedure TApplication.StartHintTimer(

Interval: Integer;

);

`Interval`		Interval (in milliseconds) that the hint timer must wait before executing the OnHintTimer routine. Normally contains the value in HintPause where 500ms is the default.
`TimerType`		Contains ahttShowHint in StartHintTimer.

Called from the ActivateHint method when a hint window is not already active and visible in the application.

TApplication.Hint		The current Hint text.
TApplication.HintPause		The delay before a Hint is shown for a form or control.
TApplication.ActivateHint		Configures a hint window for the specified mouse position.
TAppHintTimerType		Represents TApplication hint timer states.