enable all Tooltips

[clive]

Is it possible to turn all tool tips on and off globally in an application?
If so how?

[aamer4yu]

am not sure if it possible.
But you can try catching the tooltip event in QWidget::event using QEvent::ToolTip, and ignore the event.
hope this helps

[jpn]

Furthermore, installing an event filter on the application object gives you access to all events of the whole application. Notice also Qt::WA_AlwaysShowToolTips.

[clive]

Thanks....

For future reference for others this is what I did.

I add this function to my app...

bool MainWin::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
{
	if(cbToolTips->isChecked() == true)
	{
		if (event->type() == QEvent::ToolTip)
		{
			return true;
		}
		else
		{
			return QMainWindow::eventFilter(obj, event);		
		}
	}
	else
	{
		return QMainWindow::eventFilter(obj, event);
	}
}

bool MainWin::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
{
	if(cbToolTips->isChecked() == true)
	{
		if (event->type() == QEvent::ToolTip)
		{
			return true;
		}
		else
		{
			return QMainWindow::eventFilter(obj, event);		
		}
	}
	else
	{
		return QMainWindow::eventFilter(obj, event);
	}
}

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Note I am using a CheckBox to determine if tool tips need to be disabled.

In the header file I add this..

protected:
		bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev);

protected:
		bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev);

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Then I install the filter like this

qApp->installEventFilter(this);

qApp->installEventFilter(this);

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I hope this helps others.