Tk::Balloon 804.027

Tk::Balloon is a pop up help balloons.

SYNOPSIS

use Tk::Balloon;
...
$b = $top->Balloon(-statusbar => $status_bar_widget);

# Normal Balloon:
$b->attach($widget,
-balloonmsg => "Balloon help message",
-statusmsg => "Status bar message");

# Balloon attached to entries in a menu widget:
$b->attach($menu, -state => status,
-msg => [first menu entry,
second menu entry,
...
],
);

# Balloon attached to individual items in a canvas widget:
$b->attach($canvas, -balloonposition => mouse,
-msg => {item1 => msg1,
tag2 => msg2,
...
},
);

# Balloon attached to items in a listbox widget:
$b->attach($listbox, -balloonposition => mouse,
-msg => [first listbox element,
2nd listbox element,
...
],
);

Balloon provides the framework to create and attach help balloons to various widgets so that when the mouse pauses over the widget for more than a specified amount of time, a help balloon is popped up.