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Product: MapInfo Professional
Version: 8.0
Platform: Citrix; Windows 2003 Server Enterprise; Windows 98 SE; Windows NT 4.0 SP6A; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Home SP1A; Windows XP Home SP2; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional SP 1A; Windows XP Professional SP 2; Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Category: Layer Control

Summary:
Layer Control shows more layer information using ToolTips (MapInfo Professional v8.0).

Question:
Layer Control shows more layer information using ToolTips (MapInfo Professional v8.0).

Answer:
A common request in previous versions of MapInfo Professional was to make sure to display the entire name of a .tab file in the Layer Control dialog box. When working with files with long names, being able to see the whole file name is important. The Layer Control dialog in MapInfo Professional v8.0 has increased in size to display longer file names and a ToolTip has been added to ensure that even longer file names can be read.

Figure: Layer Control (Showing ToolTip)



Layer Control Tool ToolTips also display a description if one exists in the MapInfo *.Tab file like the example below.


!table
!version 300
!charset WindowsLatin1

Definition Table
File "C:\Temp\RasterGrid\dc_quad.tif"
Description "Map of District of Columbia"
Type "RASTER"
(0,1) (0,0) Label "Pt 1",
(1,1) (1,0) Label "Pt 2",
(0,0) (0,1) Label "Pt 3"
CoordSys NonEarth Units "ft"
Units "ft"

Display of the ToolTips is controlled by a new preference entry in the Map Window Preferences dialog box. Select the Show Tooltips in Layer Control Dialog to display the ToolTip message or clear the checkbox to prevent ToolTips from showing in Layer Control. To access the Map Window Preferences dialog box, select Options>Preferences>Map Window. This preference is turned on by default.

Figure: Map Window Preferences Show Tool Tips in Layer Control Dialog



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