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8.1

<viztip>.translate

Translate the tooltip

<viztip>.translate(  
x # in pixels
y = 0 # in pixels
)  
x
y = 0

Remarks

This command translate the tooltip. It is initially aligned to the bottom left corner. If this is called when the mouse is over a tooltip object it will not be applied.

Return Value

None

Example

import viz
viz.go()

viz.add('tut_ground.wrl')

#Create models with tooltip text
ball1 = viz.add('ball.wrl',pos=(-2,1,5))
ball1.tooltip = 'Ball 1'

ball2 = viz.add('ball.wrl',pos=(0,1,5))
ball2.tooltip = 'Ball 2'

ball3 = viz.add('ball.wrl',pos=(2,1,5))
ball3.tooltip = 'Ball 3'

#Create a tool tip object
import viztip
tip = viztip.ToolTip()

tip.message('Move the mouse cursor over a ball')
tip.translate(275,50)