What is PopHelp.Net?

PopHelp.Net is a .Net wrapper around OverLib DHTML library. PopHelp.Net provides an easy to custom web control to set various parameters on the DHTML library to display various types of popup messages on your ASP.Net page. You can drag the control on the page and associate it with any control on your page that can support commonly used mouse events like onmouseover, onclick, onmouseout etc.. The control provides you easy way to associate the client side event to which PopHelp.Net should associate with.

Examples

• Move mouse over ME.
• Try clicking icon and I will stick.
• You can have formatted text or images in the pop-up. Try moving mouse over this icon

There are endless possibilities with this DHTML library. You can bring your pages alive with more helpful messages thorugh popups.

Do I get source code for control?

We give complete source code of this control when you purchase the license for it. If you want to change any implementation you can do it or you can submit an enhancement or bug report and we will fix it for you to release in subsequent versions. If you make any change to the code, then we do not support your version of the control.

Strict XHTML Support

Currently the control does not support strict XHTML compatibility.

Is it supported in .Net V2.0

Yes, the control has been tested with VS2005.

Non-Redistribution License $12.99	Redistribution License $19.99
* All products come with 30 day free support.

How do I use it?

Using the control is as easy as dropping a validator control on the page and associating with an existing control.

<div>
	<asp:HyperLink ID="MyLink" Runat="server" NavigateUrl="#">My Link</asp:HyperLink>
		<Winista:PopupHelp ID="MyLinkHelp" Runat="server" 
			HelpText="<img src='images/lengha5.jpg'>" CaptionText="Winista"
			ControlToAssociate="MyLink" ActionToAssociate="MouseClick">
			<PopupLayout AutoStatusCaption="False" TextFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
				CloseFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
				CloseColor="153, 153, 255" CaptionColor="255, 255, 255" 
				TextFontCssClass="" ForegroundColor="204, 204, 255" 
				CaptionFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
				TextColor="0, 0, 0" BorderColor="51, 51, 153" 
				CloseTitle="" FGCssClass=""></PopupLayout>
		</Winista:PopupHelp>
</div>
<div>
	<asp:Button ID="MyButton" Runat="server" Text="Go"></asp:Button>
	<Winista:PopupHelp ID="MyButtonHelp" Runat="server" 
		HelpText="<img src=images/LC_show4.gif>" ControlToAssociate="MyButton">
		<PopupLayout AutoStatusCaption="False" TextFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt" 
			CloseFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
			CloseColor="153, 153, 255" CaptionColor="White"
			ForegroundColor="204, 204, 255" CaptionFontCssClass="" 
			CaptionFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
			TextColor="Black" BorderColor="Yellow"></PopupLayout>
	</Winista:PopupHelp>
</div>
<div>
	<asp:TextBox ID="MyTextBox" Runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
	<Winista:PopupHelp ID="MyTextBoxHelp" Runat="server" 
		HelpText="<img src=images/LC_show4.gif>" ControlToAssociate="MyTextBox"
			ActionToAssociate="Focus">
		<PopupLayout AutoStatusCaption="False" TextFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
			CloseFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
			CloseColor="153, 153, 255" CaptionColor="White"
			ForegroundColor="204, 204, 255" CaptionFont="Microsoft Sans Serif, 1pt"
			TextColor="Black" BorderColor="Yellow"></PopupLayout>
	</Winista:PopupHelp>
</div>						
						

Visual Studio ToolBox

Of course, you can drag this control from toolbox. And then use standard property view to configure the layout of popup.

What about PopUp blockers?

The popup window displayed with this control is not affected by presence of any popup blocker on client browser. So you can use the control for displaying targeted advertisements in its window.

Product Updates

PopHelp.Net V2.1.4 Release - 5/31/2006

This release contains bug fixes related to run time creation of the control and adding it to page.

PopHelp.Net V1.4.0.1 Release - 9/29/2005

First public release of the component.

PopHelp.Net V 1.5 Release - 10/20/2005

• Added support for shadow on popup window
• Fixed bug for VS2005 RC release