Displaying ToolBar Button Descriptions in a StatusBar Control
It is possible to assign tooltip texts to buttons of a toolbar, but there is no built-in support for displaying information about a button in a statusbar when hovering a toolbar button. The code below determines the hovered button and displays its tooltip text in a statusbar:
Imports System.Windows.Forms
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Private Sub ToolBar1_MouseMove( _
ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As MouseEventArgs _
) Handles Me.ToolBar1.MouseMove
Dim b As ToolBarButton
For Each b In Me.ToolBar1.Buttons
If b.Rectangle.Contains(New Point(e.X, e.Y)) Then
If Me.StatusBar1.Text <> b.ToolTipText Then
Me.StatusBar1.Text = b.ToolTipText
End If
Return
End If
Next b
End Sub