Replaced the old LookAndFeel method getTooltipSize() with getTooltipBounds(), which can return a position as well as a size.

modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.cpp

@@ -1493,12 +1493,17 @@ int LookAndFeel_V2::getSliderPopupPlacement (Slider&)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-void LookAndFeel_V2::getTooltipSize (const String& tipText, int& width, int& height)
+Rectangle<int> LookAndFeel_V2::getTooltipBounds (const String& tipText, Point<int> screenPos, Rectangle<int> parentArea)
 {
     const TextLayout tl (LookAndFeelHelpers::layoutTooltipText (tipText, Colours::black));
 
-    width  = (int) (tl.getWidth() + 14.0f);
-    height = (int) (tl.getHeight() + 6.0f);
+    const int w = (int) (tl.getWidth() + 14.0f);
+    const int h = (int) (tl.getHeight() + 6.0f);
+
+    return Rectangle<int> (screenPos.x > parentArea.getCentreX() ? screenPos.x - (w + 12) : screenPos.x + 24,
+                           screenPos.y > parentArea.getCentreY() ? screenPos.y - (h + 6)  : screenPos.y + 6,
+                           w, h)
+             .constrainedWithin (parentArea);
 }
 
 void LookAndFeel_V2::drawTooltip (Graphics& g, const String& text, int width, int height)

modules/juce_gui_basics/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel_V2.h

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
     int getSliderPopupPlacement (Slider&) override;
 
     //==============================================================================
-    void getTooltipSize (const String& tipText, int& width, int& height) override;
+    Rectangle<int> getTooltipBounds (const String& tipText, Point<int> screenPos, Rectangle<int> parentArea) override;
     void drawTooltip (Graphics&, const String& text, int width, int height) override;
 
     //==============================================================================

modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.cpp

@@ -60,16 +60,9 @@ void TooltipWindow::mouseEnter (const MouseEvent&)
     hideTip();
 }
 
-void TooltipWindow::updatePosition (const String& tip, Point<int> pos, const Rectangle<int>& parentArea)
+void TooltipWindow::updatePosition (const String& tip, Point<int> pos, Rectangle<int> parentArea)
 {
-    int w, h;
-    getLookAndFeel().getTooltipSize (tip, w, h);
-
-    setBounds (Rectangle<int> (pos.x > parentArea.getCentreX() ? pos.x - (w + 12) : pos.x + 24,
-                               pos.y > parentArea.getCentreY() ? pos.y - (h + 6)  : pos.y + 6,
-                               w, h)
-                .constrainedWithin (parentArea));
-
+    setBounds (getLookAndFeel().getTooltipBounds (tip, pos, parentArea));
     setVisible (true);
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +105,7 @@ String TooltipWindow::getTipFor (Component* const c)
          && Process::isForegroundProcess()
          && ! ModifierKeys::getCurrentModifiers().isAnyMouseButtonDown())
     {
-        if (TooltipClient* const ttc = dynamic_cast <TooltipClient*> (c))
+        if (TooltipClient* const ttc = dynamic_cast<TooltipClient*> (c))
             if (! c->isCurrentlyBlockedByAnotherModalComponent())
                 return ttc->getTooltip();
     }

modules/juce_gui_basics/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.h

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
         @param millisecondsBeforeTipAppears     the time for which the mouse has to stay still
                                                 before a tooltip will be shown
 
-        @see TooltipClient, LookAndFeel::drawTooltip, LookAndFeel::getTooltipSize
+        @see TooltipClient, LookAndFeel::drawTooltip, LookAndFeel::getTooltipBounds
     */
     explicit TooltipWindow (Component* parentComponent = nullptr,
                             int millisecondsBeforeTipAppears = 700);
@@ -104,8 +104,14 @@ public:
     {
         virtual ~LookAndFeelMethods() {}
 
-        virtual void getTooltipSize (const String& tipText, int& width, int& height) = 0;
+        /** returns the bounds for a tooltip at the given screen coordinate, constrained within the given desktop area. */
+        virtual Rectangle<int> getTooltipBounds (const String& tipText, Point<int> screenPos, Rectangle<int> parentArea) = 0;
         virtual void drawTooltip (Graphics&, const String& text, int width, int height) = 0;
+
+       #if JUCE_CATCH_DEPRECATED_CODE_MISUSE
+        // This method has been replaced by getTooltipBounds()
+        virtual int getTooltipSize (const String&, int&, int&) { return 0; }
+       #endif
     };
 
 private:
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ private:
     void paint (Graphics&) override;
     void mouseEnter (const MouseEvent&) override;
     void timerCallback() override;
-    void updatePosition (const String&, Point<int>, const Rectangle<int>&);
+    void updatePosition (const String&, Point<int>, Rectangle<int>);
 
     static String getTipFor (Component*);