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Michael Yarbrough
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Detect mouse enter cell "Text" and change appearance?
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I want to do something like hot tracking on a cell but only when the mouse is over the text in the cell. I have an email address there and when someone mouse's over I want to change the color (just like with a URL style). Also when the text is clicked I will do the email function.

 I know how to use the MouseEnterElement and I think there is an element for just text but I can't remember what it is. Maybe there is a better way. Can someone show me how to detect when the mouse is over the text of the cell and not just the cell itself?

 Thanks!

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    I figured it out. Set the style to FormattedLinkLabel and then check the mouseenterelement event for something like this:

    cell = e.Element.GetContext(GetType(UltraGridCell))

    If Not cell Is Nothing Then

    'WE ARE IN A CELL NOW CHECK AND SEE IF WE ARE OVER THE TEXT OF THE CELL

    '

    If e.Element.GetType.ToString.ToLower.EndsWith(".textsectionuielement") Then

    IsOverCellText = True

    cell.Appearance.ForeColor = Color.Red

    cell.Appearance.Cursor = Cursors.Hand

    Else

    IsOverCellText = False

    End If

    Else

    IsOverCellText = False

    End If

    And then on the mouseleaveelement event check for the samething but replace the color.