IAgentBalloon

[Microsoft Agent is deprecated as of Windows 7, and may be unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows.]

IAgentBalloon defines an interface that allows applications to query properties for the Microsoft Agent word balloon. These functions are also available from IAgentBalloonEx.

Initial defaults for a character's word balloon are set in the Microsoft Agent Character Editor, but once the application is running, the user may override the Enabled and Font properties. If a user changes the balloon's properties, the change affects all characters. The IAgentBalloon object's properties also apply to text output through the Think method.

Methods in Vtable Order

IAgentBalloon Methods	Description
GetEnabled	Returns whether the word balloon is enabled.
GetNumLines	Returns the number of lines displayed in the word balloon.
GetNumCharsPerLine	Returns the average number of characters per line displayed in the word balloon.
GetFontName	Returns the name of the font displayed in the word balloon.
GetFontSize	Returns the size of the font displayed in the word balloon.
GetFontBold	Returns whether the font displayed in the word balloon is bold.
GetFontItalic	Returns whether the font displayed in the word balloon is italic.
GetFontStrikethru	Returns whether the font displayed in the word balloon is displayed as strikethrough.
GetFontUnderline	Returns whether the font displayed in the word balloon is underlined.
GetForeColor	Returns the foreground color displayed in the word balloon.
GetBackColor	Returns the background color displayed in the word balloon.
GetBorderColor	Returns the border color displayed in the word balloon.
SetVisible	Sets the word balloon to be visible.
GetVisible	Returns the visibility setting for the word balloon.
SetFontName	Sets the font used in the word balloon.
SetFontSize	Sets the font size used in the word balloon.
SetFontCharSet	Sets the character set used in the word balloon.
GetFontCharSet	Returns the character set used in the word balloon.