Maybe I'm imagining things, but didn't Explorer used to be able to display map tips before 1700? I can't get them to work anymore on layer files.
Also, I can't get popups to display for layer files that consist of a feature class with a table joined to it. This used to work fine in 1500, and I haven't made any changes except installing 1700.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
I have reproduced both of these problems in ArcGIS Explorer 1700 and we will be working to fix these regressions.
In summary:
ArcGIS Layers (layer files .lyr and Layer Packages .lpk) no longer show maptips when viewedin 2D. (the maptips do display in 3D)
ArcGIS Layers (layer files .lyr and Layer Packages .lpk) with joins do not display a popup window when the feature is clicked.
Mark