I had a ton of problems with ToolTip. Mainly it showed tips on top of everything. when my application was behind or minimised the tips would show tip on the desktop over another app, confusing people. This alternative uses a stub edit box's tool tip to replace ToolTip, It will stick to the main window, not go on top of everything and not display if the window is minimized or invisible. I also added message importance, along with a control variable so you can tone down how many messges you