forcing the display of tooltips when the mouse isnt over it.

[Dru <andru treshna com>]

I want to improve the user interface of one my projects for new users 
for when they first use the programme. I'd like to be able to steo them 
though many simple tasks with hints. (like that annoying paper clip in 
ms office)

Is there a way to force the display of a tooltip on a widget when the 
mouse isn't over it?
I noticed gtk_tooltips_force_window(); 
<http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/GtkTooltips.html#gtk-tooltips-force-window> 
 but i dont know if this would help.  Or is there a better way of 
providing training/help for users?



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