>>>>I put tooltip text on my command button, why isn't it showing up?
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>>>There is a property at the form level to show or not show all tooltiptexts on the form. The property is Form.ShowTips, and the default is .F. for a form (and .T. for a ToolBar).
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>>>I want to suggest an alternative: StatusBarText is much less intrusive. Text shows in StatusBar, so you can assign descriptive text to lots of objects, without interfering with the user's work.
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>>A personal preference, obviously, but I like it better when the help text is right by the entry field, not in a generic location at the bottom.
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>>It has always seemed weird to me that you have to set form.ShowTips for tool tips to be in effect. Setting the properties for individual fields is a pretty clear sign that you mean to display them.
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>I think that was to allow you to turn them On/Off conviently, our PowerUsers prefer the tooltips off, which can be managed in the form baseclass.

I agree with Mike that the default is wrong - it should have been .t.; but yes, you'd need a convenient way to turn them off, because after a while they can become annoying.