>WindowType 2 is undocumented...found out about it in the Hackers Guide.

I didn't even _think_ about checking HackFox for that! Good catch!

>I will try other types of buttons and see what I can do, problem is, an old DOS-based button isn't going to have tool tips, and that was the whole point -- to be able to display more information without taking up screen real estate.
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>Thanks for all of your suggestions!

No, there was no such thing as ToolTips in DOS, so you're out of luck if you stick with the DOS controls. I think Fred's suggestion of turning on the status bar is your best bet. Which ever control currently has focus will determine which message is displayed in the status bar.

The problem with converted forms is that they are very hard to work with, they are no longer in the DOS world, but they don't really work like Windows forms either. I've just stayed away from them!