1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/cuchaz/enigma/gui/GuiTricks.java b/src/cuchaz/enigma/gui/GuiTricks.java
index c79f432..9b889ef 100644
--- a/src/cuchaz/enigma/gui/GuiTricks.java
+++ b/src/cuchaz/enigma/gui/GuiTricks.java
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 package cuchaz.enigma.gui;
 
 import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.ToolTipManager;
 
 public class GuiTricks
 {
@@ -22,4 +25,19 @@ public class GuiTricks
                 label.setFont( font.deriveFont( font.getStyle() & ~Font.BOLD ) );
                 return label;
         }
+        
+        public static void showToolTipNow( JComponent component )
+        {
+                // HACKHACK: trick the tooltip manager into showing the tooltip right now
+                ToolTipManager manager = ToolTipManager.sharedInstance();
+                int oldDelay = manager.getInitialDelay();
+                manager.setInitialDelay( 0 );
+                manager.mouseMoved( new MouseEvent(
+                        component,
+                        MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED,
+                        System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                        0, 0, 0, 0, false
+                ) );
+                manager.setInitialDelay( oldDelay );
+        }
 }