Tip dialogs

[Philip Underwood]

I quite like tip dialogs - provided they've got a little button to say
"stop bothering me". I generally (shock, horror) don't read manuals.
Life's too short, and reading a book is a pants way to learn anyway.
Best way of learning is through actually using the software. However,
this way, you sometimes miss unobvious, but useful features. (Which no
doubt are in the manual, like key bindings).

I quite like the way the GIMP tooltips are done, and have actually found
them helpful.