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Tooltip location / size

Does anybody know how to change the location or increase the size of a Tooltip (item's help tag) with a larger than normal mouse pointer?

As making an adjustment to the mouse cursor size, covers the Tooltip, which is always below the item AND below the mouse pointer.

Posted on Aug 23, 2010 10:00 AM

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Tooltip location / size

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