diff --git a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
index 9b73e1448..e437b2fe0 100644
--- a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
+++ b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
@@ -135,10 +135,13 @@ class FittingView(d.Display):
         self.itemCount = 0
         self.itemRect = 0
 
-        self.tooltip = wx.ToolTip(tip = "Miscellanea")
-        self.tooltip.Enable(True)
-        self.tooltip.SetDelay(0)
-        self.SetToolTip(self.tooltip)
+#        self.tooltip = wx.ToolTip(tip = "Miscellanea")
+#        self.tooltip.Enable(True)
+#        self.tooltip.SetDelay(0)
+#        self.SetToolTip(self.tooltip)
+
+        self.toolTipWindow = None
+        self.lastRow = -1
 
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_UP, self.kbEvent)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.click)
@@ -146,26 +149,47 @@ class FittingView(d.Display):
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_SHOW, self.OnShow)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MOTION, self.OnMouseMove)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, self.OnLeaveWindow)
+
         self.parent.Bind(gui.chromeTabs.EVT_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED, self.pageChanged)
 
 
     def OnLeaveWindow(self, event):
-        self.tooltip.SetTip("")
-        self.tooltip.Enable(True)
+        if self.toolTipWindow:
+            self.toolTipWindow.Show(False)
+            del self.toolTipWindow
+            self.toolTipWindow = None
         event.Skip()
 
     def OnMouseMove(self, event):
         row, _, col = self.HitTestSubItem(event.Position)
+        mx,my = wx.GetMousePosition()
         if row != -1 and col != -1 and col < len(self.DEFAULT_COLS):
             mod = self.mods[self.GetItemData(row)]
             if self.DEFAULT_COLS[col] == "Miscellanea":
                 tooltip = self.activeColumns[col].getToolTip(mod)
-                self.tooltip.SetTip(tooltip)
-                self.tooltip.Enable(True)
+#                self.tooltip.SetTip(tooltip)
+#                self.tooltip.Enable(True)
+                if self.toolTipWindow is None:
+                    self.toolTipWindow = PFToolTipWindow(self, (mx+3, my+3), tooltip)
+                    self.toolTipWindow.Show()
+                else:
+                    if self.lastRow != row:
+                        self.lastRow = row
+                        self.toolTipWindow.Show(False)
+                        del self.toolTipWindow
+                        self.toolTipWindow = PFToolTipWindow(self, (mx+3, my+3), tooltip)
+                        self.toolTipWindow.Show()
+
             else:
-                self.tooltip.Enable(False)
+                if self.toolTipWindow:
+                    self.toolTipWindow.Show(False)
+                    del self.toolTipWindow
+                    self.toolTipWindow = None
         else:
-            self.tooltip.Enable(False)
+            if self.toolTipWindow:
+                self.toolTipWindow.Show(False)
+                del self.toolTipWindow
+                self.toolTipWindow = None
         event.Skip()
 
     def handleDrag(self, type, fitID):
@@ -644,3 +668,99 @@ class FittingView(d.Display):
         mdc.SelectObject(wx.NullBitmap)
 
         self.FVsnapshot = mbmp
+
+
+class PFToolTipWindow(wx.Frame):
+    def __init__ (self,parent, pos, title):
+        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, id = wx.ID_ANY, title = wx.EmptyString, pos = pos, size = wx.DefaultSize, style =
+                                                               wx.NO_BORDER
+                                                             | wx.FRAME_NO_TASKBAR
+                                                             | wx.STAY_ON_TOP)
+
+        self.title = title
+
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT,self.OnWindowPaint)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND, self.OnWindowEraseBk)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.OnTimer)
+
+        self.timer = wx.Timer(self,wx.ID_ANY)
+        self.timerSleep = None
+        self.timerSleepId = wx.NewId()
+        self.direction = 1
+        self.padding = 2
+        self.transp = 0
+
+        hfont = wx.FontFromPixelSize((0,14), wx.SWISS, wx.NORMAL,wx.NORMAL, False)
+        self.SetFont(hfont)
+
+        tx, ty = self.GetTextExtent(self.title)
+        tx +=  self.padding * 2
+        ty += self.padding * 2
+
+        self.SetSize((tx,ty))
+
+        self.SetTransparent(0)
+        self.Refresh()
+
+    def OnTimer(self, event):
+        self.transp += 20*self.direction
+
+        if self.transp > 220:
+            self.transp = 220
+            self.timer.Stop()
+
+        if self.transp < 0:
+            self.transp = 0
+            self.timer.Stop()
+            wx.Frame.Show(self,False)
+            self.Destroy()
+            return
+        self.SetTransparent(self.transp)
+
+    def RaiseParent(self):
+        wnd = self
+        lastwnd = None
+        while wnd is not None:
+            lastwnd = wnd
+            wnd = wnd.Parent
+        if lastwnd:
+            lastwnd.Raise()
+
+    def Show(self, showWnd = True):
+        if showWnd:
+            wx.Frame.Show(self, showWnd)
+#            self.RaiseParent()
+            self.direction = 1
+            self.timer.Start(10)
+        else:
+            self.direction = -1
+            self.timer.Start(10)
+
+
+    def OnWindowEraseBk(self,event):
+        pass
+
+    def OnWindowPaint(self,event):
+        rect = self.GetRect()
+        canvas = wx.EmptyBitmap(rect.width, rect.height)
+        mdc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self)
+        mdc.SelectObject(canvas)
+        color = wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT)
+        mdc.SetBackground(wx.Brush(color))
+        mdc.Clear()
+
+        font = wx.FontFromPixelSize((0,14), wx.SWISS, wx.NORMAL,wx.NORMAL, False)
+        mdc.SetFont(font)
+
+        x,y = mdc.GetTextExtent(self.title)
+
+#        mdc.SetBrush(wx.Brush(wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT)))
+#        mdc.DrawRectangle(0,0,rect.width,16)
+
+        mdc.SetTextForeground(wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOW))
+
+        mdc.DrawText(self.title, (rect.width - x)/2, (rect.height -y)/2)
+        mdc.SetPen( wx.Pen("#000000", width = 1 ) )
+        mdc.SetBrush( wx.TRANSPARENT_BRUSH )
+
+        mdc.DrawRectangle( 0, 16, rect.width,rect.height - 16)