diff --git a/src/AppFrame.cpp b/src/AppFrame.cpp
index d7713c8..f9291ca 100644
--- a/src/AppFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/AppFrame.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 #include <wx/panel.h>
+#include <wx/numformatter.h>
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include "CubicSDR.xpm"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ AppFrame::AppFrame() :
 #endif
             
     gainCanvas = new GainCanvas(demodPanel, attribList);
-    
+    gainCanvas->setHelpTip("Tuner gains in dB. Click / use Mousewheel to change.");
     gainSizerItem = demodTray->Add(gainCanvas, 0, wxEXPAND | wxALL, 0);
     gainSizerItem->Show(false);
     gainSpacerItem = demodTray->AddSpacer(1);
@@ -181,8 +182,7 @@ AppFrame::AppFrame() :
     wxGetApp().getDemodSpectrumProcessor()->attachOutput(demodWaterfallCanvas->getVisualDataQueue());
     demodWaterfallCanvas->getVisualDataQueue()->set_max_num_items(3);
     demodWaterfallCanvas->setLinesPerSecond((int)(DEFAULT_DEMOD_WATERFALL_LINES_NB / DEMOD_WATERFALL_DURATION_IN_SECONDS));
-
-
+    
     demodVisuals->SetMinSize(wxSize(128,-1));
 
     demodTray->Add(demodVisuals, 30, wxEXPAND | wxALL, 0);
@@ -2568,3 +2568,25 @@ std::vector<std::string> str_explode(const std::string &seperator, const std::st
     
     return vect_out;
 }
+
+void AppFrame::setStatusText(wxWindow* window, std::string statusText) {
+    GetStatusBar()->SetStatusText(statusText);
+    if (wxGetApp().getConfig()->getShowTips()) {
+        if (statusText != lastToolTip) {
+            wxToolTip::Enable(false);
+            window->SetToolTip(statusText);
+            lastToolTip = statusText;
+            wxToolTip::SetDelay(1000);
+            wxToolTip::Enable(true);
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        window->SetToolTip("");
+        lastToolTip = "";
+    }
+}
+
+void AppFrame::setStatusText(std::string statusText, int value) {
+    GetStatusBar()->SetStatusText(
+        wxString::Format(statusText.c_str(), wxNumberFormatter::ToString((long)value, wxNumberFormatter::Style_WithThousandsSep)));
+}
diff --git a/src/AppFrame.h b/src/AppFrame.h
index d829be7..7ebb29e 100644
--- a/src/AppFrame.h
+++ b/src/AppFrame.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ public:
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	bool canFocus();
 #endif
+    //set tooltip to window
+    void setStatusText(wxWindow* window, std::string statusText);
+    void AppFrame::setStatusText(std::string statusText, int value);
     
 private:
     void OnMenu(wxCommandEvent& event);
@@ -215,6 +218,8 @@ private:
     
     AboutDialog *aboutDlg;
 
+    std::string lastToolTip;
+
 #ifdef USE_HAMLIB
     void enableRig();
     void disableRig();
diff --git a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkPanel.cpp b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkPanel.cpp
index 8e0d6f1..de539f4 100644
--- a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkPanel.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ BookmarkPanel::BookmarkPanel( wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& po
 	m_searchText->Connect( wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN, wxMouseEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onSearchTextFocus ), NULL, this );
 	m_searchText->Connect( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, wxCommandEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onSearchText ), NULL, this );
 	m_clearSearchButton->Connect( wxEVT_COMMAND_BUTTON_CLICKED, wxCommandEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onClearSearch ), NULL, this );
-	m_treeView->Connect( wxEVT_MOTION, wxMouseEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onMotion ), NULL, this );
+    
+    //VSO: Added m_treeView wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW/wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW that was missing.
+    m_treeView->Connect(wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(BookmarkPanel::onEnterWindow), NULL, this);
+    m_treeView->Connect(wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(BookmarkPanel::onLeaveWindow), NULL, this);
+	
+    m_treeView->Connect( wxEVT_MOTION, wxMouseEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onMotion ), NULL, this );
 	m_treeView->Connect( wxEVT_COMMAND_TREE_BEGIN_DRAG, wxTreeEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onTreeBeginDrag ), NULL, this );
 	m_treeView->Connect( wxEVT_COMMAND_TREE_BEGIN_LABEL_EDIT, wxTreeEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onTreeBeginLabelEdit ), NULL, this );
 	m_treeView->Connect( wxEVT_COMMAND_TREE_END_DRAG, wxTreeEventHandler( BookmarkPanel::onTreeEndDrag ), NULL, this );
diff --git a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.cpp b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.cpp
index 0c7b854..a13bb69 100644
--- a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.cpp
+++ b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.cpp
@@ -1429,10 +1429,12 @@ void BookmarkView::onEnterWindow( wxMouseEvent&  event ) {
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     if (wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->canFocus()) {
-        this->SetFocus();
+        //make mousewheel work in the tree view.
+        m_treeView->SetFocus();
     }
 #endif
 
+    setStatusText("You can mouse-drag a bookmark entry from one category to the next..etc. TODO: add more Bookmarks descriptions");
 }
 
 
@@ -1450,10 +1452,15 @@ void BookmarkView::onMotion( wxMouseEvent& event ) {
     if (visualDragItem != nullptr) {
         visualDragItem->SetPosition(pos);
     }
-    
+   
     event.Skip();
 }
 
+void BookmarkView::setStatusText(std::string statusText) {
+    //make tooltips active on the tree view.
+    wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->setStatusText(m_treeView, statusText);
+}
+
 TreeViewItem *BookmarkView::itemToTVI(wxTreeItemId item) {
     TreeViewItem* tvi = nullptr;
     
diff --git a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.h b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.h
index 78c6fe9..0dbdeb2 100644
--- a/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.h
+++ b/src/forms/Bookmark/BookmarkView.h
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ protected:
     void onRenameRange( wxCommandEvent& event );
     void onActivateRange( wxCommandEvent& event );
     void onUpdateRange( wxCommandEvent& event );
-
-
+    
     TreeViewItem *itemToTVI(wxTreeItemId item);
 
     MouseTracker mouseTracker;
@@ -172,4 +171,6 @@ protected:
     
     // Search
     std::vector<std::wstring> searchKeywords;
+
+    void setStatusText(std::string statusText);
 };
diff --git a/src/visual/GainCanvas.cpp b/src/visual/GainCanvas.cpp
index 56661de..a5c0b56 100644
--- a/src/visual/GainCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/visual/GainCanvas.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ void GainCanvas::OnMouseMoved(wxMouseEvent& event) {
     if (mouseTracker.mouseDown()) {
         SetLevel();
     }
+    else {
+        if (!helpTip.empty()) {
+            setStatusText(helpTip);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void GainCanvas::OnMouseDown(wxMouseEvent& event) {
diff --git a/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.cpp b/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.cpp
index b18a3ec..cfb9e85 100644
--- a/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.cpp
@@ -159,24 +159,13 @@ void InteractiveCanvas::OnMouseEnterWindow(wxMouseEvent& event) {
 }
 
 void InteractiveCanvas::setStatusText(std::string statusText) {
-    wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->GetStatusBar()->SetStatusText(statusText);
-	if (wxGetApp().getConfig()->getShowTips()) {
-		if (statusText != lastToolTip) {
-			wxToolTip::Enable(false);
-			this->SetToolTip(statusText);
-			lastToolTip = statusText;
-			wxToolTip::SetDelay(1000);
-			wxToolTip::Enable(true);
-		}
-    } else {
-        this->SetToolTip("");
-        lastToolTip = "";
-    }
+
+    wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->setStatusText(this, statusText);
 }
 
 void InteractiveCanvas::setStatusText(std::string statusText, int value) {
-    wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->GetStatusBar()->SetStatusText(
-            wxString::Format(statusText.c_str(), wxNumberFormatter::ToString((long) value, wxNumberFormatter::Style_WithThousandsSep)));
+
+    wxGetApp().getAppFrame()->setStatusText(statusText, value);
 }
 
 void InteractiveCanvas::OnMouseRightDown(wxMouseEvent& event) {
diff --git a/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.h b/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.h
index c255720..3ffb173 100644
--- a/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.h
+++ b/src/visual/InteractiveCanvas.h
@@ -64,6 +64,5 @@ protected:
     long long lastBandwidth;
 
     bool isView;
-	std::string lastToolTip;
 };