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Winamp 5 - Visual Tweaks

Remove Tooltips for Modern Skins

SUMMARY: Keep Winamp 5 from popping up documentation when you hover over control buttons.

When using a modern skin with Winamp 5, tooltips (pop-up notes) appear whenever you hover on any of the control buttons, such as Stop, Pause, or Minimize. While some may find these tooltips useful, other more experienced Winamp 5 users may find them extremely annoying and want to completely remove them. To do so:

1. Right-click the Winamp 5 title bar, choosing "Options" - "Preferences".
2. When the "Winamp Preferences" dialog box appears, click "Modern Skins".
3. In the right pane, select the tab "General".
4. Uncheck "Enable Tooltips".
5. Click "Close" to close the dialog box.

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