At the moment I have this

if(mouse_x > 220 && mouse_x < 370 && mouse_y > 30 && mouse_y < 80)
{
  textprintf_ex(screen, font, mouse_x, mouse_y, makecol(222, 100, 111),
    -1, "This is where you can find a job");
  rest(100);
    CMenu Menu_refresh;
    Menu_refresh.Menu_refresh();
}

Then the screen refreshes so I don't leave a trail, but its all flashy. The rest(100) is there to stop the soaking of CPU... and looks totaly err shit, anyone got a fix or a better way for doing tool tips?

Rest(100) is wayyyy too long.. Try just 1.

[edit] Oh wait, you're also drawing to the screen. Use a buffer (see examples).

ah buffers, ill try that brb

If you are going to have more than one tool tip then I suggest having a structure of some sorts that will hold the coordinates to the tips. Just a suggestion. Here is something that I might do.

hmm, the program crashes when I added
draw_sprite( screen, buffer, 0, 0);

Any ideas?

DId you create a buffer?

Also do all drawing to the buffer then draw the buffer to the screen.

What is

CMenu Menu;
Menu.Menu();

CMenu Menu_refresh;
Menu_refresh.Menu_refresh();

Why not may Menu() a static function?

class CMenu
{
...
...
    void static Menu();
    void static Menu_refresh();
...
...
};

// And call them like this
CMenu::Menu_refresh();
CMenu::Menu();

Ooo good one DanielH thats just what I'm looking for!

You don't need to acquire/release the screen for one go like that, plus you should use blit, not draw_sprite.

I did
BITMAP *buffer; //This will be our temporary bitmap for double buffering

at the top, and the program still crashes with your refined code...

That calls other functions, but ill try your stuff

What I'm saying is that you create a new variable to call one function when you could just call the function.

// creates a new variable everytime the refresh function is called
CMenu Menu;
Menu.Menu();

// this only calls the function Menu
CMenu::Menu();

About the buffer

//And you said you did this
BITMAP *buffer;

//But did you do this after setting graphics and 
//before calling any drawing functions
buffer = create_bitmap( SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H )


// and don't forget this when the program is finished
destroy_bitmap( buffer );

I tried that, when I hover the mouse over the area for the tool tip the program crashes...
BITMAP *buffer; is at the start

set_color_depth(16);
set_gfx_mode( GFX_AUTODETECT_WINDOWED, 800, 600, 0, 0);
buffer = create_bitmap( SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H );
is at the start of Main()

Any ideas?