You need to write your own Extender Provider control to do this.
Create an extender provider that adds a text property to all controls and
have it service their mouse hover event. When the event is trapped, the
control will raise an event that you can use to update a status bar panel or
indeed, any other text display object with the contents of the property,
Issue 1 of Well Formed has an extender-provider that does this for menu
items. The control can easily be adapted for your needs.
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