diff --git a/dropdown.lua b/dropdown.lua
index 455a389..9d76d6a 100644
--- a/dropdown.lua
+++ b/dropdown.lua
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ function self.createDropdowns()
       options = eases,
       name = 'ease1',
       icons = icons(eases),
-      params = params(eases)
+      params = params(eases),
+      tooltip = 'The a in b(a(x))'
     })
     insertDropdown(d, {
       x = outerpadding + dropdownWidth + padding + dropdownWidth + padding,
@@ -160,7 +161,8 @@ function self.createDropdowns()
       options = eases,
       name = 'ease2',
       icons = icons(eases),
-      params = params(eases)
+      params = params(eases),
+      tooltip = 'The b in b(a(x))'
     })
 
     local _e1 = ease.eases[d[dropdownId - 1].options[d[dropdownId - 1].selected]]
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ function self.render()
     love.graphics.setColor(0.06, 0.06, 0.12, 0.6)
     if love.mouse.getX() > x and love.mouse.getX() < x + w and love.mouse.getY() > y and love.mouse.getY() < y + h then
       love.graphics.setColor(0.8, 0.8, 1, love.mouse.isDown(1) and 0.4 or 0.3)
+      if v.tooltip then tooltips.show(v.tooltip) end
     end
     love.graphics.rectangle('fill', x, y, w, h)
 
diff --git a/slider.lua b/slider.lua
index b16b3ff..21bb29c 100644
--- a/slider.lua
+++ b/slider.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ function self.createSliders()
       max = 1,
       default = 0.5,
       name = 'mix',
-      displayname = 'Mix'
+      displayname = 'Mix',
+      tooltip = 'The point at which the first ease snaps into the second one'
     })
   end
   if mode == modes.preview or mode == modes.mix or mode == modes.multiply then -- bpm slider
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ function self.render()
     love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
     if hovering or dragging then
       love.graphics.setColor(0.2, 0.2, 0.3, 1)
+      if v.tooltip then tooltips.show(v.tooltip) end
     end
     love.graphics.rectangle('fill', -ssize/2, -ssize/2, ssize, ssize)
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
diff --git a/tooltips.lua b/tooltips.lua
index c16eaea..1c98e7c 100644
--- a/tooltips.lua
+++ b/tooltips.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function self.prerender()
 end
 
 function self.show(text)
+  if love.mouse.isDown(1) or dropdown.openDropdown ~= 0 then return end
   tooltipframe = true
   tooltiptext = text
   tooltiptargetwidth = love.graphics.newText(love.graphics.getFont(), text):getWidth()
@@ -43,10 +44,11 @@ function self.render()
   if tooltipwidth > 1 then
     local a = math.min((tooltipwidth - 1) / 6, 1)
 
-    local x, y, w, h = mx + 8, my + 8, tooltipwidth + 4 + margin, fontHeight + margin
+    local x, y, w, h = mx + 8, my + 8, (tooltipwidth + 4 + margin), (fontHeight + margin)
 
     local easiness = 3 -- hehe. magic numbers
-    local sx, sy = (w - softlimit(mx - tooltipx, w/easiness)/easiness) / w, (h - softlimit(my - tooltipy, h/easiness)/easiness) / h
+    local scale = 0.8
+    local sx, sy = ((w - softlimit(mx - tooltipx, w/easiness)/easiness) / w) * scale, ((h - softlimit(my - tooltipy, h/easiness)/easiness) / h) * scale
 
     love.graphics.push()
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ function self.render()
 
     love.graphics.setScissor(0, 0, math.max(mx + (tooltipwidth + 2 + margin/2 + 16) * sx, 0), love.graphics.getHeight())
 
-    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, a)
     love.graphics.print(tooltiptext, 2 + margin/2, 2 + margin/2)
 
     love.graphics.setScissor()