public static void main (String[] args) {
	final Display display = new Display ();
	final Shell shell = new Shell (display);
	shell.setLayout (new FillLayout ());
	final Table table = new Table (shell, SWT.BORDER);
	for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
		TableItem item = new TableItem (table, SWT.NONE);
		item.setText ("item " + i);
	}
	// Disable native tooltip
	table.setToolTipText ("");
	
	// Implement a "fake" tooltip
	final Listener labelListener = new Listener () {
		@Override
		public void handleEvent (Event event) {
			Label label = (Label)event.widget;
			Shell shell = label.getShell ();
			switch (event.type) {
				case SWT.MouseDown:
					Event e = new Event ();
					e.item = (TableItem) label.getData ("_TABLEITEM");
					// Assuming table is single select, set the selection as if
					// the mouse down event went through to the table
					table.setSelection (new TableItem [] {(TableItem) e.item});
					table.notifyListeners (SWT.Selection, e);
					shell.dispose ();
					table.setFocus();
					break;
				case SWT.MouseExit:
					shell.dispose ();
					break;
			}
		}
	};
	
	Listener tableListener = new Listener () {
		Shell tip = null;
		Label label = null;
		@Override
		public void handleEvent (Event event) {
			switch (event.type) {
				case SWT.Dispose:
				case SWT.KeyDown:
				case SWT.MouseMove: {
					if (tip == null) break;
					tip.dispose ();
					tip = null;
					label = null;
					break;
				}
				case SWT.MouseHover: {
					TableItem item = table.getItem (new Point (event.x, event.y));
					if (item != null) {
						if (tip != null  && !tip.isDisposed ()) tip.dispose ();
						tip = new Shell (shell, SWT.ON_TOP | SWT.NO_FOCUS | SWT.TOOL);
						tip.setBackground (display.getSystemColor (SWT.COLOR_INFO_BACKGROUND));
						FillLayout layout = new FillLayout ();
						layout.marginWidth = 2;
						tip.setLayout (layout);
						label = new Label (tip, SWT.NONE);
						label.setForeground (display.getSystemColor (SWT.COLOR_INFO_FOREGROUND));
						label.setBackground (display.getSystemColor (SWT.COLOR_INFO_BACKGROUND));
						label.setData ("_TABLEITEM", item);
						label.setText (item.getText ());
						label.addListener (SWT.MouseExit, labelListener);
						label.addListener (SWT.MouseDown, labelListener);
						Point size = tip.computeSize (SWT.DEFAULT, SWT.DEFAULT);
						Rectangle rect = item.getBounds (0);
						Point pt = table.toDisplay (rect.x, rect.y);
						tip.setBounds (pt.x, pt.y, size.x, size.y);
						tip.setVisible (true);
					}
				}
			}
		}
	};
	table.addListener (SWT.Dispose, tableListener);
	table.addListener (SWT.KeyDown, tableListener);
	table.addListener (SWT.MouseMove, tableListener);
	table.addListener (SWT.MouseHover, tableListener);
	shell.pack ();
	shell.open();
	while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
		if (!display.readAndDispatch())
			display.sleep();
	}
	display.dispose();
}