private void RemoveButtonTexts()
{
// Mono requires an explicit tooltip text when setting the text to an empty
// string, but .Net seems to remember the previous text string used as a
// default tooltip. It's simplest (and safest) to set it in both cases.
_settingsButton.Text = string.Empty;
_settingsButton.ToolTipText = _originalSettingsText;
_helpMenu.Text = string.Empty;
_openCreateCollectionButton.Text = string.Empty;
// We can't set this text to the empty string because that makes the menu
// icon too small by itself. But setting it to a space also sets the
// (default) tooltip to just a space.
_uiLanguageMenu.Text = SPACE;
_uiLanguageMenu.ToolTipText = _originalUiLanguageSelection;
}