From: Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@dms.auburn.edu>
Subject: (emacs)Help Echo
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:00:31 -0600 (CST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200511050400.jA540Vp19224@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (raw)
`(emacs)Help Echo' says:
On most window systems, the help text is displayed as a "tooltip"
(sometimes known as "balloon help"). *Note Tooltips::. Otherwise, it
is shown in the echo area when you move point into the active text.
Unless I am confused, the last sentence is only true if
`help-at-pt-display-when-idle' is t. If it is nil, the default,
help-echos are only displayed on mouse-over, not on point-over.
What about the following patch to help.texi? I can install if desired.
===File ~/help.texi-diff====================================
*** help.texi 01 Nov 2005 11:42:42 -0600 1.39
--- help.texi 04 Nov 2005 21:43:24 -0600
***************
*** 613,620 ****
the mouse or a key like @kbd{RET}, it often has associated help text.
Areas of the mode line are examples. On most window systems, the help
text is displayed as a ``tooltip'' (sometimes known as ``balloon
! help''). @xref{Tooltips}. Otherwise, it is shown in the echo area
! when you move point into the active text.
@kindex C-h .
@findex display-local-help
--- 613,622 ----
the mouse or a key like @kbd{RET}, it often has associated help text.
Areas of the mode line are examples. On most window systems, the help
text is displayed as a ``tooltip'' (sometimes known as ``balloon
! help''), when you move the mouse over the active text. @xref{Tooltips}.
! On some systems, it is shown in the echo area. On text-only
! terminals, Emacs may not be able to follow the mouse and hence will
! not show the help text on mouse-over.
@kindex C-h .
@findex display-local-help
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-05 4:00 Luc Teirlinck [this message]
2005-11-05 23:43 ` (emacs)Help Echo Richard M. Stallman
2005-11-05 23:55 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-11-07 15:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
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