From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eli Zaretskii" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Gtk version getting closer Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:15:53 +0300 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <3405-Sat16Nov2002001552+0200-eliz@is.elta.co.il> References: <200211071936.gA7JaBMU001860@stubby.bodenonline.com> <8296-Fri15Nov2002193120+0200-eliz@is.elta.co.il> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1037400173 31556 80.91.224.249 (15 Nov 2002 22:42:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:42:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18CpAp-0008Cq-00 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:42:51 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18CpNu-0003yq-00 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:56:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18Cp9w-0002L0-00; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:41:56 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 18Cokl-0001DA-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:15:55 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 18Cokg-000195-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:15:53 -0500 Original-Received: from diana.inter.net.il ([192.114.186.19]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18Cokd-00014q-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:15:48 -0500 Original-Received: from zaretsky (adsl-ayalon-pc-128-249.inter.net.il [213.8.128.249]) by diana.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.2.1-GA) with ESMTP id AQI70081; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:15:29 +0200 (IST) Original-To: dmaster@synopsys.com X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 In-reply-to: (message from David Masterson on 15 Nov 2002 10:46:43 -0800) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:9466 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:9466 > From: David Masterson > Date: 15 Nov 2002 10:46:43 -0800 > > >>>>> Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >> From: David Masterson > >> Date: 15 Nov 2002 08:36:44 -0800 > >> > >> if you were going to use the menu, I would think the tooltip > >> popping up might get in the way. > > > Can't you prevent this by customizing tooltip-x-offset and > > tooltip-y-offset, or maybe tooltip-delay? > > I guess it's a preference thing. Some people are used to tooltips > popping up all the time and, so, it doesn't distract them if they're > not interested in the tooltip. Others prefer the tooltip to be > available when asked for (as in "What's this?") and would be annoyed > if the tooltip popped up while (say) they were thinking about choosing > between menuA and menuB. I was asking whether _you_ in _your_ particular environment can prevent the annoyance using the customizable options. If the answer is YES, then users at least have a way of getting the tooltips out of their way when they use menus.