From: Terje Bless <link@pobox.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>,
Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@arsdigita.com>,
jas@extundo.com, bradym@balestra.org, xemacs-design@xemacs.org,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: The minibuffer vs. Dialog Boxes (Re: Making XEmacs be more up-to-date)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 01:14:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aa4tbp$fea$2@main.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000001c1ea74$001b2750$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
Andy Piper <andy@xemacs.org> wrote:
>>>That's what the menus and the tooltips are supposed to accomplish, I
>>>think.
>>
>>Yes, and they are what enable me to use XEmacs at all! The price of
>>entry would otherwise be too high.
>
>So should we implement generic tooltips - rather than just for the
>toolbar? I can see this as a very powerful feature if somebody put in
>the time to write helpful text for various parts of the editor.
Tooltips might help, but I wonder if they might not be too expensive to
implement and maintain (they tend to be in the context of the analogous Mac
OS Baloon Help) compared to their value. Not that it wouldn't be very
helpfull for figuring out what various gizmos do, mind you!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-23 23:14 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020421092955.2767F-100000@is>
2002-04-21 15:29 ` The minibuffer vs. Dialog Boxes (Re: Making XEmacs be more up-to-date) Terje Bless
2002-04-21 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 3:07 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-23 18:42 ` Michael Matthew Toomim
2002-04-23 23:14 ` Terje Bless [this message]
[not found] ` <3CC5AB1D.5000004@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-23 18:52 ` Hrvoje Niksic
2002-04-25 1:41 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-25 1:41 ` Andy Piper
[not found] <000401c1ebfa$5bc43060$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-05-01 8:33 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020424090919.4915F-100000@is>
2002-04-25 2:04 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] <f01050101-1014-A82EBF4C571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 0:43 ` Robert J. Chassell
2002-04-24 6:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-24 9:23 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <f01050101-1014-AEEDD9C8571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 9:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <f01050101-1014-BA54C556571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 6:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <m2k7qymbos.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-24 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-24 16:31 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-24 0:08 Terje Bless
[not found] <vafk7qyk64g.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 23:21 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <f01050101-1014-AC0D4356571711D6A31200039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-24 3:45 ` Sean MacLennan
2002-04-24 10:15 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-24 17:40 ` Jan D.
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204221304080.3349-100000@yxa.extundo.com>
2002-04-22 12:33 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-23 19:31 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020423173957.27983A@is>
2002-04-23 16:28 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 18:38 ` Michael Matthew Toomim
2002-04-23 19:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <2950-Tue23Apr2002222955+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-23 22:13 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-23 23:51 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020423093250.22959G-100000@is>
2002-04-23 7:01 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 11:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <rj662jq5ef.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-22 12:59 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] <buoelh89xik.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp>
2002-04-22 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <000501c1e8b4$abd058c0$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-04-21 15:38 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <000601c1e8b5$2960f830$947ba8c0@TSUNAMI>
2002-04-21 10:57 ` Alex Schroeder
2002-04-21 14:48 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <f01050101-1013-2EBD099554C511D6B75900039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-21 1:45 ` Hrvoje Niksic
2002-04-21 6:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <sxssn5pvn7u.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 2:10 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-21 3:21 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 6:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-21 15:11 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 17:17 ` Hrvoje Niksic
2002-04-21 19:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <sxsbscdt1i3.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 19:40 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC31593.1040001@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-22 3:18 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <7263-Sun21Apr2002220242+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-21 21:30 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-22 3:49 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-22 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 11:33 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-23 22:27 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <vafg01mk5tm.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 12:28 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 13:02 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 13:34 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <vafg01mh72r.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
2002-04-23 14:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-04-23 14:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 23:23 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-22 6:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-22 4:18 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-23 3:07 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-23 11:26 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <3CC23021.5090506@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 15:19 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] <87sn5q2mj4.fsf@amaterasu.srvr.nix>
2002-04-21 6:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] <4.3.2.7.2.20020419095141.00bf8580@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-20 15:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-20 16:59 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 19:42 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxshem6nolr.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 3:47 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 8:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
[not found] <f01050101-1013-195C612D544F11D6B75900039300CF5C@[192.168.1.7]>
2002-04-20 11:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Sat20Apr2002145929+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-20 12:22 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-20 14:04 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-04-20 15:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-20 18:59 ` Andreas Schwab
[not found] ` <E16ywpH-0004J0-00@fencepost.gnu.org>
2002-04-20 19:48 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxs8z7inobz.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 0:56 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 5:41 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-21 5:57 ` Hrvoje Niksic
[not found] ` <sxsu1q5twz5.fsf@florida.arsdigita.de>
2002-04-21 7:24 ` Miles Bader
[not found] ` <87adrxo6o7.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp>
2002-04-21 12:21 ` Robert J. Chassell
[not found] ` <m16zGLO-000IiIC@localhost>
2002-04-21 13:35 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-23 11:17 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-04-21 6:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-20 19:17 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <87adrypnjn.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp>
2002-04-20 19:33 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC1C275.6090009@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-20 21:26 ` Kyle Jones
[not found] ` <15553.56593.407791.923999@ice.wonderworks.com>
2002-04-20 21:48 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 23:16 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-21 6:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-20 23:58 ` Terje Bless
[not found] ` <3CC1BEB9.9020104@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-20 19:28 ` Kyle Jones
2002-04-20 19:33 ` Nix
2002-04-20 19:51 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <87elhap2r4.fsf@lgh163a.kemisten.nu>
2002-04-21 1:09 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 11:37 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-04-21 3:28 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC231D2.6020709@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 11:25 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <873cxpz436.fsf@lgh163a.kemisten.nu>
2002-04-21 15:41 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 17:54 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2002-04-21 17:08 ` Robert J. Chassell
[not found] ` <m16zKoy-000IioC@localhost>
2002-04-21 17:51 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
[not found] ` <15553.49507.745094.604981@ice.wonderworks.com>
2002-04-21 0:04 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-21 3:24 ` Michael Toomim
[not found] ` <3CC230D1.2040106@cs.berkeley.edu>
2002-04-21 3:46 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-20 23:48 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-20 14:12 ` Serge Wroclawski
2002-04-20 16:28 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-20 18:51 ` Matt Tucker
[not found] <4.3.2.7.2.20020417123512.0398e4c8@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-19 11:40 ` Per Abrahamsen
[not found] ` <rjk7r3zzk4.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-19 16:27 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-19 16:55 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 17:27 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <4.3.2.7.2.20020419095654.00bee3c0@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-19 19:01 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-20 17:28 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <200204201728.g3KHSDW01513@aztec.santafe.edu>
2002-04-20 21:45 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-21 15:54 ` William M. Perry
[not found] ` <m2g01rbjhi.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-19 20:28 ` Andy Piper
[not found] ` <4.3.2.7.2.20020419132421.00bfa9d0@san-francisco.beasys.com>
2002-04-19 20:39 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-20 23:53 ` William M. Perry
[not found] ` <m2d6wvodpt.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-19 17:00 ` Andy Piper
2002-04-20 11:03 ` Terje Bless
2002-04-20 17:27 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <200204201727.g3KHRTg01417@aztec.santafe.edu>
2002-04-21 2:06 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2wuv1yfdj.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-21 6:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-21 7:35 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 15:31 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <87vgal3w79.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-21 17:17 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 18:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <m2d6wtx97q.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-21 19:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-22 2:58 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <87vgak30cw.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-22 16:54 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2elh7wu6m.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-22 19:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Mon22Apr2002224014+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-22 20:46 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 4:03 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-04-23 6:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <87bscbysbm.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-23 6:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-23 16:21 ` Brady Montz
[not found] ` <m2r8l6v108.fsf@sandman.balestra.org>
2002-04-23 17:09 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
[not found] ` <878z7euysa.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
2002-04-23 18:20 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <7263-Tue23Apr2002222135+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-23 19:56 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-23 23:00 ` Michael Toomim
2002-04-24 6:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <2950-Sun21Apr2002220958+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il>
2002-04-22 16:56 ` Brady Montz
2002-04-21 9:01 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-21 20:21 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] ` <ilusn5o950a.fsf@extundo.com>
2002-04-22 8:50 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-22 9:00 ` Miles Bader
[not found] ` <buoy9fg85ve.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp>
2002-04-22 10:44 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-04-22 11:12 ` Simon Josefsson
[not found] ` <rjk7r0ovw9.fsf@zuse.dina.kvl.dk>
2002-04-22 12:36 ` Miles Bader
2002-04-22 22:36 ` Richard Stallman
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