From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill Wohler Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Tooltips and menus Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 13:43:13 -0700 Organization: Newt Software Message-ID: <87k68f9kim.fsf@olgas.newt.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1148244329 27075 80.91.229.2 (21 May 2006 20:45:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:45:29 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 21 22:45:27 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fhunh-0006oX-MF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 22:45:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fhung-0004YQ-9s for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:45:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FhunU-0004YC-LL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:45:08 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FhunS-0004Uz-TV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:45:07 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FhunS-0004Ur-Py for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:45:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.41.67] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1FhurJ-0004Rl-Bp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:49:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=ciao.gmane.org) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FhunS-0004n6-Kj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 16:45:06 -0400 Original-Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1FhunO-0006ke-5n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 May 2006 22:45:02 +0200 Original-Received: from h-68-166-189-198.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net ([68.166.189.198]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 21 May 2006 22:45:02 +0200 Original-Received: from wohler by h-68-166-189-198.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 21 May 2006 22:45:02 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 18 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: h-68-166-189-198.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:+cDE5darFrxnICmtUo3FrtKUI2Q= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:54971 Archived-At: Leon writes: > Display tooptips in minibuffer would be nice:-) This would break de-facto usability guidelines. The minibuffer should not be used for functions that are initiated by the mouse. If you mouse over an item, you get a tooltip, not text in the minibuffer. If you select a menu item which requires input, you get a popup, not a question in the minibuffer. The reason for this is that the user is looking at the mouse, not the minibuffer. -- Bill Wohler http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. Vote Libertarian! If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane.