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(Tooltips): Describe help tooltips and GUD tooltips as different animals.
author Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
date Sat, 07 May 2005 22:56:34 +0000
parents 337108d8074e
children 62f428aa09ca 5ae8a8b0a308
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46 * Wheeled Mice:: Using mouse wheels for scrolling. 46 * Wheeled Mice:: Using mouse wheels for scrolling.
47 * Drag and Drop:: Using drag and drop to open files and insert text. 47 * Drag and Drop:: Using drag and drop to open files and insert text.
48 * Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar. 48 * Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar.
49 * Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar. 49 * Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar.
50 * Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes. 50 * Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes.
51 * Tooltips:: Showing "tooltips", AKA "balloon help" for active text. 51 * Tooltips:: Displaying information at the current mouse position.
52 * Mouse Avoidance:: Moving the mouse pointer out of the way. 52 * Mouse Avoidance:: Moving the mouse pointer out of the way.
53 * Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one. 53 * Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one.
54 * XTerm Mouse:: Using the mouse in an XTerm terminal emulator. 54 * XTerm Mouse:: Using the mouse in an XTerm terminal emulator.
55 @end menu 55 @end menu
56 56
967 by setting the variable @code{x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog} to a non-@code{nil} 967 by setting the variable @code{x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog} to a non-@code{nil}
968 value. If Emacs is built with a Gtk+ version that has only one file dialog, 968 value. If Emacs is built with a Gtk+ version that has only one file dialog,
969 the setting of this variable has no effect. 969 the setting of this variable has no effect.
970 970
971 @node Tooltips 971 @node Tooltips
972 @section Tooltips (or ``Balloon Help'') 972 @section Tooltips
973 973
974 @cindex balloon help 974 Tooltips are small windows that display text information at the
975 Tooltips are small X windows displaying a help string at the current 975 current mouse position. They activate when there is a pause in mouse
976 mouse position, typically over text---including the mode line---which 976 movement.
977 can be activated with the mouse or other keys. (This facility is 977
978 sometimes known as @dfn{balloon help}.) Help text may be available for 978 There are two types of tooltip: help tooltips and GUD tooltips.
979 menu items too. 979
980 Help tooltips typically display over text--including the mode
981 line--but may be also available for many other parts of the Emacs
982 frame such as the toolbar and menu items.
980 983
981 @findex tooltip-mode 984 @findex tooltip-mode
982 You can toggle Tooltip mode with the command @kbd{M-x tooltip-mode}. 985 You can toggle help tooltips (Tooltip mode) with the command
983 When Tooltip mode is disabled, the help text is displayed in the echo 986 @kbd{M-x tooltip-mode}. When Tooltip mode is disabled, the help text
984 area instead. 987 is displayed in the echo area instead.
988
989 GUD tooltips are useful when you are debugging a
990 program. @xref{Debugger Operation}.
985 991
986 @vindex tooltip-delay 992 @vindex tooltip-delay
987 The variables @code{tooltip-delay} specifies how long Emacs should 993 The variables @code{tooltip-delay} specifies how long Emacs should
988 wait before displaying a tooltip. For additional customization 994 wait before displaying a tooltip. For additional customization
989 options for displaying tooltips, use @kbd{M-x customize-group 995 options for displaying tooltips, use @kbd{M-x customize-group