# HG changeset patch
# User Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
# Date 1131404999 0
# Node ID 2a26902fb8a47f170ad1829bacab9dd5e690f3ff
# Parent  5c8f9dbc49f5100735bc045af459574acec868ab
(Help Echo): By default, help echos are only shown on mouse-over, not
on point-over.

diff -r 5c8f9dbc49f5 -r 2a26902fb8a4 man/help.texi
--- a/man/help.texi	Mon Nov 07 23:07:06 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/help.texi	Mon Nov 07 23:09:59 2005 +0000
@@ -613,8 +613,10 @@
 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.
+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