@node Tooltips
@section Tooltips
+@cindex tooltips
- Tooltips are small windows that display text information at the
+ @dfn{Tooltips} are small windows that display text information at the
current mouse position. They activate when there is a pause in mouse
-movement.
+movement. There are two types of tooltip: help tooltips and GUD
+tooltips.
-There are two types of tooltip: help tooltips and GUD tooltips.
-
-Help tooltips typically display over text--including the mode
-line--but may be also available for many other parts of the Emacs
+ @dfn{Help tooltips} typically display over text---including the mode
+line---but may be also available for many other parts of the Emacs
frame such as the toolbar and menu items.
@findex tooltip-mode
You can toggle help tooltips (Tooltip mode) with the command
-@kbd{M-x tooltip-mode}. When Tooltip mode is disabled, the help text
+ @kbd{M-x tooltip-mode}. When Tooltip mode is disabled, the help text
is displayed in the echo area instead.
-GUD tooltips are useful when you are debugging a
-program. @xref{Debugger Operation}.
+ @dfn{GUD tooltips} show values of variables. They are useful when
+you are debugging a program. @xref{Debugger Operation}.
@vindex tooltip-delay
The variables @code{tooltip-delay} specifies how long Emacs should