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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 3a724c148056cdea097c67d7c977b021d5d8433f..a92f9ef04530bfa787514ddcf96936a800fdfb52 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2863,10 +2863,17 @@ that have a `help-echo' property.
 
 If the value of the `help-echo' property is a function, that function
 is called with three arguments WINDOW, OBJECT and POSITION.  WINDOW is
-the window in which the help was found, OBJECT is the buffer or string
-which had the `help-echo' property.  POSITION is the position within
-OBJECT under the mouse pointer.  The function should return a help
-string or nil for none.
+the window in which the help was found.
+
+If OBJECT is a buffer, POS is the position in the buffer where the
+`help-echo' text property was found.
+
+If OBJECT is an overlay, that overlay has a `help-echo' property, and
+POS is the position in the overlay's buffer under the mouse.
+
+If OBJECT is a string (an overlay string or a string displayed with
+the `display' property).  POS is the position in that string under the
+mouse.
 
 If the value of the `help-echo' property is neither a function nor a
 string, it is evaluated to obtain a help string.

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index c174013452d019ad042e1d8b5bfb27f33aeca477..7b61ef428d8ec168ac0107de1389d03d497405b2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2000-07-21  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+       * xterm.c (note_mouse_highlight): Process overlays in the right
+       order of priority.
+       
        * keyboard.c (show_help_echo, gen_help_event): Extend comments.
 
        * xterm.c (note_mouse_highlight): If help-echo was found in an