@cindex mode, Scroll Bar
On graphical displays, Emacs normally makes a @dfn{scroll bar} at
-the left of each Emacs window, and running the height of the
+the left of each Emacs window, running the height of the
window.@footnote{Placing it at the left is usually more useful with
overlapping frames with text starting at the left margin.}
- When Emacs is compiled with GTK support on the X window system, or
+ When Emacs is compiled with GTK+ support on the X window system, or
in operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS, you can use
the scroll bar as you do in other graphical applications. If you
click @key{Mouse-1} on the scroll bar's up and down buttons, that
respectively (@pxref{Moving Point}). Dragging the inner box with
@key{Mouse-1} scrolls the window continuously.
- If Emacs is compiled without GTK support on the X window system, the
-scroll bar behaves differently. The scroll bar's inner box is drawn
-to represent the portion of the buffer currently displayed, with the
-entire height of the scroll bar representing the entire length of the
-buffer. @key{Mouse-1} anywhere on the scroll bar scrolls forward like
-@kbd{C-v}, and @key{Mouse-3} scrolls backward like @kbd{M-v}.
+ If Emacs is compiled without GTK+ support on the X window system,
+the scroll bar behaves differently. The scroll bar's inner box is
+drawn to represent the portion of the buffer currently displayed, with
+the entire height of the scroll bar representing the entire length of
+the buffer. @key{Mouse-1} anywhere on the scroll bar scrolls forward
+like @kbd{C-v}, and @key{Mouse-3} scrolls backward like @kbd{M-v}.
Clicking @key{Mouse-2} in the scroll bar lets you move or drag the
inner box up and down.
A dialog box is a special kind of menu for asking you a yes-or-no
question or some other special question. Many Emacs commands use a
dialog box to ask a yes-or-no question, if you used the mouse to
-invoke the command to begin with.
+invoke the command that led to the question.
- You can customize the variable @code{use-dialog-box} to suppress the
-use of dialog boxes. This also controls whether to use file selection
-windows (but those are not supported on all platforms).
+ To disable the use of dialog boxes, change the variable
+@code{use-dialog-box} to @code{nil}. In that case, Emacs always
+performs yes-or-no prompts using the echo area and keyboard input.
+This variable also controls whether to use file selection windows (but
+those are not supported on all platforms).
@vindex use-file-dialog
A file selection window is a special kind of dialog box for asking
suppressed all dialog boxes with the variable @code{use-dialog-box}.
@vindex x-gtk-show-hidden-files
- For Gtk+ version 2.4 and newer, Emacs use the Gtk+ file chooser
-dialog. Emacs adds a toggle button that enables and disables showing
-of hidden files (files starting with a dot) in that dialog. The
-variable @code{x-gtk-show-hidden-files} controls whether to show
-hidden files by default.
-
@vindex x-gtk-use-old-file-dialog
- For Gtk+ versions 2.4 through 2.10, you can select the old file
-dialog (@code{gtk-file-selector}) by setting the variable
-@code{x-gtk-use-old-file-dialog} to a non-@code{nil} value. If it is
-@code{nil}, Emacs uses @code{gtk-file-chooser}. If Emacs is built
-with a Gtk+ version that has only one file dialog, this variable has
-no effect.
-
@vindex x-gtk-file-dialog-help-text
- Emacs adds help text to the Gtk+ file chooser dialog. The variable
-@code{x-gtk-file-dialog-help-text} specifies the text to add; if it is
-@code{nil}, that disables the added text.
+ When Emacs is compiled with GTK+ support, it uses the GTK+ ``file
+chooser'' dialog. Emacs adds an additional toggle button to this
+dialog, which you can use to enable or disable the display of hidden
+files (files starting with a dot) in that dialog. If you want this
+toggle to be activated by default, change the variable
+@code{x-gtk-show-hidden-files} to @code{t}. In addition, Emacs adds
+help text to the GTK+ file chooser dialog; to disable this help text,
+change the variable @code{x-gtk-file-dialog-help-text} to @code{nil}.
+
+ In GTK+ versions 2.4 through 2.10, you can choose to use an older
+version of the GTK+ file dialog by setting the variable
+@code{x-gtk-use-old-file-dialog} to a non-@code{nil} value. If Emacs
+is built with a GTK+ version that has only one file dialog, this
+variable has no effect.
@node Tooltips
@section Tooltips
@cindex mouse support
@cindex terminal emulators, mouse support
-Some terminal emulators support mouse clicks in the terminal window.
+Some text-only terminals support mouse clicks in the terminal window.
@cindex xterm
In a terminal emulator which is compatible with @code{xterm},
(@pxref{Minor Modes}). Repeating the command turns the mode off
again.
-In the console on GNU/Linux, you can use @kbd{M-x t-mouse-mode}. You
-need to have the gpm package installed and running on your system in
-order for this to work.
+In the console on GNU/Linux, you can use @kbd{M-x t-mouse-mode} to
+enable terminal mouse support. You must have the gpm package
+installed and running on your system in order for this to work.
@ignore
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