From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:33:33 +0000 (+0200) Subject: help-at-pt-display-when-idle doc string clarification X-Git-Tag: emacs-28.0.90~6470 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fff5c3c061d99a067d728bd90ca00e329bb252ab;p=emacs.git help-at-pt-display-when-idle doc string clarification * lisp/help-at-pt.el (help-at-pt-display-when-idle): Clarify when kbd-help is useful (bug#39295). --- diff --git a/lisp/help-at-pt.el b/lisp/help-at-pt.el index dead1f6bf77..e184c782640 100644 --- a/lisp/help-at-pt.el +++ b/lisp/help-at-pt.el @@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ included in this list. Suggested properties are `keymap', `local-map', `button' and `kbd-help'. Any value other than t or a non-empty list disables the feature. +The text printed from the `help-echo' property is often only +relevant when using the mouse. The presence of a `kbd-help' +property guarantees that non mouse specific help is available. + This variable only takes effect after a call to `help-at-pt-set-timer'. The help gets printed after Emacs has been idle for `help-at-pt-timer-delay' seconds. You can call