From a67cf2bbea86cae5e81efb6cb66412e75118a79e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:48:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Help Echo): Cleanups. --- doc/emacs/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ doc/emacs/help.texi | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index bcf97b80baf..23545cc58c6 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2007-11-26 Richard Stallman + + * help.texi (Help Echo): Cleanups. + 2007-11-23 Mark A. Hershberger * nxml-mode.texi: Move to ../misc. diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi index e612d6a475b..ee170e0c7da 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/help.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi @@ -642,23 +642,23 @@ Emacs (@code{describe-no-warranty}). @cindex tooltips @cindex balloon help - When text is ``active'', so that you can select it with the mouse or a -key like @kbd{RET}, it often has associated help text. For instance, -most parts of the mode line have help text. On graphical displays, the -help text is displayed as a ``tooltip'' (sometimes known as ``balloon -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, -if Emacs cannot follow the mouse, it cannot show the help text when the -mouse is over active text. + When text on the screen is ``active'', so that it does something +special in response to mouse clicks or @kbd{RET}, it often has associated +help text. For instance, most parts of the mode line have help text. On +terminals that support mouse tracking, Emacs displays the help text as a +``tooltip'' (sometimes known as ``balloon help'') or in the echo area, +whenever you leave the mouse stationary over the active text. +@xref{Tooltips}. @kindex C-h . @findex display-local-help @vindex help-at-pt-display-when-idle - You can also access help text for active text using the keyboard. -The command @kbd{C-h .} (@code{display-local-help}) displays any help -text associated with the text at point, using the echo area. If you -want help text to be displayed automatically whenever it is available at -point, set the variable @code{help-at-pt-display-when-idle} to @code{t}. + If your terminal doesn't support mouse-tracking, you can display the +help text for active buffer text using the keyboard. @kbd{C-h .} +(@code{display-local-help}) displays any help text associated with the +character after point, using the echo area. To display help text +automatically whenever it is available on the character after point, set +the variable @code{help-at-pt-display-when-idle} to @code{t}. @ignore arch-tag: 6f33ab62-bc75-4367-8057-fd67cc15c3a1 -- 2.39.2