Re: Better default values for tooltip padding and `tooltip-hide-delay'?

[Frank Schmitt]

Jason Rumney <address@hidden> writes:

> Christian Schlauer <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Frank Schmitt <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> "Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>>     1. the `padding' of the tooltips too large. ...       
>>>>     2. `tooltip-hide-delay' defaults to 10 seconds.
>>>>        IMO, this is far too long.
>>
>> So I conclude that /everybody/ who commented on this agrees with me
>>
>> [1] "everybody" = three individuals (including me)
>
> I didn't see the original, but I strongly disagree that 10 seconds is
> too long for reading a potentially long message in a tooltip. As long
> as the user is not using the keyboard or mouse, what harm is there in
> continuing to display the tooltip?

Tooltip are for me normally over point, and therefore over the text
most recently written, hiding it. I need it to go away to see what I
wrote last so I can continue there. To be able to do it I must either
insert some character I don't really want to type or reach over for the
mouse.

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